Nick Mason Quotes

Learning an instrument isn't about becoming a star anymore than learning to swim means you want to become a haddock

I now believe when I'm dead and buried my tombstone will read, "I'm not entirely sure the band's over."

Watching something being constructed, whether you're passing a building site or whether you're watching an artist at work, is fascinating, and I think that's the enjoyment.

I started racing myself and once you get bitten by that bug you really are hooked.

I went to watch my father at Silverstone in the early 1950s, and I've still got the car he was in.

I have about 40 cars, of which 25 to 30 are what you might call serious.

Buying a Ferrari is like buying Château Pétrus if you like fine wines. It's the safe choice.

Of course, with the people you really know, no one changes that much.

When you're in the car, how well you do is down to you and you alone-no band, no management, no marketing.

I was brought up in a car family, my dad loved cars and I was taught the art of making an Austin 7 operate.