Often lauded as one of the most important bands of all time, and the artists behind one of the best-selling albums of all time, Pink Floyd have a legacy that few others could match. After initially disbanding in 1995, the last couple of decades have seen sporadic reformations for live shows and a new album. But now, two of the group’s surviving members have stated they would be interested in a reunion.
After Pink Floyd released their final album, The Endless River, in 2014, David Gilmour spoke out about the group’s dissolution saying that Pink Floyd “has run its course, we are done – and it would be fakery to go back and do it again.” But now, as The Telegraph notes, Roger Waters and Nick Mason might just be keen on continuing the band.
While appearing at a promotional event for a new Pink Floyd exhibit at a London museum, Nick Mason was asked whether a Pink Floyd reunion could happen. “It would be nice to add it to the list of things. I’ve never played Glastonbury. It would be fun to do it,” Mason stated, however he also clarified “I don’t think it would be very likely”.
The main reason for doubting a reunion stems from David Gilmour. “The last I heard, David had retired,” Waters said. Back in 2015, David Gilmour had also spoken out about how the two aren’t exactly the closest of friends, despite performing together in 2010. “Roger and I don’t particularly get along,” he said. “We still talk. It’s better than it has been. But it wouldn’t work. People do change. Roger and I have outgrown each other, and it would be impossible for us to work together on any realistic basis.”
So while Roger Waters and Nick Mason are pretty keen for a Pink Floyd reunion, it looks as though the public may need to convince David Gilmour to start singing a different tune before we see one of rock’s most legendary bands take the stage once again.
In the meantime, use this opportunity to check out some footage from Pink Floyd’s 2005 performance at the Live 8 concert below.
