The other people in the band were Roger Waters ( bass guitar and vocals), David Gilmour (lead guitar and vocals), Richard Wright ( keyboard and vocals), and Nick Mason ( drums). He left soon after, at the start of 1968, because of a mental illness that was made worse by heavy drug use. Syd Barrett started the group, and played guitar and sang in the band. It is now believed that David Gilmour and Roger Waters are friends after becoming enemies for a long time. After Richard Wright died in 2008, David Gilmour has said that he does not want to reunite, despite Roger saying he might want to. They have made some very popular albums including The Dark Side of the Moon, which was released in 1973 and The Wall, which was released in 1979. The line up was David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright. In 2005, they played at a concert called Live Aid after 24 years of not playing together. The band were named after the blues artists Pink Anderson and Floyd Council by Syd Barrett, one of the band's founder members. Their latest album is The Endless River, which was released in November 2014. Their first album was The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, which was released in 1967. Most of their albums are concept albums, which means every song is linked through a theme. They are famous for their live shows and deep music. They performed for more than 30 years, and have sold more than 200 million (200,000,000) albums. Pink Floyd were an English rock band that became famous in the 1960s and 1970s. Progressive rock, space rock, psychedelic rock, art rock
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