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Roger Waters saying that he felt bullied by members in Pink Floyd.The former Floyd drummer said in a new interview that he was surprised to hear Waters claim last month that ex-guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour and ex-keyboardist Richard Wright were “always trying to drag me down”.“I’m slightly flabbergasted by it,” Mason told journalist Jim DeRogatis of The Coda Collection. “But I think that’s a slightly over emotional way of putting that there was some sort of division within the band about.“Because Roger was always looking beyond the music, in a way.

Pink Floyd‘s David Gilmour has shared a demo version of ‘Yet Another Movie’ ahead of the reissue of the band’s 1987 album ‘A Momentary Lapse of Reason’ – hear it below.The album, which was the band’s first following the departure of Roger Waters, will be reissued on October 29 via Sony and feature a “Remixed and Updated” edition on vinyl, CD, DVD and more.It will also be available in 360 Reality Audio, described as “a new immersive music experience that closely mimics the omni-directional soundscape of live musical performance for the listener using Sony’s object-based 360 Spatial Sound technologies.”Discussing ‘Yet Another Movie’ in a statement, Gilmour said: “Pat Leonard and I met up at Astoria in September 1986 a couple of days after I

Rolling Stone reported. “And the answer is, ‘F–k you.

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters gave a firmly negative response to Facebook’s request to use ‘Another Brick In The Wall’ in an upcoming ad for Instagram.Speaking at a forum in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, as reported by Rolling Stone, Waters read out an email he claimed to have received from Mark Zuckerberg requesting the right to use the song.“It’s a request for the rights to use my song, ‘Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2’ in the making of a film to promote Instagram,” Waters said.The letter allegedly said that the team at Facebook “feel that the core sentiment of this song is still so prevalent and so necessary today, which speaks to how timeless the work is”.“¡Vete a la chingada!”: @rogerwaters a Mark Zuckerberg.

Tom Morello, Brian Eno, Roger Waters and more are all set to play a special livestream fundraiser gig today (April 10).Live For Gaza aims to raise funds for musicians in the Gaza Strip in Palestine.Waters is set to perform his 1992 track ‘The Bravery of Being Out of Range’ at the event, while Eno has created a special audiovisual piece specifically for the concert.

Elton John, Liam Gallagher and Ed Sheeran have all signed an open letter to criticise the UK Government’s Brexit deal, which has shunned the chance for touring musicians to enjoy visa-free travel in Europe.More than 100 musicians say they have been “shamefully failed” by the post-Brexit trade deal in a new open letter published in The Times.The letter, which has also been backed by the likes of Queen‘s Brian May and Roger Waters, calls on the government to “urgently do what it said it would do and negotiate paperwork-free travel in Europe for British artists and their equipment”.As well as warning of a “gaping hole” where free movement previously existed, the signees argue that the cost of permits and other regulations will make “many tours

John Prine has slammed Donald Trump as a “fucking idiot”, after the American musician died of coronavirus earlier this year.Prine passed away in Nashville in April this year, with his passing prompting an outpouring of tributes from the likes of Elvis Costello and Roger Waters.His widow, Fiona Whelan Prine, reacted angrily after Trump boasted about his handling of the crisis during Tuesday night’s first presidential debate with Joe Biden.“Can someone get that f****** idiot off the stage.

Roger Waters has accused his former bandmate David Gilmour of banning him from using Pink Floyd’s website to promote his work.

Roger Waters announced today (March 27) that he will postpone the entirety of his This Is Not a Drill North American dates.

Roger Waters, live in a studio setting, recorded a socially distanced take on Pink Floyd's "Two Suns in the Sunset," the closing track from the band's 1983 album The Final Cut.

Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters has taken to social media to rail against long-ago partner David Gilmour for considering him “irrelevant” and “banning” him from the group’s website and social media, complaining that his solo projects are not allowed to come up for mention while those of Gilmour’s wife are promoted.

"Just change the name of the band to Spinal Tap".

By Chris Willman