Título: David Gilmour
Seção: Early life and education
Background: David Jon Gilmour,  (born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a longtime member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He joined the group as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1968, effectively as a replacement for founder member Syd Barrett, who was dismissed from the band shortly afterwards. Pink Floyd subsequently achieved international success with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. By the early 1980s, they had become one of the most critically acclaimed and best-selling acts in the history of popular music; it was estimated that by 2012 the band had sold over 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million units sold in the United States.

Conteúdo: David Jon Gilmour was born on 6 March 1946 in Cambridge, England. His father, Douglas Gilmour, eventually became a senior lecturer in zoology at the University of Cambridge, and his mother, Sylvia (nee Wilson), trained as a teacher and later worked as a film editor for the BBC. At the time of Gilmour's birth they lived in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, but in 1956, after several relocations, the couple moved their family to Grantchester Meadows.  Gilmour's parents encouraged him to pursue his interest in music, and in 1954 he bought his first single, Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock". His enthusiasm for music was stirred the following year by Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel", and later "Bye Bye Love" by the Everly Brothers piqued his interest in the guitar. He then borrowed one from his neighbour, but never gave it back. Soon afterward, he started teaching himself to play using a book and record set by Pete Seeger. At age 11, Gilmour began attending the Perse School on Hills Road, Cambridge, which he "didn't enjoy". While there he met future Pink Floyd guitarist Syd Barrett and bass guitarist Roger Waters, who attended Cambridgeshire High School for Boys, which was also situated on Hills Road.  In 1962, Gilmour began studying A-Level modern languages at Cambridge Technical College. Despite not finishing the course, he eventually learnt to speak fluent French. Barrett was also a student at the college, and he spent his lunchtimes practising guitar with Gilmour. In late 1962

user: When was David Born?

assistant: David Jon Gilmour was born on 6 March 1946

user: Where was he born?

assistant: in Cambridge, England.

user: What was the name of his mother?

assistant: his mother, Sylvia (nee Wilson),

user: what did his mother do?

assistant: ), trained as a teacher and later worked as a film editor for the BBC.

user: What was his father's name?

assistant: His father, Douglas Gilmour,

user: what did his father do?

assistant: eventually became a senior lecturer in zoology at the University of Cambridge,

user: Did David go to College?

assistant: In 1962, Gilmour began studying A-Level modern languages at Cambridge Technical College.

user: Did he finish college?

assistant: Despite not finishing the course,

user: When did he get into music?

assistant: In late 1962,

user: what was his debut song or album?

assistant: Gilmour joined the blues rock band Jokers Wild. They recorded a one-sided album and a single at Regent Sound Studio,