A worthwhile interview to listen to for sure. I've always liked David Gilmore as a guitarist and singer. Never thought much about Roger Waters but paying more attention to him and listening to him expressing his thoughts, I've become more respectful of him.
Omit Jim Steinmann he was also a genius who have produced music for so many famous vocalists, but yes Sir Roger Waters is a musical guru in this world!
I discovered this band when I was 14 yrs old, my friend played the album Dark Side of the Moon and I fell in love w/ the album. Then shorty after that, the album The Wall was released. I remember receiving the vinyl album for my birthday that year. I have it on CD now and I listen to it often. I've always been a person who has read many books from the time I began reading as a tot. I know a lot about the way Roger Waters thinks and how he feels, from reading and watching interviews. As a teenager it was Rolling Stone magazine etc and I think Roger's mind is amazing. Pink Floyd was my favorite band b/c they made me think about things like my place in the world. How I can help to make things better in the world etc. How easy it is to follow the dark side b/c of fascist propaganda feeding worms into your brain, etc. All of their work together was phenomenal. And I do wish that David Gilmour and Roger Waters would be able to work things out together and create their mind blowing, collective musical art together. However, I'm anxiously awaiting Roger's tour in the USA. In fact, we have tickets for one of your shows. Considering driving about 8 hours for another show that's in a neighboring State as well. I play all of my Pink Floyd CD's regularly. I listen to Roger's latest work on iHeart and have enjoyed it. I know it's going to be a great show this year. Looking forward to it.
When I went to see roger waters in concert he took the time to get off stage and shake hands with the audience he may get a bit grumpy from time to time but who cares we all do
Where was this? I’ve seen him several times and one I started walking to my car at the last song and by the time I got outside I watched him rush away in a black SUV lol
Roger's commitment to human rights cause is not only a huge maze of obstructions. Listening to this interview gives us insights and knowledge into antisemitism in the Middle East . These Untrust Treatments towards the very core of civilian human rights may and could spread globally. Thankyou Roger Waters Pink Floyd..May your cause be blessed in gods speed 🙏 Amen
I have never understood the antisemitism thing. Reason being is why are all Semites not regarded as Semitic. The Palestinians ,the Lebanese,the Iraqis and Syrians are all Semitic. They are all from the Semitic region. However those who claim antisemitism are in fact not Semites. They are European,and look European. People seem to be afraid to mention colonialism. Why is that?.
I still have the vinyl record of the wall, oh man Pink floyd have inspired so many of my illustration designs, but so may of them was from lyrics by Sir Waters. I absolutely love his solo album Amused to Death, I can can listen to it everyday the whole day long!
Roger's online store recently released a book "In the Pink" written by Nick Sedgwick (one of Rogers good friends) which talks about the time he spent in childhood with Roger, but also both on holiday and on tour with him in the early seventies, immediately following the release of Dark Side. It's a phenomenally good book for hearing about Roger and the band (they apparently either blocked it from release, or asked the author not to publish in the 70s as no-one liked how they came across), very honest, and includes a lot of handwritten notes by Roger from his rereading before the recent publication. It's one of the best Pink Floyd/Roger Waters books out there if you haven't read it, and it's reasonably unique for having the blessing of (and input from) Roger himself on it's release.
I love hearing you talk Roger Waters love your voice and the fact that interview was great. I can't wait for you to come to St.Louis Missouri ill be in the front to see you as I've done before and will love to do again.
You know, the most important thing for me after a enjoying the music and lyrics of PF, in knowing the writer behind these lyrics,... Roger Waters as an activist made the PF closer to our souls,... Because otherwise all PF legacy became a big lie, or a kind of a crazy empty science fiction facts that came and vanished a way from us,... Thanks ROGER of being authentic! Sorry about my poor English!
I can seriously watch roger talk everyday - he's the literal definition of a music genius and such a compelling personality. I hope these people interviewing him know how lucky they are.
Reminds me of how we sang 'This Land is Our Land' in primary school - never knowing there were additional verses we were never taught that made it clear that in reality America was not 'ours' but rather belongs to the wealthy. Woody would be turning in his grave if he knew that his song was being used instead to indoctrinate American kids into believing their ancestors had some pre-ordained right to occupy the continent.
A living genius.. His ego got the better of him but if he had stayed in Floyd it's likely they would have surpassed Michael Jackson or the Beatles in album sales.
With respect to your comment.....Rogers Waters is speaking about something very serious here.his strong views and commitment to human rights are far more important of any top charts competions.he has always been politically present with his songs....he uses his music to complement his views.Respect.
I think floyd was over anyway. Don't get me wrong. Look at my username. My favourite group but you have to remember that Rick was pretty deep into Cocaine at the time he got fired. Waters and the others had a deadline for the record to be in stores for Christmas. They lost their own money making the wall. And when all was said and done... Roger was painted out as a villain. He probably was difficult to work with?!. Idk. But there's always three sides to the truth. His side. Gilmours side. And then the truth
Mr Waters almost assuredly would have become a professor, writer, politician, or all of the above, had he not been a musician first. Here's hoping he still has many years of life left in him.
I don't know too much about politics, but I feel like you should be allowed to have your own political opinion without being against an entire ethnicity of people.
I agree with Roger s take on Palestine and applaud him for speaking out.very important for world renowned artist to do so. Re PF, I wonder if his head is a little to big? There is a feeling of,do as I say,not as I do... No one is perfect
When a British top Politician was put on the spot re The Arms Trade on LBC or BBC Radio 4 the other day , his answer was unbelievably straightforward for once - “. If We don’t , somebody else will “ . For the whole narrative to be justified by an answer that reminded me of my reply to Miss Whittaker in 1970 as a 6 yr old receiving his first rollocking & having to explain why I’d Pushed Over the concrete mushrooms in the school playground. ...( “ Because Alan had told me to ! “ - to which the Teacher replied “ if Alan told you to stick you head into a bucket of water , would you do that ? “ I could’ve replied “ if I didn’t, someone else would’ve “ - but I’d have got a bigger smack ) 🙄🏴❤️
I hope that rude interruption at the end was for something important. The man was baring his soul an you jump out of the chair like it was on fire. The way Rodge done the tire burst sound was perfection.
So starting at 8:58 Waters begins complaining about the central evil of the USA all the while sitting barefoot and relaxed and a multimillionaire-an American dollar multimillionaire-in the Hamptons, one of the most famous of rich enclaves.
@kiloscott I'm not anti-Roger in any sense, but if you look at the music Gilmour and Wright wrote combined or independent of each other, its pretty much the most memorable, indeed unforgettable sections of the Pink Floyd legend - Shine on, Wish you were here, Time, Breathe, Dogs, Echoes, Us & Them, Comfortably Numb, and thats just off the top of my head. In terms of lyrics, Roger is where its at - WYWH is one of my fav lyrics ever, just stunning.
You are very out spoking Roger Waters and I love that I'm the same way people don't like it but I don't give a dam either. I would love to meet you some day.
