# In 1985, David Gilmour recorded with Grace Jones. Years later, he could barely hear his guitar

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1985-david-gilmour-recorded-with-grace-jones-years-later-he-could-barely-hear-his-guitar/
- Published: 2026-11-04T13:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T11:13:06+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/in-1985-david-gilmour-recorded-with-grace-jones-years-later-he-could-barely-hear-his-guitar/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- David Gilmour played on Grace Jones’s “Slave to the Rhythm”.
- He later said his guitar was hard to hear.
- Producer Trevor Horn was reportedly ill during the session.

## Summary

David Gilmour, best known as Pink Floyd’s guitarist, recorded guitar parts for Grace Jones’s “Slave to the Rhythm” in 1985. The session brought together the rock musician and pop star under producer Trevor Horn, reflecting Gilmour’s willingness to work beyond progressive rock.

Gilmour later said Horn was ill during the recording and that he could barely hear his guitar on the finished version. He suspected Horn may have been looking for a suitable sample, rather than a prominent guitar part. The article presents the session as an example of production choices in which a brief musical detail could serve the song better than a showy solo.

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