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born 1943 England
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is a British musician who was for many years the bass player, primary songwriter and one of the primary vocalists (along with David Gilmour) for the rock band Pink Floyd.
England Composers Guitarists Music producers Singer-songwriters Also known as: George Roger Waters, Waters, Roger
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In the finished article, the only thing that is important is whether it moves you or not. There is nothing else that is important at all.
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972)
All that's to come, and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.
All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.
"Well, anyway, I am one of the best five writers to come out of English music since the War."
We've got the recording side together and not the playing side.
Life is long but it goes fast
Asked what his artistic purpose was: "There is no purpose. We do whatever we do. You either blow your brains out or get on with something."
Well, he's schizophrenic. And has been since 1968.
I think that happiness resides somewhere between the extremes of personal, religious, and political. I think happiness resides where we understand someone else's point of view and needs. Happiness resides where we are not lost in the solitary dream."
I have nothing against Dave Gilmour furthering his own goals. It's just the idea of Dave's solo career masquerading as Pink Floyd that offends me!
You are only coming through in waves,
I'm not saying the battle is won
What it comes down to for me is: Will the technologies of communication and culture — and especially popular music, which is a vast and beloved enterprise — help us to understand one another better, or will they deceive us and keep us apart?
Syd was a genius. But I wouldn't want to go back to playing Interstellar Overdrive for hours and hours.
The ghosts are walking by my side
We don't need no education!
Francesca Albanese is the good
The Jewish lobby is extraordinary powerful here and particularly in the industry that I work in, the music industry and in rock’n roll as they say.
On the club scene we rate about two out of ten and 'Must try harder.' "We've had problems with our equipment and we can't get the P.A. to work because we play extremely loudly. It's a pity because Syd (singer Syd Barrett) writes great lyrics and nobody ever hears them.
I like to think oysters transcend national barriers, Adrian. - Pink Floyd: Live At Pompeii video, in an interview with director Adrian Maben.
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