He entered a hospital in Paris on November 25 and died three days later. It was su… Rick Wright was later diagnosed with cancer and died on September 15 2008. The hurt and pain from his early years in the south drove him to write as he did. Pink Floyd's spokesman Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist, said Wright died after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. But instead he joined Waters and Mason to form what was originally called The Pink Floyd Sound. Musical force: Pink Floyd's Richard Wright has died at the age of 65 after a short struggle with cancer. Athletes dispute Rep. Madison Cawthorn's claims he was training for the Paralympics, call them a 'JOKE' and... or debate this issue live on our message boards. Wright’s mother later succumbs to a series of strokes and is ill for much of Wright’s young life. No comments have so far been submitted. Ron Galella/WireImage.com Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Wright-American-writer Pink Floyd's Richard Wright: 1943-2008 : All Songs Considered Pink Floyd fans have long argued over which band member was the most important. Founding Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright died in England on Monday (September 15) at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. “The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer,” Wright’s spokesman said. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Wright also worked on Gilmour's solo projects, most recently playing on the 2006 album "On An Island" and the accompanying world tour. Richard Nathan Wright was born September 4, 1908 in Roxie, Mississippi (not far from Nachez), the son of Nathan Wright, an illiterate sharecropper, and Ella Wilson Wright, a schoolteacher, and the grandson of slaves. By Phil Boucher for MailOnline Updated: 20:41 EST, 15 September 2008. He added: 'I loved him and will miss him enormously. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, Cuomo complains about lack of vaccine supply from federal government and fears they could run out of shots in three days, Now Israel begins to give COVID jabs to TEENAGERS after giving at least first dose of vaccine to 30% of its population, 'I've been wanting to come on your show for months': Dr. Fauci tells Rachel Maddow that he was 'blocked' by Trump officials from appearing on her MSNBC show because 'they didn't like the way you handle things', Life after Lupo for Kate and Wills: The Cambridges get a new spaniel puppy from her brother James Middleton, Kate Middleton's sister Pippa Middleton recycles $135 Zara coat and skinny jeans as she wraps up warm to walk dogs following reports 'she's pregnant with second child', Douglas Emhoff says it was 'love at first sight' with VP Kamala Harris and the campaign trail brought them 'closer than ever' - as he predicts many more men will hold the post of Second Gentleman, 'They were this brazen because they thought they'd succeed': AOC lashes Texas man, 34, who tweeted threat to ASSASSINATE her and posted a selfie inside US Capitol during MAGA riot, 'We need help!' Squad members Ayanna Pressley and Cori Bush urge Biden to commute the sentence of EVERY death row inmate as... Back in the swing! he said. Keyboard player and founder member of Pink Floyd ... (1983), on which Wright did not appear, but he was back behind … With the release of Native Son, Wright also became the wealthiest African American writer in the country.Yet there’s a lot you may not know about Richard Wright … He was 65. Wright mastered the