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Post by Pete on Jan 19, 2012 11:55:27 GMT -5
He and David Gilmour spent many years at loggerheads through lawyers after Waters decided to depart in 1985. Waters claimed the group had “dissolved” and rought to stop the remaining members from continuing under the Floyd name.
But relations have thawed since then, and, last year, surviving members Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason appeared during one of Waters’ live performances of classic album The Wall.
Now the solo artist, who says he’ll retire at the end of his current world tour, admits the years of anger weren’t worth it.
Asked by radio host Howard Stern if Floyd were wrong to keep playing his songs after he’d left, Waters says: “No, I don’t think so. I think I was wrong to think they were wrong.”
The band had begun to drift apart many years before the final split, he reflects. “We were a cracking team when we were younger. From 1968 to Dark Side of the Moon we were a pretty tightly-knit group.”
But things started to change when Floyd’s acclaimed 1973 album brought financial rewards. “Dark Side of the Moon was the first time we made any cash,” says Waters. “We were reasonably generous with one another at that time.
“I think once you’ve achieved that measure of success, you’ve really done what it was you set out to do together. From then on it was really about clinging to the trademark in a kind of frightened way, not wanting to lose the umbrella with the words ‘Pink’ and ‘Floyd’ together.”
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Post by Ricky on Jan 19, 2012 16:05:58 GMT -5
it would be nice to see them do a few shows and put out a new dvd ..
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Post by Equinox on Jan 19, 2012 18:00:09 GMT -5
It's a shame folks have to get too old to do anything about it to realize they made a mistake.
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Post by Trexx on Jan 19, 2012 19:26:49 GMT -5
His actions in the past made me think he was a selfish, fool hardy, old coot.
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Post by kim on Jan 20, 2012 14:11:24 GMT -5
There is no room for anger when it comes to music.
That's the one thing that I never understood and the
one thing that bothers me because it now becomes
a business which causes the anger in the second place
after the first place being the music itself
....if that makes any sense at all?
Very sad to see so many artists, talented musicans and groups
suffer these demises only to realize lost opportunities after many years because of this nasty side of human nature and the business of music that eventually takes over solid relationships that started out with a simple bond, direction that was clearly in focus, then was developed, refined, honed and relied upon from the start.
Patching things up at the "end", or at this point may ease their concious and that's good, but what of the lost possibilities that
they, as artists have lost out on...not to mention what the
fans and ultimately, the world has lost out on in terms
of the music?
Supertramp? (list your fav band here)............are you listening?
Sleep easy for those involved I guess?...but "what could have been" still rings loudly in my ears and I patiently await to hear from those that can put their anger aside before it's too late.
Like money,..."Anger" is not something that you can take
to the grave with you.
Thanks
Kim
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Post by Jesse on Jan 20, 2012 19:34:16 GMT -5
There is no room for anger when it comes to music. That's the one thing that I never understood and the one thing that bothers me because it now becomes a business which causes the anger in the second place after the first place being the music itself ....if that makes any sense at all? Very sad to see so many artists, talented musicans and groups suffer these demises only to realize lost opportunities after many years because of this nasty side of human nature and the business of music that eventually takes over solid relationships that started out with a simple bond, direction that was clearly in focus, then was developed, refined, honed and relied upon from the start. Patching things up at the "end", or at this point may ease their concious and that's good, but what of the lost possibilities that they, as artists have lost out on...not to mention what the fans and ultimately, the world has lost out on in terms of the music? Supertramp? (list your fav band here)............are you listening? Sleep easy for those involved I guess?...but "what could have been" still rings loudly in my ears and I patiently await to hear from those that can put their anger aside before it's too late. Like money,..."Anger" is not something that you can take to the grave with you. Thanks Kim All good points. However, being in a band and having been in bands, I can understand (somewhat) with Water's feeling at the time. My old cover band was made up of 4 good friends. We all got along great and played whatever songd anyone else in the band wanted to do. Once we began playing out, things changed. All of a sudden we had to play what we thought the audiences wanted to hear....which was all well and good, but there were 4 differing opinions on "what the audiences wanted to hear". And this was a little half-assed cover band in Podunktown, Pennsytucky. I can only imagine the magnitude of this effect on a band of Pink Floyd's fame. |
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Post by Equinox on Jan 20, 2012 19:45:24 GMT -5
The tour for Roger's solo album "Radio KAOS" showed his ego had grown to mammoth proportions.
While he and the band played the music really well, they had a DJ sort of running the show, and after EVERY FUCKING SONG he would say "Words and Music by Roger Waters"
About half way through the show the folks in my aisle were all muttering "OK, we get it! You wrote all the songs, you dickhead!"
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Post by snakesandladders on Jan 23, 2012 13:06:03 GMT -5
.......................and the result of all of that hullballoo was The Wall? ?? What SHITINESS!!!! They could have done MUCH better!!!!   
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Post by Trexx on Jan 23, 2012 17:04:52 GMT -5
Oh sheeit. You made me laugh. So true! |
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Post by Equinox on Jan 23, 2012 18:19:23 GMT -5
No, the result was that they weren't happy as a band with the success of "The Wall" it became about who got credit for what, or more to the point, Roger wanting all the credit for it. It was a great album (I'll take Dark Side over it personally), but in terms of the band it was basically the beginning of the end. |
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Post by snakesandladders on Jan 25, 2012 10:57:28 GMT -5
No, the result was that they weren't happy as a band with the success of "The Wall" it became about who got credit for what, or more to the point, Roger wanting all the credit for it. It was a great album (I'll take Dark Side over it personally), but in terms of the band it was basically the beginning of the end. Of course DSOtM was WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better than that CRAP The Wall....the WORST album in rock history:) !!!   |
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Post by snakesandladders on Jan 25, 2012 10:58:38 GMT -5
Oh sheeit. You made me laugh. So true! Did you have any doubts? !  |
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Post by Equinox on Jan 25, 2012 20:26:56 GMT -5
No, the result was that they weren't happy as a band with the success of "The Wall" it became about who got credit for what, or more to the point, Roger wanting all the credit for it. It was a great album (I'll take Dark Side over it personally), but in terms of the band it was basically the beginning of the end. Of course DSOtM was WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better than that CRAP The Wall....the WORST album in rock history:) !!! Just my opinion. What's with the sarcastic asshole stuff? |
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Post by Pete on Jan 26, 2012 11:02:35 GMT -5
He has a long standing visceral hate of "The Wall"
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Post by Trexx on Jan 26, 2012 19:30:41 GMT -5
I do actually like the screaming dive bomber on The Wall. My favcorite part! ;D
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Post by Equinox on Jan 26, 2012 19:52:11 GMT -5
He has a long standing visceral hate of "The Wall" Oh. I thought he was being sarcastic, as in the best they ever did.  |
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Post by snakesandladders on Feb 2, 2012 11:55:19 GMT -5
Nope, I'm usually very straight fwd with posts concerning The Wall.....poor Syd would be turning in his grave only to listen to that CRAP-------and I'll say it again....THE WALL, THE WORST AND CHEESIEST ALBUM EVER TO HIT ROCKLAND:) !!!!! |
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Post by Trexx on Feb 2, 2012 19:18:58 GMT -5
Yeah! No pudding for Mr. Waters. NONE!
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