Nick Mason

[JimmyM]

I love that Nick is now doing the old Syd Barrett and early post Syd stuff with none of that worldwide hits nonsense That Spandau Ballet singer kicks ass on it. Guy Pratt, of course, is the man, too.

 

[Woolwich]

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Nick Mason bought his 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO
in 1977 for $37,000 - it's now worth around
$70 million. Not a bad investment.…

A story behind that Ferrari is that he put itup as collateral so Pink Floyd could borrow money for the A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour, it was a 198 show schedule from September 1987 to June 1990, and there was massive doubt that they could make it a financial success. It was, he kept his car and it paid more than its' way.
Also it has appreciated massively in value but 37k in 1977 was still a LOT of money.

 

[Cmdr. Ross]

Any job can become work, even a dream job.

B-Real from Cypress Hill talked about this in length when on a podcast. Said that while what he did enjoy his music & what he could create, it was still a job he had to take seriously. Mainly because he knew there was another young kid in the wings waiting to step in.

I can see how Nick would feel when you're having to grind it out as best you can day after day. I remember my studio experiences & can say that at the end of the day, I was pretty tired. Mainly from being "on" all the time & then sitting & waiting until you're needed again.

It was a fun job, but still a job.

 

[Huw Owens]

This footage of Pink Floyd live in 1975 has just recently emerged online. Apologies if it was posted elsewhere, I couldn’t see it.

It’s worth watching all the way through for anyone who likes their music: the live versions are really interesting & quite aggressive compared to the studio recordings.

And for the record, Nick plays his double bass drums quite obviously throughout.