Richard Wright wrote "The Great Gig in the Sky." Now he's playing keyboards with the Heaven house band.

Pink Floyd fans were rendered uncomfortably numb this morning as word spread of Wright's death this morning at his London home. He was 65.

"The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer," a spokesman for the Wright family said.

"The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time."

Wright last regrouped with his bandmates in 2005 for at a one-off reunion set at Live 8.