Nick Mason

I was a great fan of Syd Barretts. Especially his work on 'Piper at the Gates Of Dawn'. Overall he was quite gifted in many ways. Aside from the Music which was in a class of its own he was a very good painter and poet. It's irony how times and the 'State Of Celebrity' have changed. I wonder would the paparazzi be hounding him as he road to market on the bicycle with the famous bell? Yet today there thrives and industry built around Das Shadenfreude. Sadly a very talent young artist albeit, acid or qualudes left little glint of a brillant gaze. Just a thousand yard stare past caring.Living his life out in cambridge in a modest home. Cared for by family who loved him and whom he loved. And something else very rare indeed. Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright made certain that his royalties got deposited to his account, they loved their friend and made certain he was treated fairly by all involved. Thus allowing Syd to live quite independantly of any goverment support. The Pink Floyd that I grew up listening to on the 8-track of 'Dark Side Of The Moon'. while parking with my girlfriend in my GTO. The music that continued to be dynamic and different. But I think all in the band would agree, there was always that knowlege of concieving and producing great Albums and Live Shows, of that Dark matter of space & time had a certain magnetic pull across the two inch tape heads of the Studer Machines at Abbey Road from a friend lost in space.The morning that I heard syd had died,I went to my office and the words came pouring out. Then I went to the Studio and recorded Song For Syd. A few day's latter I put the video together This is dedicated to the memory of Syd Barrett...............................

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason stops by to talk about his band's new box set and his love for cars.

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason answers your Twitter questions.

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason answers your Twitter questions.

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason stops by to talk about his band's new box set and his love for cars.

The trailer for Fling, the new film name here in the U.S. It used to be known as Lie to Me. By all appearances, Samantha (Courtney Ford) and Mason (Steve Sandvoss) are the picture perfect couple: young, attractive, successful, and madly in love. At her sister Allison s (Ellen Hollman) idyllic spring wedding, Samantha, a twenty-something fashion designer, finds herself irresistibly drawn back into the arms of her ex-boyfriend, James (Brandon Routh), a surprise wedding guest. Meanwhile, Mason, a published novelist just shy of thirty, spends a flirtatious evening culminating in a steamy hot tub encounter with his best friend Luke s (Nick Wechsler) 18 year-old sister, Olivia (Shoshana Bush). Carefully sneaking out of James s room, Sam is startled by Mason and confesses her affair. Mason responds by relating his evening s adventures as well. Exhausted, they climb into bed together, this night merely being another chapter in their constantly evolving open relationship. A few days after the wedding, Sam finds herself agreeing to go on a date with James. Mason encourages her, citing his own experiences, but Sam is apprehensive about this new stage in their relationship. As the weeks progress, Sam starts to develop stronger feelings for James, whose levelheadedness is a welcome contrast to Mason s immaturity. While tolerating Sam s new relationship, Mason continues to secretly see Olivia behind her overprotective brother s back. At first it all seems like fun and games until things start to get more and more complicated. As secrets begin to manifest in their open relationship, Sam and Mason are forced by surprise events to finally take responsibility for their actions and make important decisions that will affect their respective futures. Fling is a unique twist on the traditional love story addressing concerns that every couple deals with: honesty, jealousy, commitment, maturity, understanding and ultimately our capacity for love.