George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey, United… Read Full Bio ↴George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey, United Kingdom) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer.
Roger Waters was the main lyricist for the classic British rock band Pink Floyd. He, along with Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright, formed the band in 1965 and released their first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn in 1967. In 1968, Syd Barrett was replaced by guitarist/singer David Gilmour. He and Gilmour were the main creative forces behind the albums Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, and Wish You Were Here; Waters eventually became the primary songwriter, being the driving force behind Animals, and The Wall as well as the sole songwriter of The Final Cut. Waters became well-known for being an intense perfectionist and his controlling nature alienated the rest of the band. The Final Cut, released in 1983, was essentially a Roger Waters solo album "performed by Pink Floyd" as the credits stated. This would be the group's last album with Waters. David Gilmour decided to carry on with Pink Floyd and Waters, believing that Pink Floyd was a "non-entity" without him, sued the rest of the band to retire the Pink Floyd name. His lawsuit ultimately failed, and Pink Floyd released three more studio albums and two double live albums, without him.
The feud between David Gilmour and Roger Waters lasted for decades, and it wasn't until Live 8 in 2005 that they finally decided to set their differences aside and perform a brief set for the charity gig. This would be the last time that Pink Floyd would ever perform together in their "classic" lineup. Shortly after the show, there was much speculation that Pink Floyd would get back together for a full reunion tour, but Gilmour ultimately nixed the idea, stating that although the Live 8 gig was fun, the rehearsals were not.
Much to everyone's surprise, Gilmour and Waters reunited once again on July 11, 2010 for a charity performance for “The Hoping Foundation,” an organization that supports Palestinian refugee kids. At Ronnie Scott’s club in London, the duo performed four songs together: “To Know Him Is to Love Him” (a cover of the old Teddy Bear’s song), “Wish You Were Here,” “Comfortably Numb,” and finally (after a special request) “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2.” Once again, just like after the Live 8 Reunion, speculation began regarding future reunions. No official Pink Floyd reunion has yet been set, but Gilmour did promise that he would join Roger Waters for one show on his 2010-11 “The Wall” tour, performing “Comfortably Numb.” Gilmour fulfilled his promise on May 14, 2011 in London.
Waters has so far released the following solo albums:
* Music from The Body soundtrack with Ron Geesin(1970)
* The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984)
* When the Wind Blows soundtrack with contributions from other artists as well (1986)
* Radio K.A.O.S. (1987)
* The Wall: Live in Berlin (1990)
* Amused to Death (1992)
* In the Flesh live (2000)
* Flickering Flame: The Solo Years, Vol. 1 (2003)
* Ça Ira (Opera) (2005)
*Is This the Life We Really Want? (2017)
*Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale (2018)
*The Lockdown Sessions (2022)
Roger Waters was the main lyricist for the classic British rock band Pink Floyd. He, along with Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright, formed the band in 1965 and released their first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn in 1967. In 1968, Syd Barrett was replaced by guitarist/singer David Gilmour. He and Gilmour were the main creative forces behind the albums Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, and Wish You Were Here; Waters eventually became the primary songwriter, being the driving force behind Animals, and The Wall as well as the sole songwriter of The Final Cut. Waters became well-known for being an intense perfectionist and his controlling nature alienated the rest of the band. The Final Cut, released in 1983, was essentially a Roger Waters solo album "performed by Pink Floyd" as the credits stated. This would be the group's last album with Waters. David Gilmour decided to carry on with Pink Floyd and Waters, believing that Pink Floyd was a "non-entity" without him, sued the rest of the band to retire the Pink Floyd name. His lawsuit ultimately failed, and Pink Floyd released three more studio albums and two double live albums, without him.
The feud between David Gilmour and Roger Waters lasted for decades, and it wasn't until Live 8 in 2005 that they finally decided to set their differences aside and perform a brief set for the charity gig. This would be the last time that Pink Floyd would ever perform together in their "classic" lineup. Shortly after the show, there was much speculation that Pink Floyd would get back together for a full reunion tour, but Gilmour ultimately nixed the idea, stating that although the Live 8 gig was fun, the rehearsals were not.
