Bad news 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7617363.stm
RIP.
Very bad news indeed
Oh man…
I suggest we all listen to “Wish You Were Here” for Mr. Wright’s mastery of the Mini. Darn, he was one of the main reasons I got into electronic music… 
-andrew bunny
What a loss…he’s one of my greatest influences. Well, shine on you crazy diamond…along with Syd Barrett, also sadly missed.
Shine on, indeed.
Randall
he has been such a big influence on me these past couple years…this is really sad. he will be missed
Sorry for the late post, but I was shocked when I heard the news. Pink Floyd is my all-time favourite band and as a piano player, keyboard, and synth freak myself, Rick Wright was one of my absolute influences.
RIP Rick.
awwwww i love pink floyd!
Yes !
34 years after “Dark Side of the Moon” this recording is still superb to me and many other people. Even younger ones (I am 43).
By listening to those records/CDs/mp3s, we will hear what will always remember us to the shy keyboard player somewhere behind his keyboards.
Hearing his piano going through a Leslie on Echoes …
His jazz like piano on “The Great Gig In The Sky” …
His now classic Minimoog soli on “shine on you Crazy Diamond” …
If there is a heaven, he will be jamming with Jimi Hendrix now.
With Mitch Mitchell and Keith Moon on drums, George Harrison on sitar, John Lennon and Syd Barrett singing the harmonies, while being recorded by Thomas Edison on a gramophone while Nikola Tesla plays with his coil and zaps Frank Zappa who’s holding hands with Janis Joplin. 
And Bob Moog providing all kinds of equipment and recording the session… 
In what may be one of his last appearances on stage, you can see Rick Wright prominently behind the keys on David Gilmour’s ‘Live At The Royal Albert Hall’ DVD.
Shine on, Rick!