The Pink Floyd frontman was so thrilled with his onstage partner that he says he even took a break from performing to show him some love.
His distinctive work, featuring grotesque, often cruel caricatures, has also appeared in the artwork of Pink Floyd's 1979 album, The Wall, and the title sequences of TV satires Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.
"Random Access Memories" almost became an opus along the lines of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" or Prince's "LoveSexy, " the latter formatted as one long track.
In keeping with the area's history and irreverent attitude, the theatre runs periodic showings of Dark Side of Oz, a multimedia mash-up where The Wizard of Oz is shown with the soundtrack replaced by Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.
He was among the first to champion acts from Pink Floyd to the White Stripes, to Bragg himself.
The recording that received the highest number of public nominations for this year's registry was The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd's groundbreaking 1973 album.
At that time he would drive down in his 1949 van to London to watch the likes of Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin in concert, then would sell one of his t-shirts to a band member afterward.
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The Black Friday roster will include efforts from Nirvana, Pink Floyd, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, The Beastie Boys, Phish, Wilco and The Black Keys.
To borrow a phrase from the best selling music group, Pink Floyd, I raise the thought that the market may have, for the moment, become comfortably numb.
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The list includes "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd, "Thriller" by Michael Jackson and "21" by Adele.
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Then rock bands like Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd or The Rolling Stones created albums.
The court case in March rested on whether the record label had the right to split up Pink Floyd's concept albums and sell individual tracks online.
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Brickman, who has worked with Pink Floyd and The Black Eyed Peas and on the opening and closing ceremonies for two Olympic Games, has built a 50-foot-by-25-foot LED screen that draws in the audience.
"Peter was in Yes when they were formulating what would become their classic sound and they were as much a figurehead of progressive rock in its classic era as the likes of Genesis, Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Jethro Tull, " he said.
The two vocalists teamed up for a rendition of Pink Floyd's 1979 hit, "Comfortably Numb, " alternating on the song's lyrics.
But he also tinkered with computers and electronics, while buying and selling Pink Floyd albums on the black market.
Bonhams said the instrument was also believed to have been used on Pink Floyd's albums Wish You Were Here and Dark Side of the Moon.
Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon is to seal its place in history at the US Library of Congress as part of its National Recording Registry.
The former north London home of the original band members of rock band Pink Floyd has been bought by a Singaporean developer.
Three years ago the summer concert season was awash in oldies reunion acts, like The Police, Rush, Genesis and Pink Floyd alum Roger Waters.
The band featured in the BBC News website's Sound of 2004 talent list and attracted attention in the UK with a house cover of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb.
The letter is signed by a host of high profile artists from across the musical spectrum: Katie Perry, Sheryl Crow, Rihanna, Pink Floyd, Blondie, Bill Joel, Amy Grant, Megadeth, CeeLo Green, Ted Nugent and the Dead Kennedys.
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Pink Floyd were also signed to the label in the 1960s followed by Queen in the 1970s.
But Pink Floyd themselves apparently liked it and the new version was championed by dance DJs and reached number 10 in the singles chart, showing their pop potential.
Warner said it would pay cash for the label, whose artists include Coldplay, Kylie Minogue and Pink Floyd.
Today, though, few people run off to buy a Pink Floyd album after hearing "Dark Side of the Moon" on their local classic rock station.
When she first arrived at the age of 19, famously discovered by David Gilmore of Pink Floyd, Kate Bush was like a beautiful alien, a wild, untamed musical creature.
Whatever his political values, Dmitry Medvedev has Western tastes, being a fan of rock groups like Pink Floyd and Deep Purple, which played at the Kremlin in February 2008 to mark the 15th anniversary of the founding of Gazprom.
Pink Floyd's lead singer Roger Waters also sang the praises of his 12-12-12 onstage partner, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder.
But he did attend Pink Floyd's recording sessions in 1975, ironically sitting in the studio while the band recorded Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
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