Pink Floyd Drummer Open to Reunion

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason is on board to reunite with his former bandmates Roger Waters and David Gilmour, but only for charity.

Earlier this summer, the oft-estranged Waters and Gilmour shocked fans by performing four songs together at a benefit concert in England, and next time Mason hopes to take part in the reunion. "I think all of us would like the idea of repeating the Live 8 concept,"

Live Shots From The Wall kickoff show in Toronto

Mason's comments echo those of Waters, who recently told Rolling Stone , "David and Nick and I might do a one-off somewhere, but there's no way we're going to do a tour — like a Live 8, but probably just with us. It's such a shame that we didn't get around to it before Rick [Wright] died."

While fans await a charity gig with the remaining members of Pink Floyd, Gilmour has promised to make a surprise appearance on "Comfortably Numb" at some point during Waters' current The Wall tour. However, Waters ruled out recording any new music with his former bandmates, a point that Mason agreed upon. "I think it would be a very nice way for a band to gently move towards retirement, by doing shows absolutely for charity rather than for more income," Mason said.

Photos: Backstage at Roger Waters' Wall Tour

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“(We're Not) The Jet Set”

George Jones and Tammy Wynette | 1973

George Jones and Tammy Wynette were still married when they recorded the tongue-in-cheek "(We're Not) The Jet Set." The lyrics, written by Nashville songwriter Bobby Braddock, who also penned Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today," make fun of the good life by declaring, "We're not the Jet Set/We're the old Chevrolet set." Braddock recalled that while writing the song, he needed the name of a city that evened out the rhyme he had with "Riviera" and "Missourah." “I got out a Rand McNally atlas," he said. "In the first part are the maps. The last part is an alphabetical listing of cities. I wanted a rustic, small-time sound. I went to the listing for Missouri. And I found 'Festus.' I loved the sound of it."

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