Nick Mason
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"Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason" is an English musician and composer, best known as the drummer of Pink Floyd. He is the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965. Despite solely writing only a few Pink Floyd songs, Mason has co-written some of Pink Floyd's most popular compositions such as "Echoes (Pink Floyd song)/Echoes" and "Time (Pink Floyd song)/Time".

Mason is the only Pink Floyd member to be featured on every one of their albums. It is estimated that as of 2010, the group have sold over 250 million records worldwide, including 74.5 million units sold in the United States.

He competes in auto racing events, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

On 26 November 2012, Mason received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Westminster at the presentation ceremony of the School of Architecture and Built Environment (he had studied architecture at the University's predecessor, Regent Street Polytechnic, 1962–1967).

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F50? - The F40 still does the business.

There was a period of sort of minor deception. Then the book seemed to be being advertised initially as the official history, and I did object to him saying that.

Only drive users underground.

I've simply tried to capture the elements that I think give a picture of what I thought was happening at any one time, and to try to be honest about both the triumphs and the complete shambles that make up a band's existence.

I miss college golf, but the anticipation of turning pro and now being a professional is a great feeling. I'm also glad to be back in Hawaii, that's where I wanted to start my professional career.

Pink Floyd on stage, 512S in the cockpit.