I am producing a retrospective film on Roger Waters. I am reaching out to John Haas to ask if he would like to make any comments for the film. Kind regards Barry
That's great. I know John will love to talk about it. He's a great fan of Roger Waters. You can connect with me at jim(at)legoy.com. From there I can connect you directly to John Haas if needed. Best, Jim
Well give credit where its due A momentary lapse of reason by pinkfloyd is a amazing experience. This is where I got introduced to Pink Floyd but i followed instinct and started asking questios. Eventually I would import their music from abroad and that is where this cult following happened. If i watch the wall movie the next day people must stay away because im one crazy beast and i cannot control myself. Fuck i was born in 71!
Henry Stanley Proof of what specifically? You can see this all very easily in his TH-cam videos. His constant lying to demonize Jews. He’s also made many videos supporting Iran, Assad, Maduro, etc. As far as the Antisemitism, he speaks about the Jewish lobby, put a Jewish star on a pig, and is a virulent israel hater. Here’s one link that kind of presents both - his lying and antisemitism: blogs.timesofisrael.com/roger-waters-claims-israeli-fans-nixed-peace-its-a-lie/
When you said palestinian I thought Lord Enki the person in the sumarian clay tablets who received palestine as a Gift from his younger brother Lord Enlill Pre Noahs Flood
" I love ya music i Hate ya fuckin politics " lol. I know that line ! Must be the only musician i know of, whom i d be willing to have a talk with, OUTSIDE Of music. Is it politics or is it Humanity ?
I respect any one that does well in there lives .making a good lives for themselves .so much respect .but my god .who needs 200 billion in there banks .just want more n more .it's fucking crazy .your never spend it . And just wanting more n more .I never understand it 200 billion .my god just one person .he would give ever person on the earth . To have a good life .and still have so much money leafed over. Still making so much .ever year .it's crazy .
Indeed. To them Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Israel's own major human rights organization, B'Tselem, must be antisemitic! As well as the many Jews who are anti Zionist.
Love his work. And simply not interested in his way of display of his political views. But thats ok too. He has a right to express is I just have a right to not listen him talk politics.
Roger Waters, the guy that tore Pink Floyd apart with his megalomania, talking about love, understanding and empathy? This is the guy that forced Richard Wright out of the band and put him on a musician's wage.
The Jews are indigenous to Judaea. The Palestinians are Arabs and indigenous to the Arabian gulf region. Even the European Jews are from Judaea but they were taken to Europe as Roman slaves. Most Palestinians arrived as actual settler colonials after 1886 to benefit from new Jewish markets for goods and labor. In earlier centuries the Ottoman often sent groups of Muslims from all over the empire to settle in Palestine. The Bosnians are probably the best known example. But far more important - this issue is irrelevant. First , the UN helped formally create Israel. The Palestinians could’ve had a state but they said No bc they didn’t want the Jews to gave a state. Plus, unlike the Arabs, the Jews bought their land fair and square. If you buy property it’s yours, just as in every country. The British even offered to set up an Arab equivalent to the Jewish National Fund. They said no.
Oh brother.... Here we go. Other peoples have been oppressed, enslaved and slaughtered- you don't see Native Americans or the Irish committing war crimes and human rights violations and crying racism when they called out on it.
EmbersFallen I see Irish crying racism all the time while pulling oil from occupied Western Sahara. Is that a war crime? Further, Israel doesn’t commit war crimes, etc. that’s about as real as “Jesus was a Palestinian” and “Israel committed genocide!” Etc etc
Hi, I am producing a retrospective film on Roger Waters. This is very interesting. Could I please ask permission to maybe use a small clip of this video? Kind regards Barry
Hi Barry. Yes, you can use what you need just as long as it doesn't create a negative impression of anyone in the video. Attribution will only be necessary if it's For Profit. Please let us know when and where we can see it. Thank you & good luck with your project.
Thanks. That is very much appreciated. If you give me an email address or I can give mine. I will happily explain the project in detail. Kind regards Barry
Roger seems to portray as proper, correct, meaningful, "human" concepts, ideas, ideals, thoughts, views, perspectives, perceptions. However, though they have validity, the actual stance on many issue is based upon false information. A few specific examples: A. "Palestinian" definition: inhabitants of Palestine. Area/Region of Palestine was defined by Greece, continued by Rome, Ottoman Empires then Britain post WWI (given control post war via L.N., Balfour). There is NO history of a single people called Palestinians until Yasser Arafat, born in Egypt, directed by his father to undermine the existence of The State of Israel, initiated the use of the name of Falsti for the Arabs. These Arabs are in "indigenous" and only arrived in The Holy Land after more significant numbers of Yidden came to inhabit the desolate land. B. His connections with U.N. are his connections with the Globalists/Elite who formed the N.L., U.N., funded both sides of WWI, II; they are those who benefit with Wars, and military equipment. C. The portrayal of the situations in [G]Aza, Genine, inhumane behavior if Israel, its behavior against the Arabs. Live here, and see, know of these false stories, information, portrayal is obvious. The Hamas, Fatah, Hezbollah, etc., are showing their actual inhumane actions upon their own people (e.g. public executions), "brain washing", against Israel inhabitants, Yidden/Jews, especially civilians. D. Peace plan mentioned, date 50 years, is not implemented, accepted, etc., is completely false! Actually, Arafat, Fatah, Hamas have never accepted any proposed peace plan, rather only a complete removal of Yidden/Jews having habitation and existence in their given Holy Land. These Arabs are not indigenous to the Holy Land, and only came from the surrounding regions, some were portions of Palestine; Syria, Jordan, Lebanon. Their statements are completely FALSE, proven. They continue the Fake, False portrayal shown well, explicitly, exactly by BBC, CNN. The local inhabitants come to this reporter, with a purpose; to participate in the false portrayal. These men are despicable, appalling, disgusting people hiding behind the false mask, disguise, guise of human existence, humanity, humanism, humane behavior intertwined with the agenda of the UN/Globalists/Elite.
