Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) NY radio interview 1986

[@diosseacontigo8822]

First two calls were from David and Richard. I was hoping the third would have been from Nick.

[@modularmuse]

"...what I object to is when the politician's game costs innocent lives, that's what concerns me..." Gotta give him credit for being consistent and true to his morals.

[@stefbarone]

Roger: always prophetic and ahead of his time, his visions are tomorrow's reality

[@UKCarbonOffset]

+Stefano Barone I thought this when I was just 17 and a Yamaha RD 400 motorbike hooligan, I am 55 now and still a Yamaha RD 400 hooligan :)

[@marysell2465]

I agree with you all the way he definitely is ahead of hos time

[@i4nng]

It's shocking how much you can learn about a person (AND HUMANITY) just by listening to them, I think listening is our best gift, music, words, sounds... knowledge and experience.

[@peterbustin2683]

You can tell he is absolutely hating this. At least he cant spit at the callers..

[@Lara-wm9rm]

He liked it .He just probably had other pressing matters on his mind !He's complicated dedicated to humanity so world affairs do affect him.Remember he has a great sense of humour his laughter is infectious !

[@chicklets4ever51]

And we can tell that you are complete moron.

[@theburningeclipse5269]

Coincidence that 2 of the people who we're talking we're the names of the band members, David,and Richard

[@patcola7335]

I remember listening to this interview back then.For some reason I thought it was earlier like from 1984.

[@Lara-wm9rm]

Roger ,your voice is beautiful sensitive and masculine and so personal .How exciting it must have been to talk to you in this interview.Ive spoken to you since and your voice and accent have changed so it's great to hear you as you once we're believe me the memories are great ! Keep up the good work and keep presenting vintage videos and material it's exciting to go down memory lane with photos and your interviews.You're a fascinating and intriguing man and as I've said before I'm eagerly awaiting your autobiography so much to tell so much to relate and I anticipate the photographs will be great ! Love from Lara G. Of National City, California .

[@marysell2465]

Roger Waters you are my most favorite musician. On this talk show i think you did great. I love you.

[@Lara-wm9rm]

I feel the same way lovely spirited comment !

[@Suunder]

gotta love the names of the phone calls

[@paulbur42]

I have a tape of this very show , complete with "Me or Him" demo gotta dig it up. I miss scott muni

[@paullove729]

Roger is so polite despite the questions being so inane

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Whoever recorded this is gr8.

[@Lara-wm9rm]

Oh yes I feel ich fuhle I feel I could listen to you for hours ! Love ,Lara G .

[@daandevries4755]

you cannot only hear the theme of radio kaos in the points he is making, the story of amused to death is also already very much present in rogers story here.

[@Swat-ed5bt]

Love Roger ❤️

[@brucemeyers5617]

in retrospect at the 6 minute mark roger said i need some one to fight witn while recording

[@Lara-wm9rm]

The friction and stimulation of the mind to create great things.....like Wagner I'd say and I do !

[@reymelendez6282]

his concerts are good because they done for a cause he is changed. for the better and the reunion. with the other live 8 was great.

[@crotchet1586]

lol so this is pre-therapy Roger? A bit prickly ain't he? lol

[@Lara-wm9rm]

The political tensions at this time were great he cares about his homeland just think what was in our future the Gulf War and more !

[@BenCulture]

Thank you very much, and I subscribed. LOL Roger drops S- and MF-bombs in a dialect that would now be considered racist, and it didn't even get censored? Anyway, I always liked _Radio K.A.O.S._ and I wish more people understood, it had to sound contemporary in 1986 to make the most impact. It had nothing to do with Pink Floyd. It had to sound like it could be a real radio station, so you could believe: "They pressed the button, Jim" "You mean THE button?" "The big. Red. One. Goodbye Jim." If you were alive and intelligent in 1986, it worked very well, and even better in concert. You had to feel like nuclear annihilation could be imminent. And you had to have a sense of humor about it!

[@peteytwofinger]

i saw it 3 times . the last time i took 3.5 grams of mushrooms . i ended up having mushroom could apocalypse nightmares that lasted 15 years . ooopsies . i agree kaos is great lp .

[@marinam3607]

Always smarter than anybody else❤❤❤❤❤

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

19:15 lol

[@samreds8107]

He’s simply Roger Waters with his Absolute own thinking....

[@samreds8107]

Dog’s Of War....... Pigs are ruling the world while are dogs doing the job well done

[@Yungrexy]

@@samreds8107 Lol. 'Dogs of War' was written by Polly Samson (David Gilmour's wife) in 1987, 4 years after Roger had ended Pink Floyd, it was a lame attempt to mimic Waters' aggressive war themed hits. The second part you elude to was originally written by George Orwell as 'Animal Farm', Waters adapted it for the 'Animals' album in 1977. *"We are a nation of Sheep, ran by Pigs & policed by Dogs"*

[@madcap_9539]

19:18

[@christophercruz8359]

What I gather from this is, that at the time of this interview, Roger Waters was not interested in a political discussion, as he is nowadays. Earlier in his career, he was simply interested in talking up his music.

[@MrLtia1234]

Did you listen to the interview?? It's full of his usual political stuff. Nothing has changed.

