Pink Floyd's Roger Waters On 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' and 'The Wall'

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd talks about 'The Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall', reminiscing on how years of experience led to the making of those classic albums. He also talks about Pink Floyd's former frontman, Syd Barrett, and the sad way that things went for him.
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[@danwebb4418]

Dark Side Of The Moon, is as fresh today as it was the first day it went on sale.

[@anton1949]

There will never be another band like Pink Floyd...So enjoy.

[@blacksheepnfld1322]

I was in the 10th row on the floor at the Bell Centre in Montreal in 2017 a Roger Waters concert! It was so amazing and at the end, I witnessed the longest ovation at a live show I've ever heard!! Roger was moved to tears, literally, and so was I!! Thanks for all the music!!

[@moreblack]

It's amazing how many of the longest ovations I can recall, are from Montreal, like the Rocket Richard one at the last game in the Forum. Or Hulk Hogan in 2002.

[@Sarahintheforest784]

I was there too, not as close to the stage as that, but it was a phenomenal show! I loved it so much, I bought tickets for the nose bleeds for the next night! The energy in the Bell Centre that night was just magical.

[@stevendeziel5389]

Everything aside, Pink Floyd is and always will be one of the best bands ever known. Nobody can argue who was better or who didn’t like each other, the fact of the matter is they created some of most beautidul and creative music ever, together. I’ve seen Roger’s the wall tour twice in 2008 (I think) which was absolutely brilliant and I’m going to see David for the first time in New York in November. There would be a void in my life if I hadn’t started listening to Pink Floyd 35 years ago and can honestly say that every time I listen to the many albums over and over again, it gives me a sense of joy even though I had probably heard it hundreds of times before.

[@francescopaoletti8953]

David Gilmour tutta la vita!!

[@francescopaoletti8953]

Senza la chitarra di Gilmour i Pink Floyd non avevano motivo di esistere! Come Freddie Mercury per i Queen.

[@rb29358]

​@@francescopaoletti8953 Hmm...Pink Floyd formed before Gilmour joined the band...

[@peach495]

@@rb29358 True enough. Still nothing is played or barely even remembered from their catalog prior to Gilmore joining the band. See Emily play is a favorite of mine. I've not heard on the radio in over 40 years. francescopaoletti8953's comment is valid.

[@elifbor1079]

@@francescopaoletti8953 I think the same for Roger Waters. Actually pink Floyd never splitted. Both Roger and David are main arteries of the band🩵🩵

[@onelovemon1784]

His smile between him and David when hearing David's little riff beginning creation of Wish You, goodness the vibes those two guys created.

[@cupperdigger3494]

:(( I love them both to bittttttttttttts, all 5 of them :) even if I don't care much for Syd era stuff, without him probably there wouldn't be a PF. This week I heard WYWH versions from 70s lives, and david has a different rendition when he sings "Did you exchaaange a walk-on part of a war for lead role in a cage," and it felt like I discovered the song all over again. Just extordinary :)

[@cinemaster9012]

@@cupperdigger3494Syd Barret era is different, but interstellar overdrive and astronomy domine launched Pink Floyd into Space. See Emily Play was also a great hit. His single albums deserve a second look too.

[@braindamage70]

Well at my funeral service I want the "Dark Side Of The Moon" to be played in vinyl over and over until I'm put underground. A big thank you to Roger, David, Richard, and Nick for creating the soundtrack of my life. And everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon........

[@djsaeg]

amen bro so it be

[@bryw222]

I think Syd deserves a thank you too.

[@casienwhey]

I've always thought that the lyric - "we're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year" was one of Roger's best lines ever, and one of the best lines ever in Rock and Roll in general. It sums up the world he and many other rock stars lived in so well and eloquently.

[@StudentLoanJustice]

Fucking love Roger Waters. When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse....

[@brentbeltz8968]

Roger’s best vocal performance is the entire “Final Cut” album. The BEST Floyd album. Better than the Wall. I listen to both everyday of my life.

[@jhonjones5936]

@@brentbeltz8968 You've got a great ear for music my friend. Most people hate that record...