No there has to be some order it can't a neoliberal free-for-all everybody has to be not only consuming but producing we don't have enough has two and I know I'm not going to get a lot of love for this comment but, please read it knowing the fact that I don't hate anyone I want to make that very clear I'm not here to hate you I'm not here to judge you I'm here to help you like you're here to help me that's vanity there are certain preferences that have been allowed in my country where it did drive a lot of countries from doing business with us and we know what preference it is, and no it's not gay it's not homosexual is a little bit darker than that if you want to call it dark I'm not calling Stark personally which is lgbtq lifestyle I'm talking about genderism which is also known in the dark ages in human history as reproductive organ torture and experimentation, and how my country has made it a positive light and is now putting it in school systems which really pisses me off I'm not the type of guy to go to the school committee on the type of dad to I don't know maybe drop a match overnightI grew up around parents that my mother was a very intelligent woman made it her life's mission to become a successful individual in the library my father on the other hand which I emulate most of and nowadays I don't know why that's no longer favored painted in my country's idea that more important to focus on the man that was raised by the woman which is nothing wrong with that absolutely not a woman is strong wise and provides a lot of the nurturing you know, but my father taught me you go f*** them up you make it known if you are going to Junior high and high school that you are not going to touch me you are not going to convince my fellow students as it's okay to grow up and want to castrate this is actually going on there are gay pornos in Junior high's now which is f****** crazy it has to be limitations that has to be some kind of respect to we're here to procreate we are here to enjoy what God has allowed us to enjoy he gave us woman and he gave woman man for us to procreate and carrion what's the best part about humanity and I think that's something we should keep discussing and arguing it is still important that has to be limitations are has to be certain exceptions to certain lifestyles for the greater good of humanity and being good to self and I know he's probably not going to talk about this in the video but I just want to put it in the comments I can actually speak here in the comments because this has to do with making the world a better place please understand in the transgender community with comments that you may read under under different videos I'm not saying I hate anybody I'm not saying that you are wrong I'm saying that you know better and you should love yourself and you shouldn't want to mess with your body God gave you what you have because he loves you he made sure that you are a specific individual that I have created on my you have and I do not want you to change that, I think that's a beautiful thing I think that we should be encouraging that specific lifestyle and that lifestyle decision to be just out of existence because I think that y'all know better and I think that you should love yourself a little more that's all I'm saying on the subject of transgenderism which is causing civil unrest across my country they're mad because they filled it being discriminated against wolves not you're being discriminated against we just sometimes in humanity, shows things very aggressively in an aggressive light not specifically out of hatred but concern that you should love yourself more humans are like this and we have to acknowledge that too as human beings we can be aggressive we can be domineering when we not trying to be okay? Just wanted to put this in here because I want to make it very clear that we can do better than what we're doing in America we don't have to let them continue to pump their propaganda thinking that everything is okay and anything goes because we want to extinct because we're genetically Superior to you that's the mindset of the 1% that everybody keeps calling them and they they're the ones that if they can't get to you they get to your children that's who we're talkin about that we need to abolish I hope you all read my comment in consideration to the fact that I'm coming from a good place in the hot and please don't be disrespected and offended I just Care aloteverybody has their right to an opinion please remember that if you want to respond if you're a member of this community and you heard something that is positive in this comment feel free to respond bro I'm not putting your community down I'm just saying that you know better than that and I think that you should understand that every human being has that capacity to look at themselves and say you know what I like what I am I feel beautiful I'm a good person keep it that way you.
Roger and the interviewers understanding of U.S. government agencies, the propaganda machine media, and Trump is full of contradictions. Great interview nonetheless.
@10:05. He says sat outside his Hamilton estate, free to say what he thinks, any time anywhere Provided of course by the very construct he is complaining about. Ridiculous. Great music though
@@oren12323 Ugh! This is the other side of that victims coin: "We can never forgive you for making us kill your children." - the Iran Lady, frying bacon in Hell with M. Began.
Marvin Sannes I guess you have to have basic critical thinking skills to understand what Meir meant. She was referring to the Palestinians’ use of child soldiers,, etc. and she was right. Today it’s worse, countless Palestinian kids including mentally impaired kids have had suicide bombs strapped to them. Then afterwards the mother has to pretend to be *happy* that her kid was just blown up. I’m a martyrs mother, jack god! So to summarize, Meir doesn’t even want to kill Palestinian children while Palestinians kill their own kids in bids to kill Jewish kids.
I think that if aliens from another planet are watching Earth and zooming in to see this wonderful planet, surely they would think that intelligent inhabitants of Earth must be living in peace and harmony. If they zoom further in.. they must be amazed by the extent of killings and hate that prevail there. I truly think that if ALL humans, and especially politicians play music or at least appreciate it.. there would be no wars, crimes or hate on Earth. Music must be the only religion of Humans.
"the rusty wire that holds the cord which keeps the anger in, gives way and suddenly its day again! This is the best description for Marvels The Hulk, when he snaps there is no stop!
7:30 Roger, you are misinformed. The current Mexican president is not progressive. Please revisit the situation again. As a leader of thought, even your most casual words have profound impact. Use your power carefully
When shock rock DJ Howard Stern called out Roger Waters - bassist and song writer of the famous rock band Pink Floyd on his call for an Israeli boycott, Mr. Stern talked of Israel being a tiny piece of desert no one wants - where Jews can go live and be accepted. What Mr. Stern didn't point out is that if the Middle East were shrunk down and fit into a scale model the size of a football stadium, Israel would be the size of a carton of cigarettes. In arguing for an Israeli boycott, Roger Waters finally provides the evidence that he not only is a huge antisemite, but that he has no idea what it's like to be Jewish and an Israeli. He shows he knows nothing of the Jewish religion and culture and doesn't understand that it is a religion all about perseverance and survival in the face of total annihilation - that the vast majority of Jewish religious holidays are about overcoming persecution and annihilation - stretching back millenniums to biblical times. 1. Passover - a holiday about overcoming Egyptian slavery and persecution 2. Purim - a holiday about the story of the book of Esther - a king and prime minister bent on killing all the Jews in their country 3. Chanukah - a holiday created during the Spanish Inquisition about the destruction of the Jewish temple and annihilation of the Biblical Jewish state. 4. Yom Hashoa - a 20th Century religious holiday commemorating the 6 million Jews who died in Nazi ovens and gas chambers. Mr Waters knows nothing about being part of a people who have lived and survived for thousands of years with a blade at your throat - And with all the hatred of the world - worldwide - heaped on the Jews for their different way of life and their simple belief that the messiah has not come yet. He obviously knows nothing about how the Palestinians continue to foment the total destruction of the Jewish State thru their terrorist organizations Hamas and Hezbollah. Organizations that have been recognized the world over as terrorist organizations involved with violent activities. He doesn't see how the Palestinians continue to accept funds and weapons from Iran - a country that is led by religious zealots bent on israel's total destruction - and whose former president was quoted as saying the holocaust never happened. Roger Waters David Gilmour and Nick Mason point their fingers at Israel and blame them for the deaths of innocent Palestinians. They accuse Israel of persecuting Palestinians - of occupying Palestinian lands. They accuse Israel of the same Apartheid that took place in South Africa. Let me ask you this, Mr. Waters - were the South African blacks backed by another country that was bent on the total destruction of the south African whites? Did they receive thousands of soviet-made missiles to fire upon their south African white counterparts? If not, how on Earth can you have the gall to attempt to make that connection, that comparison? To coin a title of one of your band's earlier songs - it's "Apples and Oranges." Mr. Waters then goes a step further and compares Israel to Nazi Germany - not just a slap in the face - but a spit in the face. And this is from the "King of Empathy" who wrote so many songs about human empathy on Dark Side of The Moon? This man is a self-aggrandising hypocrite who thinks that writing some hit songs gives him the privilege of running his mouth and weighing in on matters he knows nothing of - that he's now some kind of expert on the human condition who doesn't have to do any due diligence or research - doesn't have to take both sides into consideration - That by writing his songs, it makes him important and relevant and that people will listen to him and he can arrogantly insert himself into the world dialogue in his vain attempt to shape it to his liking in his image. By arguing for an Israeli boycott, Roger Waters proves he's nothing but a blowhard who loves to hear himself pontificate even when he's on the wrong side. His arrogant overly verbose nature can be easily seen in the Pink Floyd movie, "Live at Pompeii." He is ignorant of the Israeli prediciment that continues to weave itself deeply into Jewish life the world over. And he proves what an insensitive arrogant antisemetic boob he really is. Mr Waters - why don't you and your BDS organization use some of that influence and spend some of your funding and time campaigning the Palestinians on how they should stop accepting monies from Iran and stop firing their missiles into Israeli cities and stop digging tunnels into Israel so they can pop up and ambush and murder unsuspecting Israeli civilians? Why is it all Israel's fault? Don't you and the Palestinians realize that when the Palestinians dismantle Hamas and Hezbollah, accept and recognize Israel's right to exist, and lay down their sword that they've held at Israel's throat since its creation in 1948, the occupation will end? The Arab states and the Palestinians have had opportunity after opportunity to wipe Israel off the map in countless wars after wars - wars that weren't started by Israel - 1948 war - 1956 war - 1967 war - 1973 war - 1982 war, etc. they even attacked Israel on Yom Kippur - the holiest holiday for Jews, when Jews all over the world are fasting and atoning for sins. Attacked and bombed. And yet - Israel persevered. Like it has done for centuries. So I say this to Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, all their Palestinian friends, and anyone else bent on Israel's destruction: despite all your efforts to the contrary, Israel is going nowhere. And until such a time when Israel's many enemies lay down their swords, Israel and the Jewish people have every right to defend themselves and defend their right to survive and exist. To do whatever it takes to persevere in the face of total annihilation, as they have done for millennia. P.S. I'll never purchase another Pink Floyd product again. I suggest everyone do the same and boycott the band.
