14 Facts About Polly Samson

Polly Samson was born on 29 April 1962 and is an English novelist, lyricist and journalist.

Polly Samson is married to the musician David Gilmour and has written lyrics for many of his songs, including albums with his band Pink Floyd.

Polly Samson's mother was Esther Cheo Ying, a Chinese-English writer whose memoir, Black Country to Red China, dealt with her time serving as a Major in Mao Zedong's Red Army.

Polly Samson was responsible for publicising what became a best-selling volume, despite Williams's reluctance to promote his own work.

Polly Samson has written short stories for BBC Radio 4 and has had a collection published Lying in Bed and a novel, Out of the Picture.

Polly Samson contributed to books and publications including Gas and Air, Girls Night In, A Day in the Life, and The Just When Stories.

In 2018, Polly Samson was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Polly Samson is credited as a co-writer on seven songs on the 1994 Pink Floyd album The Division Bell.

Gilmour said that Polly Samson's contributions had "ruffled the management's [feathers]", but the producer Bob Ezrin later reflected that her presence had been inspirational for Gilmour, and that she "pulled the whole album together".

Polly Samson did not want credit, saying "the idea of my name being attached to Pink Floyd was like some nightmare", but Gilmour insisted, telling her she would regret going uncredited.

Polly Samson later said he was right, and that she had become used to him singing her lyrics.

Polly Samson contributed lyrics to "Louder than Words" on the 2014 Pink Floyd album The Endless River.

Polly Samson wrote lyrics for Gilmour's 2006 album On an Island, and made a guest appearance on piano and vocals.

Polly Samson wrote lyrics for Gilmour's albums Rattle That Lock and Luck and Strange.