[@brentbeltz8968]

@@jhonjones5936thanks- I can’t imagine hating anything Floyd has done! I have a small one at home and the Final Cut soothes him to sleep every time he rides with Dad!

[@madcap_9539]

@@brentbeltz8968Agreed. Early 80s was Roger's vocal peak (TFC, Pros and Cons).

[@amptechron]

Nice to see Waters in a rare positive mood.

[@bluoval3481]

I almost wonder if Waters has finally experienced the transcendental love he mentions here. Based on his calm persona in this interview, it's entirely possible. Or maybe it's the fact he turned 80 last year, or a combo of both.

[@barneyrubble8255]

@@bluoval3481 This isnt a recent interview, people just dont understand Roger.... The only thing he's usually angry about is the stupidiy of the human race being propgandized to kill each other ... People arent ready to understand his universal compassion drum he beats, they'd rathe shit on roger and keep making up reasons why they should kill each other, with help from establisment liars and media

[@thedadyouneverhadchannel3544]

@@bluoval3481grow up

[@Mattomega]

I was just thinking that!

[@FredonMaylor]

He's mostly positive lol

[@c0uchsl0uch]

The Wall, the album and the movie, is something I can listen to every day for years and years and it never gets old, I gotta give it a 11/11

[@SubSonicDistortion]

Its sad that so many bash this guy, he has NEVER changed his entire life and is a genius. The music his band made is some of the best in history and his attitude is so what, there is so much more to life! People need to lay off, the guy has views like every human has them, his are more public but the same as any, so move on from the chronic bashing he is not what the media and haters say.

[@Daryl_Phillips_]

The lunatic is on the grass

[@joe6096]

I don’t think anyone has an issue with his music. Or even his person opinions - lots of people agree with his stance on the mid-east (I don’t) and other politics. What we ALL agree on is how he goes about spewing his thought as if every one of his opinions are the ONLY correct opinions and if you do not agree with everything he says you’re evil and should go to prison. He’s called for the death of President Bush. I was at the Cleveland show for his DSOTM tour in 2003. No lie. He got major boos from the audience on that. F’n Brit telling Americans about their President. Yo dude, 1776 called. They want to tell you something about those crazy Americans.

[@stevedotwood]

@@joe6096 Bush is only one single person who murdered how many? with the strike of a pen. Is Bush a more important person than that child in Gaza or Iraq? So he might as well be dead now, doesn't matter. Politicians are there to serve the people, not getting rich in a corrupt system and playing god (or the devil really)

[@goosephishing]

he is a conspiracy theorist who denies the events of October 7th despite the proof by the perpetrators, the victims, the UN, and journalists from all walks of life. this guy should not be celebrated any more. he is truly disgraceful.

[@MarcoZamora]

I love and admire his music. Most of the time he's as regular as any other good musician, but when he puts his mind to it, which is too often, he exercises his right to be a cast iron d*ck. That's when most everyone exercises their right to be right back.

[@jeffreysoble5369]

Folks, this interview is from 2017.

[@Bbarfo]

Thanks. I was trying to find out when this was filmed. Gotta admit that he does look healthy for his age.

[@WintersWar]

Roger Waters is excellent at expressing himself and communicating. Great front man.

[@andreastrautner576]

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant insight into a super-creative mind. I immediately understand from listening to Roger why someone can become a painter, writer, artist - and why I cannot. It is not a choice. It is a path that some people must walk and cannot not do it...

[@TheGravygun]

Your grammar is not too hot either just saying

[@danielevans9379]

I disagree with a lot of this man’s politics and world view, but that doesn’t change the fact he is one of the most brilliant artists in the history of rock. In my opinion “The Wall” is the greatest magnum opus in rock history. He and David Gilmour are musical geniuses.

[@wickedhouston5538]

you better bow down to Roger Waters

[@thomascoleman6322]

Yah, his politics absolutely sucks but musically he and Pink Floyd were musically geniuses, especially with the psychedelic stuff 🤪👍

[@sspbrazil]

I agreee with most of his politics, it’s part of who he is and also the music he makes.