The Palestinians weren't consulted about the creation of Israel. It was imposed on them and effectively was an invasion and continues to be so. The settlements, which have made a two state solution impossible, have nothing to do with Hamas, which only runs Gaza and was not created until 1987. The problem with the creation of the Zionist state was that there were already people living there. Since then the Palestinians have lost more and more land. A Palestinian family goes on holiday and finds a Jewish family living in their home, and the Israeli courts find in the Jewish family's favor. Palestinians have to put up with restrictions on their movements and check points. Gaza is a concentration camp, with Israel controlling its borders and sea coast. Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Israeli's own major human rights organization, B'Tselem, have designated Israel an apartheid state. When Desmond Tutu visited the West Bank and Gaza Strip he said the way the Israelis treat the Palestinians was WORSE than the way white South Africans treated blacks under apartheid. Even David Cameron, the then Conservative British PM, described Gaza as a prison camp. As for the "antisemitism" nonsense, there are plenty of anti Zionist Jews, including some famous ones such as Miriam Margoyles, Alexie Sayle, and the historian (now deceased) Tony Judt, whose book of essays, which I have, documents his gradual disillusionment with Zionism. If you are going to equate anti Zionism with antisemitism you put yourself in the bizarre situation of labeling Jews as antisemitic. If anything, YOU are antisemitic, as you are reducing all Jews with the apartheid state.
Pro and Con (no pun) talk would take you much further in a credibility sense. When one chooses one side only, everything on the other side of the argument is deemed irrelevant.
There is no other side - the Palestinians were not even consulted before their homeland was invaded and the ethnic cleansing commenced. Reading about it would take you much further - The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by noted Jewish Israeli historian Ilan Pappe is an excellent place to start.
A worthwhile interview to listen to for sure. I've always liked David Gilmore as a guitarist and singer. Never thought much about Roger Waters but paying more attention to him and listening to him expressing his thoughts, I've become more respectful of him.
i have learned over the years that Pink Floyd has always been more than a long haired adonis and his magical guitar...
Always interesting to hear Roger. Thank you.
Roger ... so down to earth .. that is why I have always respected you. Would like to have a pint with you some time.
What a great interview! Amazing! Roger is one of the greatest song writers in rock history!
He just writes "laundry lists."
Yes I agree he is the greatest musician but the best interview he has done
Omit Jim Steinmann he was also a genius who have produced music for so many famous vocalists, but yes Sir Roger Waters is a musical guru in this world!
He is absolutely on another level. What a great interview. He too has moved me since I was a child
Wow! Can't wait for Roger's memoir.
I discovered this band when I was 14 yrs old, my friend played the album Dark Side of the Moon and I fell in love w/ the album. Then shorty after that, the album The Wall was released. I remember receiving the vinyl album for my birthday that year. I have it on CD now and I listen to it often. I've always been a person who has read many books from the time I began reading as a tot. I know a lot about the way Roger Waters thinks and how he feels, from reading and watching interviews. As a teenager it was Rolling Stone magazine etc and I think Roger's mind is amazing. Pink Floyd was my favorite band b/c they made me think about things like my place in the world. How I can help to make things better in the world etc. How easy it is to follow the dark side b/c of fascist propaganda feeding worms into your brain, etc. All of their work together was phenomenal. And I do wish that David Gilmour and Roger Waters would be able to work things out together and create their mind blowing, collective musical art together. However, I'm anxiously awaiting Roger's tour in the USA. In fact, we have tickets for one of your shows. Considering driving about 8 hours for another show that's in a neighboring State as well. I play all of my Pink Floyd CD's regularly. I listen to Roger's latest work on iHeart and have enjoyed it. I know it's going to be a great show this year. Looking forward to it.
When I went to see roger waters in concert he took the time to get off stage and shake hands with the audience he may get a bit grumpy from time to time but who cares we all do
Where was this? I’ve seen him several times and one I started walking to my car at the last song and by the time I got outside I watched him rush away in a black SUV lol
Roger's commitment to human rights cause is not only a huge maze of obstructions. Listening to this interview gives us insights and knowledge into antisemitism in the Middle East .
These Untrust Treatments
towards the very core of civilian human rights may and could spread globally.
Thankyou Roger Waters Pink Floyd..May your cause be blessed in gods speed 🙏 Amen
All this (Roger's extant and astonishing body of work) and he's an amazing poet, too! A true gift to humanity, RW, and this interview as well.
I have never understood the antisemitism thing. Reason being is why are all Semites not regarded as Semitic. The Palestinians ,the Lebanese,the Iraqis and Syrians are all Semitic. They are all from the Semitic region. However those who claim antisemitism are in fact not Semites. They are European,and look European. People seem to be afraid to mention colonialism. Why is that?.
Not only a great musician, but even a greater man.
There's a plane flying up in the sky, and Roger is talking about his mother. Gives me goosebumps.
Incredible waters ..always generous and rich of emotions
I wouldn't say generous lol
I still have the vinyl record of the wall, oh man Pink floyd have inspired so many of my illustration designs, but so may of them was from lyrics by Sir Waters. I absolutely love his solo album Amused to Death, I can can listen to it everyday the whole day long!
That's my Roger. Biggest fan here
Thats my Roger. Not only his biggest fan but oldest fan as well. I just love Roger
There is a million questions I'd like to ask him about the world, PF and Syd. But you did a fine job. Great interview
Thank you kindly!
yay Roger
That's my Roger Waters not only his biggest fan but his oldest fan as well.
what a amazing man! I wish they had more interviews of pink floyd when they were in their early years.
