Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has said there is no way the band members could ever… David Gilmour and Roger Waters They will be friends again, after their decades-long feud.
Bassist Roger, 80, left the band in 1985 after unsuccessfully trying to prevent the remaining members from using the Pink Floyd name.
Despite the ongoing row, Nick, 80, revealed how he believes AI could create music as if Roger had never left.
Speaking to MirrorNick said: “It would be fascinating to see what AI could do with new music. If you tried to run it as a sort of ‘Where did Pink Floyd go next?’
“What we need to do is create a situation where David and Roger become friends again. We could be like ABBA when we’re done with this.”
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has said there is no way band members David Gilmour (pictured) and Roger Waters will ever be friends again, following their decades-long feud.
Roger left the band in 1985 after unsuccessfully trying to stop the remaining members from using the Pink Floyd name, but despite the ongoing drama, drummer Nick Mason believes AI could create music as if Roger had never left.
Pink Floyd, known for albums such as The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, last performed together at the Live 8 charity concert in 2005.
Original members Syd Barrett died in 2006, and pianist Richard Wright died of lung cancer in 2008.
Nick went on to say that he regrets how the feud overshadowed the band’s accomplishments.
He recalled: “In a career spanning 55 years, most of it was a lot of fun. We had the enormous privilege of being in a successful band, touring the world and spending time with really interesting people. It’s a golden card to meet all kinds of favourite sportsmen and actors.”
Nick now plays early Pink Floyd songs with his band, Saucerful of Secrets, which features Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet.
He said he finds joy in continuing the legacy, noting that time brings a “rosier glow” to his story.
The band got its name because two of Syd Barrett’s favorite Carolina bluesmen were named Pink Anderson and Floyd Council, so he merged them together.
The Dark Side of the Moon became the world’s best-selling album for a time and is believed to have sold so many units that one in 12 people is said to own a copy.
Despite the ongoing dispute, Nick believes AI could create music as if Roger had never left and they could “be like ABBA.”
The band, known for albums such as The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, last performed together at the 2005 Live 8 benefit concert (pictured)
Nick revealed he regrets how the feud has overshadowed the band’s achievements, but added that they were “hugely privileged” and described his time in the band as a “gold card”.
When Roger Waters left Pink Floyd, he immediately found himself locked in a protracted legal battle with 78-year-old David Gilmour.
Roger issued a statement to EMI and CBS, invoking the ‘Leaving Member’ clause in his contract and arguing that Pink Floyd could not continue without him.
In October 1986, he attempted to dissolve the band through the High Court, calling it “creatively spent”.
David Gilmour and Nick Mason opposed Roger Waters, stating that the band could continue making new music.
In 1987, Waters reached a settlement with his former bandmates and resigned, citing business pressures that would otherwise have resulted in significant financial loss.
In an interview with the BBC in 2013, he admitted that trying to break up the band was not the right path: “I was wrong! Of course I was wrong,” he said, before adding: “Who cares? It’s one of the few times the legal profession has taught me something.”
