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legendary English rock group last appeared on stage together
nearly two decades ago, at the Live 8 charity concert at Hyde
Park, London, in 2005.
But the long-running quarrel between the other two surviving
band members, Roger Waters and David Gilmour, has only
intensified in recent years, becoming one of rock music's most
bitter feuds.
Keyboardist Richard Wright died in 2008 and original frontman
Syd Barrett, who left the band much earlier due to his declining
mental health, passed away in 2006.
Asked if he would be open to a reunion, Mason told Reuters: "Oh
yeah. I would. But I don't think you'll find very much support
from Roger and David for working together."
Mason said hadn't discussed the possibility with either Waters,
80, or Gilmour, 78.
Waters left the band in 1985 following personal and creative
differences and was embroiled in a legal battle over the use of
the Pink Floyd name. His spat with Gilmour has only worsened
since and the pair clashed last year on social media and even
over the Russia-Ukraine war.
Waters was the creative force behind the band's best known
albums like The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. Gilmour's
vocals and legendary guitar solos helped define the distinctive
Pink Floyd sound.
"It's more likely that I might do shows, like Roger came on
stage in New York a couple of years ago," Mason said, referring
to a New York gig with his own ensemble in 2022 when Waters
joined him on stage in a surprise appearance.
"And that was great to do, and who knows? But I really, really
don't think there's an appetite (for a reunion)," he added.
Mason, 80, was speaking on the sidelines of an event at
Battersea Power Station in London marking the release of a new
version of 1977's Animals, which features the power station and
a floating inflatable pig on its famous album cover.
(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
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