The only thing I heard in this interview - Roger : "I'm writing a memoir". Wow.
Roger's online store recently released a book "In the Pink" written by Nick Sedgwick (one of Rogers good friends) which talks about the time he spent in childhood with Roger, but also both on holiday and on tour with him in the early seventies, immediately following the release of Dark Side. It's a phenomenally good book for hearing about Roger and the band (they apparently either blocked it from release, or asked the author not to publish in the 70s as no-one liked how they came across), very honest, and includes a lot of handwritten notes by Roger from his rereading before the recent publication. It's one of the best Pink Floyd/Roger Waters books out there if you haven't read it, and it's reasonably unique for having the blessing of (and input from) Roger himself on it's release.
@@lapelcelery42 thanks for this
@@lapelcelery42Thank you for this information. I bought the book from Waterstones Books.
@@matthewkent4313I bought the book In the Pink from Waterstones Books.
@@matthewkent4313I bought the book In the Pink from Waterstones Books.
I heartily appreciate all the views, subscribers, and comments. Thank you. Still holding out for peace between Israelis and Palestinians one day.
Excellent interview/chat with Roger, great work John,,,balanced and thought provoking. Thank you Sir.
@@DoriasLives Many thanks for your kind words!!!
@@johnhaas8489 Very welcome indeed
dont hold your breath
i love this man #SIRrogerwaters for EVER AND EVER AND EVER
Yes I do as well forever and ever and ever
I love hearing you talk Roger Waters love your voice and the fact that interview was great. I can't wait for you to come to St.Louis Missouri ill be in the front to see you as I've done before and will love to do again.
Nice video! It is nice to have someone in the music industry care and have a voice (although at times vulgar) in politics!
You know, the most important thing for me after a enjoying the music and lyrics of PF, in knowing the writer behind these lyrics,... Roger Waters as an activist made the PF closer to our souls,... Because otherwise all PF legacy became a big lie, or a kind of a crazy empty science fiction facts that came and vanished a way from us,... Thanks ROGER of being authentic!
Sorry about my poor English!
For a Floydian like me the interview was priceless and wonderful.
What a great interview thank you
I can seriously watch roger talk everyday - he's the literal definition of a music genius and such a compelling personality. I hope these people interviewing him know how lucky they are.
They do!!!
Reminds me of how we sang 'This Land is Our Land' in primary school - never knowing there were additional verses we were never taught that made it clear that in reality America was not 'ours' but rather belongs to the wealthy. Woody would be turning in his grave if he knew that his song was being used instead to indoctrinate American kids into believing their ancestors had some pre-ordained right to occupy the continent.
A living genius.. His ego got the better of him but if he had stayed in Floyd it's likely they would have surpassed Michael Jackson or the Beatles in album sales.
With respect to your comment.....Rogers Waters is speaking about something very serious here.his strong views and commitment to human rights are far more important of any top charts competions.he has always been politically present with his songs....he uses his music to complement his views.Respect.
I think floyd was over anyway. Don't get me wrong. Look at my username. My favourite group but you have to remember that Rick was pretty deep into Cocaine at the time he got fired. Waters and the others had a deadline for the record to be in stores for Christmas. They lost their own money making the wall. And when all was said and done... Roger was painted out as a villain. He probably was difficult to work with?!. Idk. But there's always three sides to the truth. His side. Gilmours side. And then the truth
@@heavymeddle28 your username is awesome! 😄
Mr Waters almost assuredly would have become a professor, writer, politician, or all of the above, had he not been a musician first.
Here's hoping he still has many years of life left in him.
Sir ROGER
The Palestinian people are of Semitic origin.
Interesting in hindsight, given that now almost all Western countries have earmarked criticism or even critiquing as hate speech.
Roger Waters ❤
That is how I feel about Roger Waters as well
I don't know too much about politics, but I feel like you should be allowed to have your own political opinion without being against an entire ethnicity of people.
I agree with Roger s take on Palestine and applaud him for speaking out.very important for world renowned artist to do so.
Re PF, I wonder if his head is a little to big?
There is a feeling of,do as I say,not as I do... No one is perfect
An example for all if us. Thank you Roger.
Roger ain't wrong.x
When a British top Politician was put on the spot re The Arms Trade on LBC or BBC Radio 4 the other day , his answer was unbelievably straightforward for once - “. If We don’t , somebody else will “ . For the whole narrative to be justified by an answer that reminded me of my reply to Miss Whittaker in 1970 as a 6 yr old receiving his first rollocking & having to explain why I’d Pushed Over the concrete mushrooms in the school playground. ...( “ Because Alan had told me to ! “ - to which the Teacher replied “ if Alan told you to stick you head into a bucket of water , would you do that ? “ I could’ve replied “ if I didn’t, someone else would’ve “ - but I’d have got a bigger smack ) 🙄🏴❤️
just as a matter of interest, can I ask who the politician was? Thanks x
Roger Waters kämpft gegen Politische Korrektheit. !!! Danke
Really appreciate Rogers contributions to Floyd. What a band. Beyond that he seems like such a dense self absorbed fellow.
I've always loved the composer and the musician but now I love the man.
What will it take for us to achieve the correct focus
I hope that rude interruption at the end was for something important. The man was baring his soul an you jump out of the chair like it was on fire. The way Rodge done the tire burst sound was perfection.
A true legend!
So starting at 8:58 Waters begins complaining about the central evil of the USA all the while sitting barefoot and relaxed and a multimillionaire-an American dollar multimillionaire-in the Hamptons, one of the most famous of rich enclaves.
I would luv to hear the story of "My Yellow Rose with her blood stained clothes"? most powerful lyrics ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amused to Death is such a fantastic album!!!
@@johnhaas8489 Yes indeed sir, especially if one listens to it in 3d stereo or 5.1 channels. It blows me over completely.
What about European power?
Am I the only one who sees the conflict of interest between the words he says and the fact that he lives in the Hamptons?
Why wouldn’t he live in a safe location surrounded by peers and loved ones?
roger waters is 90% of pink floyd and this not Exaggerate
As much as I love Roger, I'm not sure you can credibly argue that Syd, David & Rick only make up 10% combined!
No, Pink Floyd was Syd Barret and his band.
If you understand music, and have listened to their catalog carefully, then you know that this is absolutely false.
@kiloscott I'm not anti-Roger in any sense, but if you look at the music Gilmour and Wright wrote combined or independent of each other, its pretty much the most memorable, indeed unforgettable sections of the Pink Floyd legend - Shine on, Wish you were here, Time, Breathe, Dogs, Echoes, Us & Them, Comfortably Numb, and thats just off the top of my head. In terms of lyrics, Roger is where its at - WYWH is one of my fav lyrics ever, just stunning.
Gilmore is a solid 40 percent alone man.... come on now
You are very out spoking Roger Waters and I love that I'm the same way people don't like it but I don't give a dam either. I would love to meet you some day.
Sorry for the misspelling of word that was suppose to say you are very out spoken like I am. I'm in my 70s just a few years younger than you are.
