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The musician was joined for the performance by house band The Roots
David Gilmor stopped by The tonight show to perform his recent song “Dark and Velvet Nights.” The musician was accompanied by a house band the Rootsas well as four backup singers, for the dynamic performance.
“Dark and Velvet Nights” comes from the Pink Floyd member’s new LP, Happiness and strangewhich fell in September. The album is Gilmour’s first new solo album in almost a decade, following 2015’s Rattle that lock. The title track features keyboards by Pink Floyd’s Richard Wright, which was recorded at Gilmour’s house in 2007.
Gilmour sat down with the host Jimmy Fallon to discuss the album, as well as the rumor that The dark side of the moon was written to sync with the film The Wizard of Oz. Fallon asked Gilmour if he was struck by the many five-star reviews the album is receiving, with the musician admitting that he “of course” cares about the response to his work.
“You can’t help but take a look,” he said. “And furious with those who gave you three (stars) and said something stupid in them.” He added of the LP: “For me this is very special.”
Fallon later asked Gilmour about several rumors, including that the musician was once a model. Gilmour confirmed that the modeling career was true, noting that “it was a way to build up my resources to buy a new guitar or something that I really needed.”
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As for the The Wizard of Oz in connection with Pink Floyd’s seminal album, Gilmour brushed off the rumor. “I didn’t hear about it until years later,” he told Fallon. He said he has tried to sync the vinyl LP with the film, although it is now available online. “There are strange coincidences,” Gilmour said. “I call it coincidence.”
Gilmour is currently on tour in support of Luck and Strange. He is scheduled to perform two more nights at Madison Square Garden this weekend in New York City.