Editing David Gilmour (section)

==Charity work==
Gilmour has supported charities including [[Oxfam]], the European Union Mental Health and Illness Association, [[Greenpeace]], [[Amnesty International]],<ref name="Mabbett-12"/> the Lung Foundation, [[Nordoff-Robbins music therapy]],<ref name="Mabbett-12"/> [[Teenage Cancer Trust]], and [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.davidgilmour.com/charity.htm|title=David Gilmour {{!}} Charity {{!}} Official Website|website=davidgilmour.com|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-date=26 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326065928/http://www.davidgilmour.com/charity.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2003, Gilmour sold his house in [[Maida Vale|Little Venice]] to the [[Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer|ninth Earl Spencer]] and donated the proceeds worth £3.6&nbsp;million to [[Crisis (charity)|Crisis]] to help fund a housing project for the homeless. He has been named a vice-president of the organisation.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=David Gilmour backs Crisis urban village|url=http://www.crisis.org.uk/pressreleases.php/143/david-gilmour-backs-crisis-urban-village|magazine=Crisis|access-date=20 May 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920174755/http://www.crisis.org.uk/pressreleases.php/143/david-gilmour-backs-crisis-urban-village|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> He donated £25,000 to the [[Save the Rhino]] foundation in exchange for [[Douglas Adams]]'s name suggestion for the album that became ''The Division Bell''.<ref name="Mabbett-2" />

On 20 June 2019, Gilmour auctioned 120 of his guitars for charity, at [[Christie's]] in New York, including his [[The Black Strat|Black Strat]], his #0001 and early 1954 [[Fender Stratocaster|Stratocasters]], and his 1955 [[Les Paul (guitar)|Les Paul]]. The Black Strat sold for $3,975,000, making it the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction. The auction raised $21,490,750, with the proceeds going to the environmentalist charity [[ClientEarth]].<ref name="Rolling Stone 850597" />