[@thomaswilliams3519]

You disagree with his politics because you’re a piece of garbage. “You either support human rights or you don’t. You can’t cherry pick from them.”

[@thomaswilliams3519]

Roger’s empathy has always resonated throughout his music. Pink Floyd wouldn’t exist without it. “Us and Them” is but one example of his vision driving the song. Where is Gilmour on human rights lately? Nothing on a genocide.

[@SpaceCattttt]

You can tell Roger respects Dan by the way he remains so calm and gentle with him. Compare this with the Piers "Prat" Morgan interview!

[@damiankelly6196]

The nature of the questioning is entirely different and almost totally benign! So not a surprise really

[@JoeRivermanSongwriter]

Roger is rock’s most perfect artist. He’s a mirror for the world to reflect on. His politics is his soul that sees the pathway to Utopia and his music is the broom trying to sweep away the dog turds strewn across the highway like a minefield of filth, corruption and violence. It may take centuries for the world to catch up but one day history will hold this man with very high esteem.

[@JackRice007]

His politics are garbage

[@JoeRivermanSongwriter]

@@JackRice007 Unity of humanity. Only soulless evil people don’t want that.

[@JoeRivermanSongwriter]

@@JackRice007 Unity of humanity. Only soulless evil people don’t want that.

[@wwbuirkle]

You left out his love for Putin and his hatred for Jews

[@TheGravygun]

My own mother took me to see the wall when I was 13 years old in the theater. Changed my life

[@warriorv9359]

Dawm wish I was there blessed u

[@austinhunt4260]

I am 99% sure I would hate the guy if I knew him. But he created the most important music of my lifetime - DSOTM, WYWH, ANIMALS, and THE WALL. I discovered THE WALL around 1994, when I was 15. Thank you for the vision, Roger. The ego-driven petulance and inverted moral instinct, I could live without.

[@rosegarden3686]

Thank you Dan Rather for the interviews you do with musicians from the Age of Rock n Roll

[@terrencereardon6374]

Dan is a far left wing hack

[@aviduser1961]

His interview with Robert Plant may be the best interview I have ever seen.

[@JeremyPatton]

I‘d RATHER listen to someone with some actual original questions. Seriously.

[@brianwagner5008]

Waters is so complex. The reason for his greatness is his constant internal struggle. Pink Floyd is a force of Roger, David, Nick and Richard. That can’t be understated. 🤘🤘🤘🤘⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@autumnyatabe2114]

This was very moving and meant a lot to me as a musician.

[@madmagyver9981]

My favorite album, The wall I'll never forget hearing run like hell playing through east freemantle Australia at the best live show I've ever seen

[@JavaEntity]

Nice to see Roger speak calmly and not politically. I respect the man much more like this, the respect he deserves.

[@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124]

Two Liberals

[@dogtooth345]

That was a very touching interview.

[@makkar7]

Sucha legendary band!!! These guys have taken me to the cosmos and beyond

[@imdanhoover]

excellent interview ...Mahler!..wuuuu..

[@beachlifebestlife]

gilmour has said the follow up LP to DSOM was his favorite...wish you were here...i agree

[@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124]

As did Rick Wright

[@Zaydu123]

More of these interviews please! This what we want to hear. The wall live hd releasr whennnn????

[@Real_Boye]

Roger's voice is something else

[@warriorv9359]

Badass

[@cmartin1959-qq2mi]

One of the 16 pillars that was music in the 1970's, what a great time it was to be alive.

[@benzell4]

Great interview among two of the greats in their respective fields!

[@DannyD714]

how fortunate we are to be able to hear the words of a master of musical art from our generation. something the people of mozart or beethoven's generation never got to experience. now, i'm off to listen to mahler's symphony no. 5.

[@KarlGrund-qz4no]

In my opinion Dylan is a great writer.

[@jarny1969]

Roger Waters is a great poet. You can figure it out by the words he is using when he speaks.

[@KarlGrund-qz4no]

Roger is not a great poet. Some of his lyrics are interesting and nice but not great poetry.

