Nick Mason

Nicholas Berkeley Nick Mason born 27 January 1944 is an English drummer and songwriter best known for his work with Pink Floyd He is the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965 Despite solely writing only a few Pink Floyd songs Mason has cowritten some of Pink Floyds most popular compositions such as Echoes and Time Mason is the only Pink Floyd member to be featured on every one of their albums It is estimated that as of 2010 the group have sold over 250 million records worldwide including 745 million units sold in the United States He competes in auto racing events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans On 26 November 2012 Mason received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Westminster at the presentation ceremony of the School of Architecture and Built Environment he had studied architecture at the Universitys predecessor Regent Street Polytechnic 19621967