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| Born | September 6, 1943 |
| Hometown | Great Bookham, England |
| Net worth | $310 million |
| Height | 6'3" (1.91m) |
| Spouse | Carolyne Christie (m 1976 - 1992) , Judith Trim (m 1969 - 1975) |
| Parents | Eric Fletcher Waters , Mary D. Whyte |
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Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon: Track By Track
- In March 1973, the London quartet Pink Floyd released The Dark Side of the Moon, an enigmatic but richly melodic concept album about madness and mortality. Since emerging during the 1967 “summer of love” with its proto-psychedelic debut, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Pink Floyd endured the departure of troubled frontman Syd Barrett … Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon: Track By Track Read More » The post Pink Floyd’s <i>The Dark Side of the Moon</i>: Track By Track appeared first on SPIN.
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Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters says Russia's invasion of Ukraine ‘not unprovoked’
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Roger Waters Frankfurt Concert Canceled After City Council Calls Him One of World’s ‘Most Well-Known Antisemites’
The former Pink Floyd bassist/singer was to perform at the site of a former Jewish detention camp in May.
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German City Cancels Roger Waters Concert: “One of the World’s Most Well-Known Antisemites”
Waters is an outspoken boycotter of Israel and recent Putin sympathizer. German City Cancels Roger Waters Concert: “One of the World’s Most Well-Known Antisemites” Carys Anderson
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How long can the show go on? 7 rock acts we might not see in concert again
Five years ago, one of the hottest trends in music was calling it a day. Elton John, Kiss and Lynyrd Syknyrd were among a handful of legacy acts publicly declaring they were embarking on their final tour. But the pandemic seems to have put the brakes on retirement talk, even as members of classic rock groups start to enter their 80s. Age, of course, is nothing but a number. B.B. King performed ...
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Roger Waters’ Putin ‘apologism’ throws Pink Floyd’s £400m pay day into doubt
“Money/It’s a crime/Share it fairly, but don’t take a slice of my pie,” croons David Gilmour in the 1973 Pink Floyd song. Half a century later, the lyrics are coming back to haunt him.
- WorldThe Daily Beast
Roger Waters Is Not Helping to Bring Peace to Ukraine
Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / Reuters / WikiCommons / Shutterstock Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters spoke (via video) to the United Nations yesterday, calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine. I agree with that message. And for whatever it’s worth, I’m a massive Pink Floyd fan. I wanted to love the speech.But my heart sank when I heard Waters blandly refer to the “Russian Federation” while calling Ukraine’s government “the Kyiv Regime.” And the ugly and absurd fact ho
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Roger Waters Says He’s Re-Recorded Dark Side of the Moon … Without Pink Floyd
Roger Waters is having quite a week. After hinting he was considering legal action for derogatory social media comments from his former Pink Floyd bandmate David Gilmour‘s wife, Polly Samson, and addressing the United Nations Security Council at the request of Russia, Waters dropped another bombshell: he’s re-recorded Pink Floyd’s legendary 1973 album The Dark … Roger Waters Says He’s Re-Recorded Dark Side of the Moon … Without Pink Floyd Read More » The post Roger Waters Says He’s Re-Recorded
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Roger Waters Re-Recorded Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon
He did so without the involvement or knowledge of any of his former bandmates. Roger Waters Re-Recorded Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon Alex Young
- WorldBusiness Insider
Ukrainian UN diplomat tells Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters to keep to 'strumming guitar' after pushing Ukraine misinformation during council meeting
For years, Roger Waters has been less focused on the Dark Side of the Moon, and more interested in pushing conspiracies from the Dark Side of the Web.
- WorldKyiv Independent
Ukraine's envoy to UN denounces Roger Waters as ‘another brick in the wall’ of Moscow propaganda
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters addressed the UN Security Council at Russia's invitation on Feb. 8, condemning Moscow's invasion of Ukraine as illegal.
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Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters says he has re-recorded 'The Dark Side of the Moon'
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters says he has re-recorded "The Dark Side of the Moon" without any of the band members who helped make it with him.
