Nicholas Berkeley Mason was born on January 27th, 1945, in
Birmingham, England. In 1965, after meeting
Roger Waters in
London, Mason joined what later became
Pink Floyd, as
drummer. He is the only member of the group to appear on every album (arguably because he seems happy to remain in the background, surrounded by
prima donnas). He has released two
solo albums,
Ficticious Sports and
Profiles, and has worked with musicians as broad-reaching as
Carla Bley,
Rick Fenn (of
10cc), the
Damned,
Steve Hillage, and
Gong. More recently, Mason has turned his attention to other hobbies, including
Formula 1 racing and
vintage cars.
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