David Gilmour and $21,198,250

By Walter Einenkel

Daily Kos Staff

The legendary Pink Floyd lead guitarist David Gilmour had a record-setting auction for musical instruments last week.* According to Guinness, the 123 guitars Gilmour auctioned off made up the largest collection of guitars ever auctioned. The lot, which included the black Fender Stratocaster used during the making of the album Dark Side of the Moon and the song “Shine on You Crazy Diamond,” fetched $21,198,250, becoming the “most expensive guitar collection sold at a charity auction.” Then Gilmour announced on his Twitter feed what he was doing with all that money.

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I am pleased to announce that all the proceeds from the #GilmourGuitars Sale at @ChristiesInc in New York tomorrow will be donated to the charity @ClientEarth. (1/5)

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Quoting 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, Gilmour said that “either we choose to go on as a civilization, or we don’t.” Gilmour donated the proceeds to ClientEarth, a law-based charity that fights for climate change initiatives around the world. Shine on, Mr. Gilmour.

You can watch one of Greta’s Thunberg’s speeches below.

*Spoiler alert: I was outbid on everything.

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So was I, although I will admit that I only hit the minimum bid. And to Walter, sorry for lifting the entire post, but it was all needed.

Oh, and one more thing - that picture of Gilmour up there making his announcement on twitter looks like the inside of his boat. That might mean that he's recording again. Money - it's a hit.