[@roughtakes7271]

The thing with Roger, whether you like him or not as a person is that he has a social standing that allows him to mix with people that know about world events at a much higher elevation to an average person like you or I (generalising of course) thus providing him with an insight that most don't have and I think some miss this. He has always stood by his values. I also think his recent remixes of his songs (which are an improvement) are a condensing of all his musical experience over the years matching his analogy of the cabinet maker ;-) I find him to be a troubled man though I wish he wasn't and wish him the best!!

[@mrgod679]

This was from The Big Interview with Dan Rather on the AXS channel season five, April 4, 2017

[@lesleyhall4186]

Thanks for that info`. I was pretty sure this was at least 5 years old going off Rogers appearance.

[@CharlesRBiggs]

Gustav Market's 5th!! Yes, that's true humility. Grateful for great musicians who influence other great musicians. Peace.

[@maximusindicusoblivious180]

Yes, just like Wolfgang Amudass Stove and Ludwig Mom Peanutbrickleton.

[@montedyoung3247]

Dark Side was a set they used to play as a whole, before it was recorded as an album. Look for live shows before ‘73.

[@Nikki11369]

I love everything about this man. ❤

[@AA-eq5wk]

the beauty is with the contrary symmetry... without darkness there could be no light because in order to define dark, it has to have an opposite.... the same with Gilmore and Waters really being polar opposites, and probably the reason the two have split because of the major difference; but together they create a larger oneness of bringing a positive to a negative to create a system or orbit... this is why Lennon/McCartney were also dynamic together, despite the talent of each... so the whole album was synchronized for an equalization of the dark with the light to get the bigger picture

[@jeffsimon9594]

But enough about "Gilmore", let's discuss Gilmour

[@AA-eq5wk]

@@jeffsimon9594 never was good at your spelling

[@hectorrangel1580]

A lot of stuff to drink for a very great conversation and even a glass of water is served.

[@wtaylorg]

Pink Floyd was the biggest band on earth when I was a kid. They played the World Series of Rock in Cleveland in 1977. It wasn’t just a concert it was a month long event, with everyone talking about what it was going to be like and then afterwards what it was like. Pink Floyd was beyond anything else music wise. Maybe similar to how those in the 60’s viewed the Beatles.

[@Naluhunter]

"like trying to deconstruct a butterfly, all you get is dust and bits " just wow.

[@steveschellenberg7485]

Dark side had such a universal feel, the wall seemed more like Roger's personal trip.

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

Syd had long left the band but he gave them three more great albums w9rth of material. He was the basis for Dark side, wish you were there and the wall.

[@pinkfloyd-thesimplefacts]

Can you please specify when this interview was recorded ?

[@jeffsimon9594]

This century

[@sorenland]

2017

[@billyidol2115]

Well he said that the new song had just come out earlier the Last Refugee? So yeah I think somebody puts that at about 2017

[@mrgod679]

This was from The Big Interview with Dan Rather on the AXS channel season five, April 4, 2017

[@petercallen6172]

DSOTM is still the gold standard. A great album for checking out a stereo.

[@user-pt4oj6sd6j]

Piper At The Gates of Dawn is a masterpiece. So fun.❤

[@JohnjEichler-ow7fl]

You are one of the best people in the world

[@piscik]

This is good jornalism

[@bucktis9]

THIS MAN IS GREAT LOVE HIS MUSIC AND HIS POLITICS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AshRecordReview]

I agree.

[@sorenland]

This is a 2017 interview

[@rareform6747]

Well Made Done 🤍

[@jamesbastani4295]

Gustav Mahler! Fantastic! That’s all you need to know about what this guy is about!

[@anonymouzzz4307]

Waters is the GOAT

[@warriorv9359]

He's the bomb

[@sobakastar_proba]

The time is fast and very, very difficult right now. We, who are watching this interview, have already united, albeit a little, with love for this music. But I would like to say something else, someday we will understand who we were contemporaries with, what talented people, giants.❤❤❤

[@faustdownunder]

and if the dam breaks open many years too soon, and if there is no room up on the hill ...almost prophetic. Roger, the poet. thank you Roger

[@dariuseisenbeis357]

Best band ever...

