
Bassist Guy Pratt on Touring With Pink Floyd and the Time He Nearly Joined the Smiths
“I am definitely the only person who has been in the Smiths and Whitesnake,” says Pratt, who has played with Pink Floyd and their various offshoots since 1987

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“I am definitely the only person who has been in the Smiths and Whitesnake,” says Pratt, who has played with Pink Floyd and their various offshoots since 1987

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