Roger Waters has shared a statement in which he calls the recent controversy over his Berlin gig a “smear” aiming to “silence” him.This week, it was revealed that the former Pink Floyd member is to be investigated by Berlin police over Nazi-style clothing worn at a recent gig of his in the German capital.The gig came after Waters provoked backlash after making a reference to Anne Frank at one of his earlier concerts in Germany, in which he wore an outfit that some deemed as having connotations to the Second World War.This particular segment of the show revolved around a character from Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’, who imagines himself as a fictional fascist dictator during a hallucination.
When playing the character, Waters donned a black trench coat and wore a red armband featuring two crossed hammers.After Berlin police spokesperson Martin Halweg told The Guardian that “an investigation has been opened over the costume displayed at the concerts on 17 and 18 May,” Waters shared a statement on his Twitter account today (May 27) hitting back at the criticism and investigations.pic.twitter.com/RdxCXZY0Gn— Roger Waters ✊ (@rogerwaters) May 26, 2023Discussing how the gigs had “attracted bad faith attacks from those who want to smear and silence me because they disagree with my political views,” Waters said that anyone considering the gigs’ message to be anything but anti-fascist is “disingenuous and politically motivated”.He added: “The elements of my performance that have been questioned are quite clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry in all its forms,” he said.“The depiction of an unhinged fascist demagogue has been a feature of my shows since Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ in 1980.”He added: “I have.
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