--- title: John Kasich Promises to Reunite Pink Floyd If He's President description: Reality, however, may be another brick in the wall for the Ohio Gov. canonical: https://time.com/4206976/john-kasich-pink-floyd-reunite/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-03T22:16:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:36.135Z article:section: Politics og:title: John Kasich Promises to Reunite Pink Floyd If He's President og:description: Reality, however, may be another brick in the wall for the Ohio Gov. og:url: https://time.com/4206976/john-kasich-pink-floyd-reunite/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt161e3ceac14c13a7/69887c0e0a4a220f819c8381/gettyimages-507920822.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: John Kasich Holds Town Hall At American Legion Post In NH og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: John Kasich Promises to Reunite Pink Floyd If He's President twitter:description: Reality, however, may be another brick in the wall for the Ohio Gov. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt161e3ceac14c13a7/69887c0e0a4a220f819c8381/gettyimages-507920822.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # John Kasich Promises to Reunite Pink Floyd If Elected President > Sponsored content. 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This was Kasich's 87th town hall meeting in New Hampshire, where the country's first primary election will be held Feburary 9. Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich talks to supporters and undecided voters during a town hall meeting at the Portsmouth Country Club February 1, 2016 in Greenland, New Hampshire. This was Kasich's 87th town hall meeting in New Hampshire, where the country's first primary election will be held Feburary 9. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Feb 3, 2016 10:16 PM UTC Ohio Gov. John Kasich pledge Wednesday to [reunite Pink Floyd](https://youtu.be/pMTZzsro3SY) if he makes it to the White House. According to reports, Kasich told CNN that reuniting band members Roger Waters and David Gilmour was one of his top priorities. “Roger Waters is a remarkable artist,” he said. “I saw The Wall in Pittsburgh; it was absolutely incredible… If I’m president, I am going to once and for all try to reunite Pink Floyd to come together and play a couple of songs.” A Pink Floyd reunion may be rather difficult, as the band split in 1994 and hasn’t performed together since 2005\. Gilmour, Pink Floyd’s legendary guitarist, declared last year that the chances of reuniting were slim to none, saying “I’m done with it.” Kasich may also have a hard time getting to the White House, as he finished with 2% of the vote in the Iowa Caucuses and is polling around the same nationally—another brick in the wall for the Ohio Gov. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4206976/john-kasich-pink-floyd-reunite/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4206976/john-kasich-pink-floyd-reunite/"},"headline":"John Kasich Promises to Reunite Pink Floyd If Elected President","datePublished":"2016-02-03T22:16:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:46:36.135Z","description":"\"If I’m president, I am going to once and for all try to reunite Pink Floyd\"","url":"https://time.com/4206976/john-kasich-pink-floyd-reunite/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election","Music","john kasich"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt161e3ceac14c13a7/69887c0e0a4a220f819c8381/gettyimages-507920822.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt161e3ceac14c13a7/69887c0e0a4a220f819c8381/gettyimages-507920822.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"John Kasich Holds Town Hall At American Legion Post In NH","caption":"John Kasich Holds Town Hall At American Legion Post In NH","creditText":"Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4206976/john-kasich-pink-floyd-reunite/","name":"John Kasich Promises to Reunite Pink Floyd If Elected President"}}]}] ```