Death
Wright died of an undisclosed form of cancer in his home in the UK on 15 September 2008 at age 65. At the time of his death, he had been working on a new solo album, which was thought to comprise a series of instrumental pieces.
His death occurred one week before the release of David Gilmour's Live in Gdańsk CD, on which he appeared. The album is the final Pink Floyd-related project to include Wright.
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“For in the word death
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In surviving, for death it cannot survive,
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