What If Pink Floyd Was Comfortably AI?
The band’s drummer suggested Roger Waters and David Gilmour could “become friends again” and create “new music” with its help.
Pink Floyd has hit a wall of bricks for nearly four decades with bandmates Roger Waters and David Gilmour rarely coming close to a détente thanks to a history of lawsuits and even pettier website relations. Hello? A reunion is never going to happen. Just nod if you can hear us. Nick Mason, the band’s drummer, may have a solution for those still hoping that something — anything — might occur with the band again one day, and it features the technology that’s currently fueling the worst ad at the Summer Olympics. “It would be fascinating to see what AI could do with new music,” Mason told The Mirror in a new interview. “If you tried to run it as a sort of ‘where did Pink Floyd go after?’” He added that Gilmour, who’s a fan of AI, and Waters are beyond the point of a reconciliation: “The thing to do would be to have an AI situation where David and Roger become friends again. We could be like ABBA by the time we’ve finished with it.” (ABBA currently has a popular hologram concert experience in London, which has proved to be a compelling option for bands who can’t stand each other.) For no reason at all, here are some Pink Floyd lyrics to close out the article …
Welcome my son
Welcome to the machine
What did you dream?
It’s alright, we told you what to dream
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