Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour at Live 8: Coming here for peace?
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‘We would reunite for peace’
Legendary British rock band Pink Floyd would reunite for Israeli-Palestinian peace concert, drummer says
LONDON - Legendary British rock band Pink Floyd, which reunited after 20 years for the Live 8 concert event on Saturday, would not hesitate to reunite again for a concert that would support Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, the band’s drummer says.
“If a concert like that was organized, I would be there tomorrow morning,” Nick Mason told Yedioth Ahronoth.
Notably, Pink Floyd’s Live 8 reunion came about after Mason replied to a question by a fan on an Internet site and said the band would consider a reunion for an important cause, such as a suitable charity event.
Hundreds of thousands of Israeli fans
Later, the band was contacted about the Live 8 show and immediately agreed to participate.
When told of the hundreds of thousands of Israeli fans of the band, Mason said he was sorry there were some countries Pink Floyd never got to tour, including Israel and South American nations.
When asked whether there were any plans for more than a one-time reunion, however, Mason said no such plans were being discussed at this time.
“On the other hand, if you would have asked me 20 years ago whether we’d ever reunite in the future, I would tell you with certainty that ‘No,’ and today I’m not saying that,” Mason said.
Last summer, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters, however, joined causes with a pro-Palestinian group dedicated to removing the security barrier between Israel and Palestinian territories. The hook, of course, was Floyd's hit album, "The Wall."