I am producing a retrospective film on Roger Waters. I am reaching out to John Haas to ask if he would like to make any comments for the film.
Kind regards
Barry
That's great. I know John will love to talk about it. He's a great fan of Roger Waters. You can connect with me at jim(at)legoy.com. From there I can connect you directly to John Haas if needed. Best, Jim
How about Richard Wright's human rights in the Floyd days?
Wright? You mean the guy who beat and cheated on his wife? By the way, he was a cocaine addict.
@@maybarrett3744 Yeah , cheated on his wife and took cocaine....like a million other rockstars.
roger: i think i’m dying
god: you just gave me a great idea for a song.
Well give credit where its due A momentary lapse of reason by pinkfloyd is a amazing experience. This is where I got introduced to Pink Floyd but i followed instinct and started asking questios. Eventually I would import their music from abroad and that is where this cult following happened. If i watch the wall movie the next day people must stay away because im one crazy beast and i cannot control myself. Fuck i was born in 71!
Great interview !!
Daniel Vertino Yeah, if you live in the Twilight Zone. Roger Waters is a grade A scumbag, Antisemite and compulsive liar.
Do you have proof, oren?
Henry Stanley Proof of what specifically? You can see this all very easily in his TH-cam videos. His constant lying to demonize Jews. He’s also made many videos supporting Iran, Assad, Maduro, etc. As far as the Antisemitism, he speaks about the Jewish lobby, put a Jewish star on a pig, and is a virulent israel hater. Here’s one link that kind of presents both - his lying and antisemitism:
blogs.timesofisrael.com/roger-waters-claims-israeli-fans-nixed-peace-its-a-lie/
Ever heard of context?
Henry Stanley Yep. Context is critical. And with Rogers the context is that of a pattern of targeting Jews for demonization.
When you said palestinian I thought Lord Enki the person in the sumarian clay tablets who received palestine as a Gift from his younger brother Lord Enlill Pre Noahs Flood
Just keep saying what is right for you. I fully agree with you.
Dear Roger. You are truly loved and admired, as a man of truth, great musician and a marvelous human being. 🤗🥰
" I love ya music i Hate ya fuckin politics " lol. I know that line ! Must be the only musician i know of, whom i d be willing to have a talk with, OUTSIDE Of music. Is it politics or is it Humanity ?
I respect any one that does well in there lives .making a good lives for themselves .so much respect .but my god .who needs 200 billion in there banks .just want more n more .it's fucking crazy .your never spend it . And just wanting more n more .I never understand it 200 billion .my god just one person .he would give ever person on the earth . To have a good life .and still have so much money leafed over. Still making so much .ever year .it's crazy .
Greed has no limits...just the way it is.
Why don't you ask those who label Roger ANTISEMITIC?
Is the onus not on them to prove their claim???????
BAFS
Indeed. To them Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Israel's own major human rights organization, B'Tselem, must be antisemitic! As well as the many Jews who are anti Zionist.
Roger Waters, Mort Sahl, Bill Hicks, Jim Morrison, John Lennon = good guys.
John Lennon a good guy? Except for the part where he was a shitty father.
@@loresiavallette6643 and where he repeatedly said racist slurs
Roger Waters is a historically illiterate Antisemite scumbag and compulsive liar.
Where is the proof, Loresia and Dave?
Oren, do you support Trump?
Love his work. And simply not interested in his way of display of his political views. But thats ok too. He has a right to express is I just have a right to not listen him talk politics.
Roger Waters, the guy that tore Pink Floyd apart with his megalomania, talking about love, understanding and empathy? This is the guy that forced Richard Wright out of the band and put him on a musician's wage.
seems like Mr. Floyd never heard from people who survived the Gulags
Politics sucks ....
1:19:19 Roger Waters and Sid and the 350 Norton
1:04:08
Very true.
Not the roger I know of... how weird.
One year.
The Jews are indigenous to Judaea. The Palestinians are Arabs and indigenous to the Arabian gulf region. Even the European Jews are from Judaea but they were taken to Europe as Roman slaves. Most Palestinians arrived as actual settler colonials after 1886 to benefit from new Jewish markets for goods and labor. In earlier centuries the Ottoman often sent groups of Muslims from all over the empire to settle in Palestine. The Bosnians are probably the best known example.
But far more important - this issue is irrelevant. First , the UN helped formally create Israel. The Palestinians could’ve had a state but they said No bc they didn’t want the Jews to gave a state. Plus, unlike the Arabs, the Jews bought their land fair and square. If you buy property it’s yours, just as in every country. The British even offered to set up an Arab equivalent to the Jewish National Fund. They said no.
Oh brother.... Here we go. Other peoples have been oppressed, enslaved and slaughtered- you don't see Native Americans or the Irish committing war crimes and human rights violations and crying racism when they called out on it.
EmbersFallen I see Irish crying racism all the time while pulling oil from occupied Western Sahara. Is that a war crime? Further, Israel doesn’t commit war crimes, etc. that’s about as real as “Jesus was a Palestinian” and “Israel committed genocide!” Etc etc
He like Israel but he don't like sionister i thing
Hi, I am producing a retrospective film on Roger Waters. This is very interesting. Could I please ask permission to maybe use a small clip of this video?
Kind regards
Barry
Hi Barry. Yes, you can use what you need just as long as it doesn't create a negative impression of anyone in the video. Attribution will only be necessary if it's For Profit. Please let us know when and where we can see it. Thank you & good luck with your project.
Thanks. That is very much appreciated. If you give me an email address or I can give mine. I will happily explain the project in detail.
Kind regards
Barry
Oh dear.
In the Torah of the Jews it is explicitly written that the Promised Land belongs to the Muslims why did you not take it to The Hague
52:48 Rog explaining when Donald Trump had his own Roger Waters epiphany of self loathing.
Roger seems to portray as proper, correct, meaningful, "human" concepts, ideas, ideals, thoughts, views, perspectives, perceptions.
However, though they have validity, the actual stance on many issue is based upon false information.
A few specific examples:
A. "Palestinian" definition: inhabitants of Palestine. Area/Region of Palestine was defined by Greece, continued by Rome, Ottoman Empires then Britain post WWI (given control post war via L.N., Balfour). There is NO history of a single people called Palestinians until Yasser Arafat, born in Egypt, directed by his father to undermine the existence of The State of Israel, initiated the use of the name of Falsti for the Arabs. These Arabs are in "indigenous" and only arrived in The Holy Land after more significant numbers of Yidden came to inhabit the desolate land.
B. His connections with U.N. are his connections with the Globalists/Elite who formed the N.L., U.N., funded both sides of WWI, II; they are those who benefit with Wars, and military equipment.
C. The portrayal of the situations in [G]Aza, Genine, inhumane behavior if Israel, its behavior against the Arabs.
Live here, and see, know of these false stories, information, portrayal is obvious.
The Hamas, Fatah, Hezbollah, etc., are showing their actual inhumane actions upon their own people (e.g. public executions), "brain washing", against Israel inhabitants, Yidden/Jews, especially civilians.