Much to everyone's surprise, Gilmour and Waters reunited once again on July 11, 2010 for a charity performance for “The Hoping Foundation,” an organization that supports Palestinian refugee kids. At Ronnie Scott’s club in London, the duo performed four songs together: “To Know Him Is to Love Him” (a cover of the old Teddy Bear’s song), “Wish You Were Here,” “Comfortably Numb,” and finally (after a special request) “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2.” Once again, just like after the Live 8 Reunion, speculation began regarding future reunions. No official Pink Floyd reunion has yet been set, but Gilmour did promise that he would join Roger Waters for one show on his 2010-11 “The Wall” tour, performing “Comfortably Numb.” Gilmour fulfilled his promise on May 14, 2011 in London.
Waters has so far released the following solo albums:
* Music from The Body soundtrack with Ron Geesin(1970)
* The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984)
* When the Wind Blows soundtrack with contributions from other artists as well (1986)
* Radio K.A.O.S. (1987)
* The Wall: Live in Berlin (1990)
* Amused to Death (1992)
* In the Flesh live (2000)
* Flickering Flame: The Solo Years, Vol. 1 (2003)
* Ça Ira (Opera) (2005)
*Is This the Life We Really Want? (2017)
*Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale (2018)
*The Lockdown Sessions (2022)
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Roger Waters Lyrics
4:50 AM (Go Fishing) As cars go by I cast my mind's eye Over back…
Act 1: Scene 1: A Garden in Vienna 1765 Within our humble sawdust ring The players are arraigned The…
Act 1: Scene 1: Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine MARIE THERESE Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine It's getting da…
Act 1: Scene 2: Honest Bird, Simple Bird Honest bird, simple bird Just longing to be spreading the wo…
Act 1: Scene 2: Kings, Sticks and Birds Ladies and gentlemen Imagine a bird on song in a tree An…
Act 2: Scene 3: To the Windward Isles To the Windward Isles It comes today The wind of chang…
Act 3: Scene 2: The Commune de Paris The Monarchy restored The crown sits tilted and uneasy now T…
Amused to Death Doctor Doctor what is wrong with me This supermarket life is…
Brain Damage The lunatic is on the grass The lunatic is on the…
Comfortably Numb Hello Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear…
Dogs By Roger Waters You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a…
Each Small Candle Not the torturer will scare me Nor the body's final fall Nor…
Eclipse All that you touch And all that you see All that you…
Four Minutes Four minutes and counting. O.K. They pressed the button, J…
Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert Brezhnev took Afghanistan And Begin took Beirut Galtieri too…
Home Oh, God! Sole has no eyes. Could be Jerusalem, or…
In The Flesh Einse, svei, drei, alle! So ya thought ya Might like to go…
It's A Miracle Miraculous you call it babe You ain't seen nothing yet They'…
Late Home Tonight, Part II Hark the wire service sing Clear the satellite link Check th…
Me Or Him You wake up in the morning, get something for the…
Money Money Get away Get a good job with good pay and you're…
Mother Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb Mother do you…
Perfect Sense, Part I The monkey sat on a pile of stone And stared…
Pigs on the Wing, Part 1 If you didn't care What happened to me And I didn't care For…
Radio Waves This is K.A.O.S. You and I are listening to KAOS in…
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun Little by little the night turns around Counting the leaves …
Southampton Dock They disembarked in '45 And no one spoke And no one smiled T…
Sunset Strip I like staying with my Uncle Dave And I like…
The Ballad of Bill Hubbard Two things that have haunted me most are the days…
The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range You have a natural tendency To squeeze off a shot You're goo…
The Happiest Days of Our Lives You! Yes you! Stand still laddy! When we grew up and…
The Powers That Be The powers that be They like a tough game No rules Some you…
The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid) I used to think the world was flat Rarely threw my…
Three Wishes Reached back for the bottle And rubbed against the lamp Geni…
Time Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You…
Too Much Rope When the sleigh is heavy And the timber wolves are getting…
Watching TV We were watching T.V. Watching T.V. We were Watching T.V. Wa…
Welcome to the Machine Welcome my son Welcome to the machine Where have you been? I…
What God Wants, Part II What God wants, God gets God help us all What God…
What God Wants, Part III Don't be afraid, it's only business The alien prophet sighed…
Who Needs Information [Jim:] "You're from the valley?" [Billy:] "No, Jim you schmu…
Wish You Were Here So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell Blue skys…