 With no plans to tour the album , Waters and Gilmour instead turned to separate solo projects . Gilmour recorded and toured About Face in 1984 , using it to express his feelings on a range of topics from the murder of musician John Lennon to his relationship with Waters – who also began to tour his new solo album , The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking . Mason released his second solo album , Profiles , in August 1985 . 
