Ad - The Dark Side Of The Moon sales have exceeded, and are still exceeding incredible figures. Were you ready for this, and do you know the reason for this terrific success?

NM - No, at the outset I didn't expect this. Looking at it now, there are two particular reasons for its success. First of all the album went out at a particularly right moment. The album has some well composed songs, that go together well In a situation that can be described as conceptual, even if that isn't the case. The second reason for the success of the album is that when it became such a success, people bought it because of that. When people buy about six albums a year, Dark Side [is] one of them, because for different reasons, one of them for example in to test a new hi-fi.

Ad - Dark Side was recorded over two years ago, and during those years you spent a lot of months in the studio without making a new product. Is it hard for you to propose a follow up after such a phenomenal record?

NM - No, we haven't made a new record because Dark Side is still selling a lot, so EMI isn't pressing for a new product. Finally we have worked with care, stopping ourselves on some things and excluding some pieces, which we would record if we were under pressure. But now we have the right material and we have recorded it, the album will be ready in June.

Ad - You have recorded the first part of what is your present live show set haven't you ?

NM - Yes, a part. The third piece will be on the album.

Ad - Could you tell me the title of the piece about Syd Barrett?

NM - We haven't got the titles yet, they are only temporary names at the moment.

Ad - How much, In the piece, is about Syd?

NM - Roger has written the piece, and maybe he could tell you something better, but he doesn't want to speak with journalists (laughing) Well, at the start it was entirely about Syd, but since that time it has changed, in that point to which want to describe In general what happened to Syd, the way people liked the way his madness occurred, his voluntary isolation, its a sad piece, and a deep moan.

Ad - At one time the Floyd didn't want to talk about Syd, when now you are making a song dedicated to him. Why?

NM - Perhaps because now we can do it. Syd was indeed without doubt the instigator of the first Floyd. At the beginning he wrote almost all of the songs, he was the creative fulcrum of the group and the Pink Floyd to Syd meant Interstellar Rock music. But the public don't accept the change, and I think that Dark Side has proved that the Floyd aren't Interstellar Rock music and that they haven't been for years, and now that a lot of things have been explained, we think that we can do a piece dedicated to Syd without any fear of incomprehension.

Ad - There are come songs on Dark Side which are regularly programmed In discotheques which, not a long time ago, weren't exactly right for Pink Floyd. Does this worry you ?

NM - No, I am as glad as I am when mothers; and fathers buy our records. Logically we don't play music for that reason, but for ourselves. Perhaps for this reason we spend a long time to record, because it is hard to satisfy our selves. For the public this is the name thing, and perhaps we have found the right relationship. In many countries "Money" has been issued as a 7" because of its length as a single and because it is a rock and roll number, but we didn't record it to be a 7"

AG - Talking about this evenings show, there is something that has struck me, the contrast between the first and the second part of the show, and the terrific visual show at the back of you. Have you ever thought about dressing for the show ? I think that you are the only band in the world that doesn't have stage dress.

NM - This in because we are convinced that to dress for a show cant help the music we perform. While the images and the lights help you to perceive the music, the public see the images on the screen, and haven't the time to divert themselves, we almost force them to share what we are doing.

AG - Who is responsible for these wonderful film scenes?

NM - Peter Medoc, who is a cinematic producer, this in the third film that we use, some is in the preceding two films, the rest is Peter's creation. We are very satisfied with his work.

AG - Last question, Steve, your manager, said to me that you haven't talked to the press during all your tour. Why - and why have you allowed me to Interview you ?