He is also an avid fan of car racing and owns several sports cars. A personal history of pink floyd, was published in the uk in october 2004. Nick mason is the drummer from the band pink floyd. Visitors to this weekends goodwood revival can not only see three of the cars featured.
Mark hales, driver and author, walks us through nick masons garage. With test driver mark hales, nick mason has pushed twentytwo of his cars to the limit and created into the red, a book which captures the power, the. Nick mason, 72, is pink floyds drummer, loves historic racing, owns a 250gto, and has marino franchitti for a soninlaw. Nick mason was born on january 27, 1944 in birmingham, england as nicholas berkeley mason. The below financial data is gathered and compiled by therichest analysts team to give you a better understanding of nick mason net worth by breaking down the most relevant financial events such as yearly salaries, contracts, earn outs, endorsements, stock ownership and much more. Nick mason has had a lifelong passion for motor racing. Pink floyd drummer nick mason has one of the best celebrity car collections of all time.
It is also available, abridged, as a 3cd audio book, read by mason. He also owns one of the worlds best private collections of. Twentytwo classic cars that shaped 2nd by nick mason, mark hales isbn. The drummer nick mason decided to spend a lot in his favorite hobby. This is a heavy book which may require additional postage.
Car enthusiast nick mason, of pink floyd fame, has opened his garage to test. Nick mason is the only member of the hugely successful rock group, pink floyd. Mason relates some of the factors and adventures involved in acquiring these cars. The second life of nick mason npr coverage of the second life of nick mason by steve hamilton. Pink floyd drummer nick mason talks auto racing and music. Hes a massive fan of cars and were both pink floyd fans so this book was.
At the point when nick mason isnt playing drums in pink floyd, he is caught up with tending to the more than 40 uncommon and top of the line vehicles he possesses. Every single one of nick s cars has either raced, currently races or will race in the future. He introduced nick to racing while he was quite young. It presents a story of many significant cars owned by mason and produced between 1901 and 1995. Nick masons new band live 21 may 2018 lineup includes spandau ballets gary kemp, lee harris of the blockheads, bassist guy pratt, who took over from roger waters in. Nick mason has already spent five years inside a max. A personal history of pink floyd is nick masons personal memoir of pink floyd, published on 7 october 2004, in the united kingdom. The pink floyd drummers warehouse is home to a priceless hoard of ferraris, maseratis, aston martins, bugattis and porsches, but whats missing, he feels, is a.
He has been married to annette lynton since may 23, 1990. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Discover book depositorys huge selection of nick mason books online. Yes, thats him, and did you know that according to the program, he and his wife, annette open their garden for charity each year, and they display some of the cars in the garden as well. This is an unusual book since it is written from two perspectives, firstly by the owner and secondly by a racing driver. His collection might be worth more than his rock and roll career. Nicholas berkeley mason is an english drummer and a founding member of the progressive rock group pink floyd. As part of an upcoming project were working on with the team behind ten tenths racing, i spent the day with marino franchitti at the mason family garage a few weeks ago and im still working on picking my jaw up off the floor. Get behind the wheel of the greatest sports cars of all time. Teodorin obiangs car collection many cars in france and switzerland have been confiscated, but he still own at least 50 super cars. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Not only have these cars shaped a century of motor sport, but he uses all of them in competition.
The sports and racing cars hes chosen to own form a unique stable. Twentyone classic cars that shaped a century of motor sport nick mason, mark. Mason demonstrates the engine sounds of 17 classic cars from his collection. Twentyone classic cars that shaped a century of motor sport nick mason. This was one belonging to nick mason, the man behind the sticks in pink floyd, and carwitter are here due to our friends at zircotec housed in two hangars amongst the english countryside mason s famous collection is so large the cars are packed in with barely a foot between them. Reminiscent of the work of robert ludlum and lee child a vocal fan of hamiltons latest novel, the second life of nick mason is a heartpounding thriller with cinematic appeal, ranging from car. The voice of authority on formula 1, motogp, sports cars, historic motor sport and all other forms of racing. Yes weve all had the pleasure of seeing a handful of these cars in their element on their race track at goodwood and around the world, being flogged properly by. Two boys in a boat plus 563 very nice people by nick mason book im in a rock and roll band.
Pink floyd news brain damage into the red nick mason and. Pink floyd drummer nick mason talks racing, music with page 2. Born on january 27, 1944, she is the only member of the band to feature on all their albums he is also the only member who has remained in the band since its inception in 1965. Although, for music, read the sweet sounds the engines make when used in. Specifically, old ferraris that today are among the most expensive cars on the planet. After the huge pink floyd success after the classic album the dark side of the moon 1973, that band was finally able to spend a lot of money. Twentyfour classic cars that shaped a century of motor sport. An updated edition was published in paperback in 2011. If that means we get a second book with mason then maybe i shouldnt complain.
Research, compare and save listings, or contact sellers directly from 19469 vehicles in mason. As the owner of two iconic maserati racing cars and a knowledgeable and passionate marque. What other book might you compare the second life of nick mason to and why. Nick masons book passion for speed, published by carlton, is a celebration of his cars in all their glory. Outside of the world of music, mason is passionate about cars and racing, and even wrote a book on the subject, 1998s into the red but he still makes time to support the musical world, and is cochairman of the featured artists coalition, which works to. Nick has pushed 22 of his cars to the limit and created this book together with a cd of the sound recordings made of his cars on the track during the creation of this book. He owns a 1920s bugatti, a 599 gto, an f40, a jaguar dtype, an alfa romeo 8c, a ferrari daytona. It seems as if the author pulls away from having mason do what needs to be done, saving it perhaps for a sequel. Twentytwo classic cars that shaped a century of motor. Nick masons passion for autoracing was inherited from his father who was an avid fan of the sport.
He performed in the closing ceremony of the 2012 olympic games on 12 august 2012. Over the years nick manson purchased many breathtaking vehicles and became an owner of one of the best collections in the world. Nick mason launches the worlds most exclusive motoring book. Pink floyds nick mason epic car collection articles. He is the son of bill mason, a famous documentary film maker and sally mason. With the endless river wrapping up pink floyds legacy last year, prog wanted to see what drummer nick mason was getting up to. In a special video made british gq, he talks about the music. Twentyfour classic cars that shaped a century of motor. See pink floyds drummer nick mason amazing car collection. Initially a hardback release, it has since appeared in at least two different paperback editions. Nick mason has been collecting cars including the bentley 4. Mason says that his favourite car of all time is the ferrari 250 gto, and owns one of the 36 built. Nick mason is the longlasting drummer for unbelievable, and super persuasive, rock band pink floyd.
Nick mason has amassed one of the worlds most celebrated car collections, yet he remains dissatisfied. Nick mason made his first fortune playing drums for pink floyd. I really enjoyed listening to this book, but the use of the f word was a little overused. Whats the name of the rock star chap that has a lot of cars.
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