Nick Mason recently made an appearance on an episode of ‘The Story Behind The Song’ podcast. While discussing the backstory of ‘Time’ from Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ album, the drummer touched on the feud between David Gilmour and Roger Waters.
When asked whether the two could ever reunite, he shared the only thing that could bring them back together saying:
“I think it’s highly unlikely, but I would’ve said that before like 8 — 10 years ago or 12 years ago, whatever it was. The one thing I could think would be possible would be if there was some… if by getting back together, we could influence saving the planet, world peace, or whatever. Hopefully, we’d step up. But I don’t think otherwise. It would take a Nelson Mandela or someone like that to lead on it.”
Gilmour and Waters have been at odds for a long time, starting from when they were both in Pink Floyd. Things got worse after the bassist left the band, and the others chose to keep going under the same name, with Gilmour as the leader. Waters has spoken against this decision in different interviews.
For example, last February, talking to Loudwire about the topic, his words read:
“‘Faux Floyd’ went touring round the world and made millions and millions and millions of dollars. They said I was autocratic. Well, Nick never pretended [to write songs]. But Gilmour and Rick? They can’t write songs; they’ve nothing to say. They are not artists. They have no ideas, not a single one between them. They never have had, and that drives them crazy.”
The tension has grown over the years and has gone beyond just band issues. It got personal when Waters made controversial comments about Gilmour’s wife, Polly Samson after she criticized him for his political statements.
When the former Pink Floyd member said the following during a show at The O2 Arena:
“All I have to say about Polly Samson is: imagine waking up to that every morning.”
The guitarist shared a picture of his partner on Twitter and wrote:
“So lovely to wake up to, this morning as always!”
Waters has also received backlash with his comments about the Israeli government and the Russia-Ukraine war. Some names, including Polly Samson and David Draiman, have spoken against him, especially after a show he did in Berlin. Even though the singer answered these criticisms on different platforms, the controversy is still ongoing.
