Sex: All Male

Current Members:
David Gilmour
Nick Mason
Richard Wright

Genre:
Psychedelic
British rock
Progressive

Past Members:
Syd Barrett
Roger Waters
Bob Klose

Formed: In 1964 at a London architectural school by bassist-songwriter Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason, and keyboardist Richard Wright, they added Syd Barret but he was uncontrollable and was replaced by David Gilmour

Name Game: band named after two American bluesmen (Pink Anderson and Floyd Council) Originally called Pink Floyd Sound; Previous incarnations of the band were Sigma 6, The Meggadeaths, The Screaming Abdabs, and The Abdabs

Did You Know: 1973's Dark Side of the Moon stayed on the billboard 200 for 566 weeks

Where they're from: Cambridge, England

Nationality: British

Debut Album: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)

Career Breakthrough: The Dark Side of the Moon (1973, album) 15+mil sold USA alone

Profession: musicians

Worldwide Sales: estimated at 175 to 200 million albums worldwide