Nick Mason suggests artificial intelligence could make a Pink Floyd reunion possible following bandmate Roger Waters' 1985 exit.
Mason, 80, does not think guitarist David Gilmour and bassist Waters will ever put aside their differences after decades of animosity. However, he believes he can use AI to write songs that would sound like Waters had stayed with the band.
"It would be fascinating to see what AI could do with new music. If you tried to run it as a sort of 'Where did Pink Floyd go after?'" the drummer told the Sunday Mirror.
"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," he continued.
Waters, Gilmour, Mason, and Rick Wright last performed together as Pink Floyd at Live 8 in 2005. That gig also marked their first time on stage together in more than 24 years.
Original member Syd Barrett, who left the group in 1968 because of mental health issues, passed away in 2006 -- two years before keyboardist Wright died of cancer.
Mason told the Sunday Mirror he feels disappointed that the band's internal dispute has overshadowd the "Wish You Were Here" hitmakers' success and good times.
He noted that most of their 55-year career had been "great fun" and that they'd been "enormously privileged to be in a successful band," tour the world, and meet interesting people.
The musician continues to perform early Pink Floyd songs with his current band, Saucerful of Secrets, and enjoys revisiting his old songs.
"The best thing about keeping the thing going is for our benefit," Mason shared. "It makes sense to keep it going rather than shutting it down. I also enjoy it because the more time passes, the more you can look at it with a rosier glint."
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