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Writing on his website, Gilmour said he had "never played with anyone quite like" keyboardist Wright, who has died from cancer at the age of 65.
"In my view, all the greatest Pink Floyd moments are the ones where he is in full flow," Gilmour added.
He praised Wright for his songwriting talent including on two tracks from 1973's Dark Side of the Moon album.
Gilmour joined the band in 1968 - a year after the group's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. He replaced original lead guitarist Syd Barrett.
"No-one can replace Richard Wright - he was my musical partner and my friend," Gilmour said.
"In the welter of arguments about who or what was Pink Floyd, Rick's enormous input was frequently forgotten."
"He was gentle, unassuming and private but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognised Pink Floyd sound."
He said the blend of his and Wright's voices, together with their "musical telepathy, reached their first major flowering" on 1971 track Echoes, which took up the whole of the second side of album Meddle.
(BBC)
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