[@sitindogmas]

anyone else lose their shit to pink floyd for a couple years back in the day. dose again on principle ✌️

[@anahatatutu]

PF is the Mahler of rock, so Mahler V in answer to the question of "What music do you want at your funeral?" is fitting.

[@ledepart.design]

❤RW

[@latexsolarbeef4990]

....blow it all...wish you were here is the greatest pink floyd album....it is perfection.....

[@lesros1039]

Love that person

[@cupperdigger3494]

There is music before and after TDSOTM. Thank you Pink God Floyd

[@superbug1977]

Dan Rather has found a new, and perhaps more vital, career. Very cool.

[@billbeam5063]

Rather was a good person to interview Waters. Roger seemed reflective and relaxed answering questions. Perhaps he's found his Transcendental Love? Losing someone to extreme mental illness is jarring. That person becomes a ghost to you......just as you become a ghost to them. Life is a tragedy so we have to try extra hard to find the beauty in it.....

[@faddy24]

Well said. So true.

[@thomashusted]

Roger alluded to the real important work is the inner work as heaven and hell is within depending on one’s state of consciousness not on one’s success or even so called failures.

[@sitindogmas]

Dan Rather is the man !!!

[@2ES_]

You dont miss Syd, and no you havent missed him till his dead, and NO he was not having "mental illness". YOu all PInk Floyd have stolen his pure vision, his really real "candy eyes" he were opening in front of the Infinite that he was always staring at, without COMPROMISE HIS PURE ESSENCE...and you all have made a PERFECT BUSINESS on this. ok thanks a lot guys!"!! you gave a much more "refined format" to his glimpse of inspiration....So please ROger, i appreciate you so much, but dont sell me the missing on Syd!!! . You were simply uninterested to really enter in his ESSNECE integrity and walk together, was much more rewarding for you to go on "Money, get back...." ;-) Love!

[@alexeichikish2221]

very true

[@markmcarthy596]

Some are Strong enough to remain true to themselves

[@Sams911]

Roger is a briliant musician and a class act.

[@duchampsrook]

Roger gets a bad rap, some of it brought on by himself but relationships often veer or don’t last especially when money and business rear their heads. Amazing English songwriter speaking to the human condition.

[@ricknorris1466]

I am a HUGE Beatles fan but have to admit that Dark Side is the greatest Album ever.

[@user-fu2mi1nd5l]

Revolver is better

[@burgerguitars]

You are exactly correct. I think the Beatles are the greatest band ever, but Dark Side is the best album ever.

[@billyidol2115]

It's going to be a sad day when we lose Dan Rather. This gentleman is such a great interviewer

[@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124]

He is a shill for the Left. Roger in outtakes trashed David and Rick’s contributions.

[@ZRJZZZZZ]

All that matters is the wonderful music that he contributed to. I don’t really care about his politics, one way or the other. His genius involved sound.

[@davenelson4334]

If the DSOTM wasn't ever produced, what would I've listened too whilst trippin?

[@jeffsimon9594]

*to

[@jonathanwebb3024]

I am just a new boy.

[@genghiskhando5507]

A stranger in this town

[@AshRecordReview]

@@genghiskhando5507where are all the good times?

[@Erforscher1]

I 100% totally agree with this man's politics.

[@FishOnIsMyHandle]

Same here.

[@peterkovach8655]

Me too. Here's to being on the right side of history.

[@sspbrazil]

Yep

[@rsenior7140]

seek professional help

[@sspbrazil]

@@rsenior7140 why don’t you?

[@Whywas6scared]

3:30 Was that a dig at Gilmour, do you think?

[@indycarlegion]

Mike Wallace did a great job with the interview. He did not come across with an agenda. He played off of Roger's words and ideas. And, most of all, he let Roger talk.

[@Docshelby1]

I believe that’s Dan rather

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

It's too bad Pink Floyd never reunited with Waters and made another album or toured together again. Got to see Pink Floyd in concert in July 1994.

[@joeblo5804]

Translation: "I worked so hard to create everything for everbody ........... then on the 7th day I rested"

[@silentgnome]

When people ask "which one is Pink?"... Syd Barrett, he's always been Pink Floyd.

