Nick Mason says he’s “tempted to make himself obtainable” for any potential future Pink Floyd reunion.
The legendary prog band have been within the information just lately after Roger Waters introduced that he could be re-recording the long-lasting ‘Darkish Facet Of The Moon’ LP with out his former bandmates for its fiftieth anniversary.
Mason just lately shared his opinion on the re-record, saying: “[Waters] truly despatched me a duplicate of what he was engaged on and I write to him and mentioned, ‘Annoyingly, it’s completely sensible!’ It was and is. It’s not something that will be a spoiler for the unique in any respect, it’s an fascinating add-on to the factor.”
Of a possible full reunion for the band, Mason instructed The Solar: “You by no means know what might be thrown up. I’m tempted to say I’m obtainable for something.”
Elsewhere inside Pink Floyd, Waters just lately criticised a “grubby little” article that insinuated that he didn’t just like the music of his former bandmate David Gilmour.
In a brand new piece by Stuart Maconie in The New Statesman titled ‘The conflict inside Pink Floyd’, the creator referenced Waters’ present venture of re-recording ‘Darkish Facet Of The Moon’.
The article mentioned the method, saying: “Elements of this may contain him eradicating, as quote in Spain’s El Pais newspaper, Gilmour’s ‘horrible guitar solos.’”
In a Fb put up Waters took exception to the quote, calling the story “the same old, shit stirring, unwell knowledgeable nonsense” and criticising what he referred to as the “unearned condescending authority” of the piece.
It got here after Gilmour attacked Waters on Twitter, persevering with a decades-long rift between the pair with claims of anti-Semitism.
Mason additionally signed a petition which referred to as upon the reversal of a ban positioned upon certainly one of Water’s upcoming stay exhibits.
The previous Pink Floyd guitarist was set to carry out in Frankfurt, Germany on Might 28, as a part of his ongoing This Is Not A Drill tour. Nevertheless, the present was pulled by the officers at Frankfurt Metropolis Council following accusations of anti-Semitism.
Following the ban, a petition to overturn the choice was launched on-line, and signed by names together with Nick Mason, Eric Clapton, Brian Eno and Rage In opposition to The Machine’s Tom Morello.
Final 12 months, Pink Floyd – minus Waters – launched their first new music in a long time within the type of profit track ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’, a charity single that includes Ukrainian musician Andriy Khlyvnyuk that raised funds for humanitarian charities aiding these affected by the Russian-Ukraine conflict.