Pink Floyd drummer not worried about rock's future

The sound and style of rock-and-roll changes on a regular basis, and there are always people ready to say it's dead, but don't count Nick Mason among them. The Pink Floyd drummer has had a role in some of the most important recordings of the rock era, and he thinks the music will continue to progress. In fact, he also told us that it's awful how some people treat what's being created today: "I don't think the golden age of rock-and-roll is over. I think it's an ever-developing medium. You know, what's really sad, in a way, is that we find ourselves sounding so old when we go, 'Oh well, you know, I don't call this new stuff music -- it's rubbish.' You know, that's how we were treated 40 years ago."

Mason joined ex-Floyd singer-bassist Roger Waters onstage last week for a couple of performances of the band's 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon. The tour continues in Toronto at the Air Canada Center on Wednesday, September 20th, with a Dark Side set at every show, though Mason isn't expected to do any more shows with Waters this year.