[@miguelmelchior986]

“The last refugee is fe…. , very beautiful…” 😄

[@jurgenvietinghoff853]

Roger and David Gilmour the best of friends lol.

[@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124]

No they weren't ever and Roger didn't like Rick Wright either.

[@jurgenvietinghoff853]

@@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124 Hey Comfortably Dumb look up the word joke

[@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124]

@@jurgenvietinghoff853 Hey SMF DON"T CALL ME DUMB! I'M AUTISTIC YOU FN DRATER!

[@AshRecordReview]

@@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124chill out dude

[@MBRMrblueroads]

Amused to Death is better than both those albums to me.

[@acemacgruber6593]

The establishment, and their propaganda machines and critics bash Roger the way they defend The Crown, King Charles etc even though he was the one who cheated on Diana, and the way they defended Henry VIII. It’s about where the money goes. Speaking out about what is right when it goes against the establishment takes bravery. That makes his music even more appealing to me.

[@md4933]

Cos roger (5 marriages later) doesn't cheat.😅

[@barneyrubble8255]

Roger wrote many songs about this, the schools as propaganda machines, and my favorite SHEEP. most rich and famous artists wont even share their true personalities and views with the masses because the masses are idiots who like to be propagandied by their elites and kill each other, Roger takes the chance and exposes himself, hoping it makes it difference. for this the Pigs Dogs and Sheep mindllessly attack him

[@acemacgruber6593]

@@md4933He may have, but it doesn’t matter because my point is who the establishment chooses to go after, or defend.

[@Cledus2000]

Back when he used "we" when talking about PF and not "Me and the three musicians I hired."

[@lilajagears8317]

The best thing (in my humble opinion) to ever happened to pink floyd was David Gilmour.

[@lindaallison9271]

💯

[@TheHeadlets]

They were both geniuses, but Roger wrote most of the music after Syd left, that's just a fact.

[@wezhawes3359]

not really. David is a great guitar player but cannot write for toffees. Without Roger, there would be very little after Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Certainly no Dark Side, WYWH, Animals or The Wall. Infact, very little at all.

[@UlissesMartins]

BS ... !

[@TJR-ClassicRockCorner0124]

@@wezhawes3359 David can write music in his sleep. Music is the cornerstone of a song. Lyrics, rhyming is easy. Neil Peart was a better lyricist than Roger in later years. Roger is stuck on "I hate war, my daddy, my daddy WAAAHHH, I hate Right Wing Leaders WAAAHH, I hate Christians WAAAAHHH, I love Hamas, BLM, Antifa and I lip sync:. Trouble is Roger after marrying wife #2 turned into an isolationist and separated himself from the rest of the band either on the road or in the studio. Animals was the start of Roger's I ME MINE POWER TRIP!

[@justingutube]

Waters had the ideas, Gilmore had the chops. It was in fucking credible for a few albums and that was it.

[@remnantsofasoundblast]

Say what you want about Roger Waters, (good or bad) His interviews are interesting to listen to

[@macjackson6071]

FRW

[@deanmays7133]

Yup

[@thewedge8823]

unlike people commenting here, I agree 100% with his politics, and thats just makes him the more brilliant as an artist. He is truly a legend.

[@user-xo3wb7yu9e]

Dark Side should BE sent into space to unknown species to let Them listen how beautiful Souls WE can be

[@charleigh195]

I grew up listening to Rogers amazing work and still love it.However his stance on Palestine grieves me.

[@AshRecordReview]

Charade you are

[@jamesheath7601]

Syd Barrett ❤

[@jennifercarlson5451]

When he speaks about his passion for music…I listen with intent. When he speaks of politics….I turn him off. This is a great interview with one of the best and most creative musicians in over a century!

[@EstherPurim66]

Luck and Strange

[@yyman23]

Roger, just go to the dark side of the moon and leave us alone

[@ChrisWillemsen1953]

He'll always be an inspiring musician. But also an akward leader. Listen to About Floyd - A Grateful Homage, and you'll agree.