Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason has given an interview to Rolling Stone touching on the band’s new album, the music business and the future of Floyd.
Mason echoes what many others have said about the direction of the music business, especially in the wake of the U2/Apple debacle. “Music has been horribly devalued by being given away. It’s funny they didn’t sense some of that. It’s been the big story of the 21st century, music being de-valued.”
He added that the whole situation, though, may have given the new Pink Floyd album a bit of an advantage. “I think we have possibly been aided, very slightly, by Bono and Co. They did it the wrong way around and I’m fond of saying that what we did is a very old fashioned musical concept. We’re hoping people might actually buy this record.”
Recently, David Gilmour said The Endless River would be the end for Pink Floyd, by Mason is not so sure he’s ready to make that concession. “I think I’ll let David do the, ‘This is the last, this is the end.’ I now believe when I’m dead and buried my tombstone will read, ‘I’m not entirely sure the band’s over.'”
Mason did concede, though, that Live8 was probably the group’s swansong as far as live performances.
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