![]() ![]() Many of my current favourites isn't part of this concert, but hey, my Pink Floyd favourites has shifted through my life, so this was more of a collection of a lot of my previous favourites. But it is interesting that the brand is so strong that the fan base really don't want the apple cart upset.This was magnificent, period. I mean obviously it isn't quite that bad. And it's interesting, they are hide bound slightly by their fan base, who simply don't want, Mick, in particular, anything he tries on his own, the fans sort of try and shoot it down because almost like it feels as though you're not allowed to leave and work outside the band. But it's certainly that they're not well-known for doing something totally different. On The Rolling Stones' longevity and the expectations of their fanbase: The Rolling Stones, a band that have done longer than anyone else. I think it's important to recognize that. And frankly, the Beatles with Ginger Baker would not have been the same thing at all. It's a little bit the same with Ringo, I think, that people underestimate just quite how good they are in that particular role. What really mattered was to keep that groove going for the band. That says quite a lot, I think, because it wasn't necessary. I don't think Charlie ever did a drum solo with the Stones. ![]() And I think the reality is, very few drums ever play the sort of the techniques, the things that they can actually do, because part of the role of the drummer is to make it work within the context of a band. No, actually all instruments, how fast can you play that arpeggio, whatever it is. Because one can get sort of a bit carried away with technique, particularly with drums in a way. He was absolutely delightful character and I just wanted to say something about what he provided, I suppose, to the band. On Charlie Watts: I didn't know Charlie well, at all, but I knew him a bit. It's hard to imagine being mean to Roger. But, I don't think they were mean to him, particularly. I think it was artificial, but I think possibly there was the side that wanted to do inflatables and films, as well as music, and those who just wanted to do music. ![]() Because Roger was always looking beyond the music, in a way. But I think that's a slightly over emotional way of putting that there was some sort of division within the band about. On Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters feeling like he was bullied within the band: I'm slightly flabbergasted by it. I think there was much more a sense of, we've got to wait this one out and just get back as soon as we can. They sort of operate in a real world thing, rather than on a Zoom call or whatever. On virtual concerts: For me, not the same, particularly for drummers, actually. And there's another one, Luther Wright and the Wrongs, who did The Wall as a country and Western album, I thought was terrific. I love Dub Side of the Moon, for the sort of reggae feel to the songs. I'm always a little bit sarky about tribute bands, because I'd prefer to hear. On artists covering Pink Floyd's music: I do really like it when people do cover our songs and do their interpretations of it. Whereas in Europe, you're more likely to have people going, "Oh yeah, I remember that." And so you get people saying, "I've never heard this song. In that the Americans, I think because we were more successful in Europe, early on, and less so in the USA, so people are less familiar with the early records in America. It's interesting as well, I think, that there is a difference between the USA and Europe, for sure. And so with film tracks and early records and all the rest of it and singles, there's still quite a way to go. The cut off is, up to, but not including Dark Side. There's a surprising amount of material there. It's like going into an antique shop and saying, "I want something contemporary." No, we'd definitely like to increase the repertoire, though, for sure. On returning to touring in America, UK and Europe in 2022: All being well, we're going to start rehearsing the end of next week, in fact, with the idea of hopefully being in America the beginning of next year and UK and Europe after that. Pink Floyd legend Nick Mason earned a top 21 story from October 2021 after The Coda Collection shared an interview with him where he discovered a variety of topics in a career spanning discussion with Jim DeRogatis, including being "flabbergasted" by Roger Waters feeling that he was bullied within the band, Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts, returning to live performing following the lockdown and a lot more. ![]()
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