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In this section i have the profiles of the other 2 members of Pink Floyd.

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Nick Mason
 
Date of Birth: January 27, 1945
 
Instruments: Drums
 
The only original member of the group that has been in Pink Floyd the whole time, still around today. Although Drumming for Pink Floyd was his first priority, he had many extracurricular activities, one of these was producing. He produced many groups, such as: Robert Wyatt, Gong, Steve Hillage, and most actively he produced the punk group, the Damned. After Pink Fliyd temporarily broke up in 1983, Nick Mason released a successful solo album, called Profiles. In 1987 when David Gilmour reunited Pink Floyd, Mason joined him gladly.

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Rick Wright
 
Date of Birth: Januray 23, 1943, London, England
 
Instrument: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Organs (1965-1980), (1987-present)
 
The oldest member of Pink Floyd, his keyboards were the focal point of early Pink Floyd music, also his keyboards, were very important in famous Pink Floyd. He even wrote the song "On the Run" from Dark Side of the Moon. Around the time of the wall however Roger Waters accused Wright of not working hard enough and cruelly fired him in 1980. When Pink Floyd reunited in 1987, minus Roger Waters, they brought him back as a session player, he wasnt a full-fledged member until the tour to support their 1994 album, The Division Bell. In 1978 Wright released the new age album wet dream. In 1996, he condensed the sound of Wet Dream into the successful album. Broken China.

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