Nicholas Berkeley Mason (born 27 January 1944) is an English drummer and a founding member of Pink Floyd. He is the only musician to have remained in the band throughout its entire existence since 1965, and the only member to appear on every Pink Floyd album. Mason co‑wrote several key compositions, including “Echoes,” “Time,” “Careful with That Axe, Eugene” and “One of These Days.” In 1996, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. In 2018, Mason formed Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, a band dedicated to performing Pink Floyd’s early material. Outside of music, he is an avid collector of classic cars, competes in motorsport events, and has written books and produced documentaries on automotive history. Nicholas Berkeley Mason was born on 27 January 1944 in Birmingham, the son of Ailsa Sarah (née Kershaw) and Bill Mason, a documentary filmmaker. One of his paternal great‑grandfathers, Rowland Hill Berkeley, served as Lord Mayor of Birmingham from 1904 to 1905. Mason grew up in Hampstead, London, and attended the Hall School, Hampstead, followed by Frensham Heights School near Farnham, Surrey. While studying architecture at the Regent Street Polytechnic (now the University of Westminster), he formed the band Sigma 6 in 1964 with Roger Waters, Bob Klose and Richard Wright — an early incarnation of what would become Pink Floyd.
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