D. Peace plan mentioned, date 50 years, is not implemented, accepted, etc., is completely false! Actually, Arafat, Fatah, Hamas have never accepted any proposed peace plan, rather only a complete removal of Yidden/Jews having habitation and existence in their given Holy Land.
These Arabs are not indigenous to the Holy Land, and only came from the surrounding regions, some were portions of Palestine; Syria, Jordan, Lebanon.
Their statements are completely FALSE, proven.
They continue the Fake, False portrayal shown well, explicitly, exactly by BBC, CNN.
The local inhabitants come to this reporter, with a purpose; to participate in the false portrayal.
These men are despicable, appalling, disgusting people hiding behind the false mask, disguise, guise of human existence, humanity, humanism, humane behavior intertwined with the agenda of the UN/Globalists/Elite.
Set the controls for the ♥ of the ☀.
@@tonydumbty7003 what is Your meaning and intent?
Are You indicating they are Sun Lovers or Worshippers?
@@newtonfirefly3584 Definitely Sun Worshippers..
@@tonydumbty7003 ok, so how do You see, think, view, perceive these two as 🌝 Worshippers and relates with their views?
@@newtonfirefly3584 what is this a questionnaire by Mossad.lol
No there has to be some order it can't a neoliberal free-for-all everybody has to be not only consuming but producing we don't have enough has two and I know I'm not going to get a lot of love for this comment but, please read it knowing the fact that I don't hate anyone I want to make that very clear I'm not here to hate you I'm not here to judge you I'm here to help you like you're here to help me that's vanity there are certain preferences that have been allowed in my country where it did drive a lot of countries from doing business with us and we know what preference it is, and no it's not gay it's not homosexual is a little bit darker than that if you want to call it dark I'm not calling Stark personally which is lgbtq lifestyle I'm talking about genderism which is also known in the dark ages in human history as reproductive organ torture and experimentation, and how my country has made it a positive light and is now putting it in school systems which really pisses me off I'm not the type of guy to go to the school committee on the type of dad to I don't know maybe drop a match overnightI grew up around parents that my mother was a very intelligent woman made it her life's mission to become a successful individual in the library my father on the other hand which I emulate most of and nowadays I don't know why that's no longer favored painted in my country's idea that more important to focus on the man that was raised by the woman which is nothing wrong with that absolutely not a woman is strong wise and provides a lot of the nurturing you know, but my father taught me you go f*** them up you make it known if you are going to Junior high and high school that you are not going to touch me you are not going to convince my fellow students as it's okay to grow up and want to castrate this is actually going on there are gay pornos in Junior high's now which is f****** crazy it has to be limitations that has to be some kind of respect to we're here to procreate we are here to enjoy what God has allowed us to enjoy he gave us woman and he gave woman man for us to procreate and carrion what's the best part about humanity and I think that's something we should keep discussing and arguing it is still important that has to be limitations are has to be certain exceptions to certain lifestyles for the greater good of humanity and being good to self and I know he's probably not going to talk about this in the video but I just want to put it in the comments I can actually speak here in the comments because this has to do with making the world a better place please understand in the transgender community with comments that you may read under under different videos I'm not saying I hate anybody I'm not saying that you are wrong I'm saying that you know better and you should love yourself and you shouldn't want to mess with your body God gave you what you have because he loves you he made sure that you are a specific individual that I have created on my you have and I do not want you to change that, I think that's a beautiful thing I think that we should be encouraging that specific lifestyle and that lifestyle decision to be just out of existence because I think that y'all know better and I think that you should love yourself a little more that's all I'm saying on the subject of transgenderism which is causing civil unrest across my country they're mad because they filled it being discriminated against wolves not you're being discriminated against we just sometimes in humanity, shows things very aggressively in an aggressive light not specifically out of hatred but concern that you should love yourself more humans are like this and we have to acknowledge that too as human beings we can be aggressive we can be domineering when we not trying to be okay? Just wanted to put this in here because I want to make it very clear that we can do better than what we're doing in America we don't have to let them continue to pump their propaganda thinking that everything is okay and anything goes because we want to extinct because we're genetically Superior to you that's the mindset of the 1% that everybody keeps calling them and they they're the ones that if they can't get to you they get to your children that's who we're talkin about that we need to abolish I hope you all read my comment in consideration to the fact that I'm coming from a good place in the hot and please don't be disrespected and offended I just Care aloteverybody has their right to an opinion please remember that if you want to respond if you're a member of this community and you heard something that is positive in this comment feel free to respond bro I'm not putting your community down I'm just saying that you know better than that and I think that you should understand that every human being has that capacity to look at themselves and say you know what I like what I am I feel beautiful I'm a good person keep it that way you.
Roger you are a legand
Roger and the interviewers understanding of U.S. government agencies, the propaganda machine media, and Trump is full of contradictions. Great interview nonetheless.
Cite moments in the interview where this happens please
All the Blood and Treasure we spent policing this planet Everybody wants to come here funny he could live anywhere on this planet he picks Long Island
I absolutely love Roger Waters prose - especially “The Child Left Behind”
Who would give this a thumbs down?
The Music Box
Ask Oren
Semitic people who don't like the truth
No animals right
You mean veganism?
@10:05. He says sat outside his Hamilton estate, free to say what he thinks, any time anywhere Provided of course by the very construct he is complaining about.
Ridiculous.
Great music though
I was with roger until he said he gets his news from RT. Really?
great human - should never die
roger you are some one for me -ever thanks
berndt from germany
I love his music more then his talks
@kiloscott I love his music.
What is, kiloscott?
What would the Palestine people do if they had the same amount of power
Not what Israel are doing.
@@themusicbox6460 would they throw their missles away?
@@oren12323 Ugh! This is the other side of that victims coin: "We can never forgive you for making us kill your children." - the Iran Lady, frying bacon in Hell with M. Began.
Marvin Sannes I guess you have to have basic critical thinking skills to understand what Meir meant. She was referring to the Palestinians’ use of child soldiers,, etc. and she was right. Today it’s worse, countless Palestinian kids including mentally impaired kids have had suicide bombs strapped to them. Then afterwards the mother has to pretend to be *happy* that her kid was just blown up. I’m a martyrs mother, jack god! So to summarize, Meir doesn’t even want to kill Palestinian children while Palestinians kill their own kids in bids to kill Jewish kids.
Marvin Sannes Lurkers, there are no coincidences. Check this guy’s account out.
is roger waters jewish? not that it matters❣️
He was born Christian but has long been a proud, staunch atheist,
I think that if aliens from another planet are watching Earth and zooming in to see this wonderful planet, surely they would think that intelligent inhabitants of Earth must be living in peace and harmony.
If they zoom further in.. they must be amazed by the extent of killings and hate that prevail there.
I truly think that if ALL humans, and especially politicians play music or at least appreciate it.. there would be no wars, crimes or hate on Earth.
Music must be the only religion of Humans.
"the rusty wire that holds the cord which keeps the anger in, gives way and suddenly its day again! This is the best description for Marvels The Hulk, when he snaps there is no stop!
7:30 Roger, you are misinformed. The current Mexican president is not progressive. Please revisit the situation again. As a leader of thought, even your most casual words have profound impact. Use your power carefully
Israel will never surrender. NEVER!
