Nick Mason

The famous drummer in Pink Floyd is named Nick Mason. He has been the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1964. He was born in 1944 in Edgbaston, England. In addition to play drums on every Pink Floyd album, has Nick Mason also performed backup vocals. Mason has contributed songwriting duties on a variety of Pink Floyd songs as well. Two songs have been dedicated to Nick Mason: “The grand vizier’s garden party parts 1-3” from the album “Ummagumma” and “Speak to me” from the album “The dark side of the moon”.

“Speak to Me”

"I've been mad for fucking years, absolutely years, been over the edge for yonks, been working me buns off for bands..." "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."

In July 2005, Nick Mason, David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Roger Waters preformed on a stage for the first time in 24 years. They played at the “Live 8” concert in London. According to Nick Mason, there is a forthcoming reunion just around the corner; Pink Floyd is not officially disbanded yet.
Besides from his glorious career in Pink Floyd, Has he also done some work with other people like Steve Hillage, Robert Wyatt, the Damned and Gong. Mainly drumming and producing. He has also been playing drums for Michael Mantler. In 2004 was a book with the title: “Inside out: A personal history of Pink Floyd” published in the UK, and the author behind it was of course, Nick Mason. It was written to tell an audience worldwide, the complete adventure about one of the most successful bands ever.