A review by secw_10
Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd by Nick Mason

5.0

I so loved this book. I’ve been a Pink Floyd fan since I was about 11 or 12, and a drummer as well. Nick Mason is an excellent writer as well as Pink Floyd’s drummer. He has a dry, witty sense of humor that I think would have made this book enjoyable even if I hadn’t already known so much about the band. I turned it into a multimedia experience for myself (really how else can you approach anything related to the Floyd?), by listening to each album chronologically after reading Mason’s description of how that album came together. From ‘Piper At The Gates of Dawn’ all the way through to ‘Endless River’. Mason is very even handed in the telling of the history and the squabbles within the band that led to the ousting of Syd Barrett and then the falling out with Roger Waters. He doesn’t claim innocence for anyone involved. Mostly what comes through, though, is how very much Nick Mason has enjoyed devoting his life to Pink Floyd. I think it would be hard for any fan of the band to read this book and not enjoy it.