Matthew

I first fell in love with Pink Floyd when I was in 7th grade. I heard some songs from, “The Wall,” on the radio and was mesmerized by them. Then, my mother bought me the album and I was immersed in a sea of sound and rich imagery like worms invading people’s brains, references to WWII and the Holocaust, the idea of walls and how we surround ourselves with them to protect ourselves but they end of holding us prisoner. It was heavy stuff for a thirteen-year-old, but the richness of imagery, metaphors, historical references was so clever and intellectually stimulating for me and I loved the spacey sound scapes and the intense guitar riffs and solos. I also loved the artwork. I promptly convinced my mother to buy me more Pink Floyd albums. I think the next one I asked her to buy was, “Dark Side of the Moon,” and then, “Wish You Were Here,” “Pulse,” “Momentary Lapse of Reason,” “Animals,” “The Division Bell”….and pretty soon I owned them all. I also fell in love with Storm Thorgerson’s art.