David Gilmour fronts Jokers Wild, one of his pre-Floyd bands, circa 1965.

Gilmour, as he was when he first joined Pink Floyd (1968).

By the mid-70s, Gilmour had grown a lot of notoriously unruly hair, and eventually complemented it with a full beard.

A promotional photo for his self-titled solo album. Who would have guessed that Gilmour had worked as a model? Eat your heart out, Farrah Fawcett!

The 80s saw Gilmour sporting a clean-shaven look. At left, Gilmour performs during his 1984 solo tour. At right, he appears with Pete Townshend's Deep End in 1985.

Gilmour begin the 1994 tour with a very short buzz cut, but by the tour's end it had grown out to the length seen here.

A relaxed David Gilmour, living the simple life of the millionaire rock star, seen here in 1999.