Small hats run all media and hollywood. There's ya first problem Rog
When shock rock DJ Howard Stern called out Roger Waters - bassist and song writer of the famous rock band Pink Floyd on his call for an Israeli boycott, Mr. Stern talked of Israel being a tiny piece of desert no one wants - where Jews can go live and be accepted. What Mr. Stern didn't point out is that if the Middle East were shrunk down and fit into a scale model the size of a football stadium, Israel would be the size of a carton of cigarettes.
In arguing for an Israeli boycott, Roger Waters finally provides the evidence that he not only is a huge antisemite, but that he has no idea what it's like to be Jewish and an Israeli. He shows he knows nothing of the Jewish religion and culture and doesn't understand that it is a religion all about perseverance and survival in the face of total annihilation - that the vast majority of Jewish religious holidays are about overcoming persecution and annihilation - stretching back millenniums to biblical times.
1. Passover - a holiday about overcoming Egyptian slavery and persecution
2. Purim - a holiday about the story of the book of Esther - a king and prime minister bent on killing all the Jews in their country
3. Chanukah - a holiday created during the Spanish Inquisition about the destruction of the Jewish temple and annihilation of the Biblical Jewish state.
4. Yom Hashoa - a 20th Century religious holiday commemorating the 6 million Jews who died in Nazi ovens and gas chambers.
Mr Waters knows nothing about being part of a people who have lived and survived for thousands of years with a blade at your throat - And with all the hatred of the world - worldwide - heaped on the Jews for their different way of life and their simple belief that the messiah has not come yet.
He obviously knows nothing about how the Palestinians continue to foment the total destruction of the Jewish State thru their terrorist organizations Hamas and Hezbollah. Organizations that have been recognized the world over as terrorist organizations involved with violent activities. He doesn't see how the Palestinians continue to accept funds and weapons from Iran - a country that is led by religious zealots bent on israel's total destruction - and whose former president was quoted as saying the holocaust never happened.
Roger Waters David Gilmour and Nick Mason point their fingers at Israel and blame them for the deaths of innocent Palestinians. They accuse Israel of persecuting Palestinians - of occupying Palestinian lands. They accuse Israel of the same Apartheid that took place in South Africa. Let me ask you this, Mr. Waters - were the South African blacks backed by another country that was bent on the total destruction of the south African whites? Did they receive thousands of soviet-made missiles to fire upon their south African white counterparts? If not, how on Earth can you have the gall to attempt to make that connection, that comparison? To coin a title of one of your band's earlier songs - it's "Apples and Oranges."
Mr. Waters then goes a step further and compares Israel to Nazi Germany - not just a slap in the face - but a spit in the face. And this is from the "King of Empathy" who wrote so many songs about human empathy on Dark Side of The Moon? This man is a self-aggrandising hypocrite who thinks that writing some hit songs gives him the privilege of running his mouth and weighing in on matters he knows nothing of - that he's now some kind of expert on the human condition who doesn't have to do any due diligence or research - doesn't have to take both sides into consideration - That by writing his songs, it makes him important and relevant and that people will listen to him and he can arrogantly insert himself into the world dialogue in his vain attempt to shape it to his liking in his image.
By arguing for an Israeli boycott, Roger Waters proves he's nothing but a blowhard who loves to hear himself pontificate even when he's on the wrong side. His arrogant overly verbose nature can be easily seen in the Pink Floyd movie, "Live at Pompeii." He is ignorant of the Israeli prediciment that continues to weave itself deeply into Jewish life the world over. And he proves what an insensitive arrogant antisemetic boob he really is.
Mr Waters - why don't you and your BDS organization use some of that influence and spend some of your funding and time campaigning the Palestinians on how they should stop accepting monies from Iran and stop firing their missiles into Israeli cities and stop digging tunnels into Israel so they can pop up and ambush and murder unsuspecting Israeli civilians?
Why is it all Israel's fault?
Don't you and the Palestinians realize that when the Palestinians dismantle Hamas and Hezbollah, accept and recognize Israel's right to exist, and lay down their sword that they've held at Israel's throat since its creation in 1948, the occupation will end? The Arab states and the Palestinians have had opportunity after opportunity to wipe Israel off the map in countless wars after wars - wars that weren't started by Israel - 1948 war - 1956 war - 1967 war - 1973 war - 1982 war, etc. they even attacked Israel on Yom Kippur - the holiest holiday for Jews, when Jews all over the world are fasting and atoning for sins. Attacked and bombed. And yet - Israel persevered. Like it has done for centuries.
So I say this to Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, all their Palestinian friends, and anyone else bent on Israel's destruction: despite all your efforts to the contrary, Israel is going nowhere. And until such a time when Israel's many enemies lay down their swords, Israel and the Jewish people have every right to defend themselves and defend their right to survive and exist. To do whatever it takes to persevere in the face of total annihilation, as they have done for millennia.
P.S. I'll never purchase another Pink Floyd product again. I suggest everyone do the same and boycott the band.
The Palestinians weren't consulted about the creation of Israel. It was imposed on them and effectively was an invasion and continues to be so. The settlements, which have made a two state solution impossible, have nothing to do with Hamas, which only runs Gaza and was not created until 1987. The problem with the creation of the Zionist state was that there were already people living there. Since then the Palestinians have lost more and more land. A Palestinian family goes on holiday and finds a Jewish family living in their home, and the Israeli courts find in the Jewish family's favor. Palestinians have to put up with restrictions on their movements and check points. Gaza is a concentration camp, with Israel controlling its borders and sea coast.
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Israeli's own major human rights organization, B'Tselem, have designated Israel an apartheid state. When Desmond Tutu visited the West Bank and Gaza Strip he said the way the Israelis treat the Palestinians was WORSE than the way white South Africans treated blacks under apartheid. Even David Cameron, the then Conservative British PM, described Gaza as a prison camp. As for the "antisemitism" nonsense, there are plenty of anti Zionist Jews, including some famous ones such as Miriam Margoyles, Alexie Sayle, and the historian (now deceased) Tony Judt, whose book of essays, which I have, documents his gradual disillusionment with Zionism. If you are going to equate anti Zionism with antisemitism you put yourself in the bizarre situation of labeling Jews as antisemitic. If anything, YOU are antisemitic, as you are reducing all Jews with the apartheid state.
Great summary
Pro and Con (no pun) talk would take you much further in a credibility sense. When one chooses one side only, everything on the other side of the argument is deemed irrelevant.
There is no other side - the Palestinians were not even consulted before their homeland was invaded and the ethnic cleansing commenced. Reading about it would take you much further - The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by noted Jewish Israeli historian Ilan Pappe is an excellent place to start.
Jews and Palestinians are like distant brothers .
Distant Indeed but nonetheless
BROTHERS !
The best thing that ever happened to Pink Floyd was getting rid of Rodger Waters
How so? I mean with roger they made their four most popular albums.
If thats what u think I hope u don't listen to their greatest stuff since waters wrote every lyric
yah oust the primary songwriter -- genius!