Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain You are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today And then one day you find, ten years has got behind you No one told you where to run, you missed the starting gun.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the passage of time and the importance of seizing opportunities throughout life.
David Gilmour's quote captures the essence of youthful indifference towards the fleeting nature of time. It speaks to those moments when one is carefree, enjoying life, yet is unaware of the years slipping away without meaningful action or direction. The metaphor of missing the 'starting gun' suggests that we often don't recognize the urgency to pursue our goals and dreams until it's too late, prompting reflection on how we choose to spend our time.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing dreams while we are young.
I can't help other people's frustrations. I don't owe people anything. If people would like to come to my concerts, I'd love them to come. And if they like the music that I make, I love that, too. But I do not make music for other people. I make it to please myself.
The only way artists can do things is to do it for themselves. Trying to second guess what the public wants or likes is kind of a fool's game.
You know, once you've had that guitar up so loud on the stage, where you can lean back and volume will stop you from falling backward, that's a hard drug to kick.
No-one can replace Richard Wright - he was my musical partner and my friend.
It's a magical thing, the guitar. It allows you to be the whole band in one, to play rhythm and melody, sing over the top. And as an instrument for solos, you can bend notes, draw emotional content out of tiny movements, vibratos and tonal things which even a piano can't do.
Our music has depth, and attempts philosophical thought and meaning with discussions of infinity, eternity and mortality. There is a line which people cross that turns it into some magical, mystical realm, for which I dont claim responsibility and dont hold any great truck with.
Life is so uncertain: you never know what could happen. One way to deal with that is to keep your pajamas washed.
When you are brought up as a frozen child, you go on freezing. It wasn't until I had my four sons, who have brought me immense joy, that I began to thaw. That I realised how utterly extraordinary my childhood was.
LIVE for LIFE, but let live everybody
Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird.
As I get older... I start to realize that life ain't half bad. Each year, I'm amazed that I'm still alive. I don't take any of this for granted, I'm a lucky dude.
All my life I used to wonder what I would become when I grew up. Then, about seven years ago, I realized that I was never going to grow up--that growing is an ever ongoing process.
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