[@Yungrexy]

So you only listened to the first 5 minutes then! Roger Waters has been politics all the way from Corpral Clegg to this very day. *Dark Side of the Moon* (1973) is all about the political system causing the class divide and how it all sends you insane. *Wish You Were Here* (1975) is about the politics of the music industry and how it can send them (Syd) insane. *Animals* (1977) is literally an adaptation of 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell (we are a nation of *Sheep,* ran by *Pigs* & policed by *Dogs).* *The Wall* (1979) is about WWII & how it affected him, the family structure & the nation as a whole. *The Final Cut* (1983) is about the Falkands war and the threat of nuclear holocaust. *When the Wind Blows* (1986) & *Radio KAOS* (1987) are both also about Nuclear war and the distractions of MSM & TV. *Amused to Death* (1992) is about the 1st Gulf war, televised warfare and religious zealotry. *Is This The Life We Really Want?* (2017) All of the above with drone-warfare and international terrorism thrown into the mix. Tell me again how politics is just a recent trend with the famously anti-war, anti-fascist, anti-capitalist Roger Waters.

[@madcap_9539]

There's a couple of 70s interviews where he kind of mentions politics but for sure from 77 onwards he'd usually end up mentioning politics to some degree.

[@davoid96]

19:19

[@MK-nn7gm]

Roger Waters: Raw

[@4ctmam]

14:41 No shit, Rog.

[@MrJacMac1968]

Says that he wishes Dave and Nick the best."Yeah Right"

[@DavidAdarmases12]

Lol yeah you can even tell he doesn't mean it as he says it

[@FloydGuy1980]

I am producing a retrospective film on Roger Waters. Could I please ask permission to maybe use some clips from this broadcast? Kind regards Barry

[@MK-nn7gm]

No one asked him about the 2 bits of bread... trash ny callers lol🗿

[@illuminati8181]

Ahhh!!!! He's cussing.. He's got the devil in him... Lol bad dirty cuss words oh my..

[@tejanosbestcom1531]

Roger, Peter Brown former producer of Rush was free in that period.

[@st.paulsepiscopal-greenvil5556]

Terry Brown, right?

[@joellaz9836]

His monotone voice comes off as rude.

[@benkeating4836]

Well this is awkward to listen to at times.

[@PYSCOPOMP]

He just said. Dave and Nick are setting out on a new album. What about Rich? Wow Roger must really think he had no influence.

[@whisperzone9102]

Rick wasn't actually in the band at the time. He rejoined for The Division Bell

[@tiarara2011]

Ben Bastiani Rick played on Momentary Lapse of Reason.....David and Nick brought Rick back ton the Band for the 1st Floyd Album in 1987,,,,,,I saw the Tour in Philly, was Great!! Saw Rogers tours also...

[@tiarara2011]

He didn't risk the money they did, but was still in the band!

[@whisperzone9102]

Rick played on the MLOR tour but was not credited as an official Pink Floyd member on the studio album. In other words, Roger was not dismissing him

[@PYSCOPOMP]

***** Wow thanks for that info. Learning more everyday. :)

[@reymelendez6282]

Roger was bipolar..... at this stage...

[@Lara-wm9rm]

Many so he's many things to many people.Satisfaction for all , a real star always in high demand still touring I his seventies ! And great..!

[@Lara-wm9rm]

Many should read maybe so.

[@johnnystoka6625]

And this is why Roger Waters is Pink Floyd and Dave Gilmour is a self centred narcissist .

[@ethanbanta1261]

I don't understand how David is a self centered narcissist.

[@johnnystoka6625]

@@ethanbanta1261 There is more to the story than Dave is letting on .

[@ethanbanta1261]

@@johnnystoka6625 what story specifically?

[@johnnystoka6625]

@@ethanbanta1261 Read up I am not going to do a history on it as it would take an eternity .

[@ethanbanta1261]

@@johnnystoka6625 ohhhh that story. Sorry I'm a bit scatter-brained today. I hope I didn't annoy or bother you.

[@husq48]

Roger is just another armchair politician...

[@Yungrexy]

Roger that goes around the world filling stadiums & delivering his message year after year even to this day... The activist that speaks at political summits/conventions and campaigns for the release of jailed journalists/musicians... A man who has spent a 55 year international career calling out the world goverments in speeches/interviews and via some of the biggest selling albums of all time... Is an armchair politician? Make it make sense, dude. The man is a geopolitical prophet.

[@mikem6678]

My favorite part is where he begs for a producer…. he has hours and hours of material ready… YEAH RIGHT! He never wrote one song.

[@jasonlefler3456]

I didn't hear any begging from Roger. If you think Roger "never wrote one song", you're in for a rude surprise once you read the liner notes of Pink Floyd albums.

[@mikem6678]

I'm well versed in PF. I consider myself a historian on PF. I was being sarcastic. I'm not sure the context that made me post that specific comment but I'm with you. Waters is one the all time great songwriter/lyricists. A true recording studio architect. I think o was responding to someone else's comment.

[@jasonlefler3456]

mikemarr ah, gotcha. i was like, what's this guy on about?! i see your sarcasm now. i hope i didn't come off knuckleheaded there! anyway, Floyd on...

[@poppyd517]

mikemarr: You are an ignorant..... !

[@FlatStuffEarth]

flat

[@reymelendez6282]

pros and cons sucks...anused to death rules

[@peteytwofinger]

music is subjective . i listened to pros and cons for a long time because i really happened oto enjoy it . i kno wlots of folks who LOVED amused but it didnt hit me half as hard as P/C . how many RW tours have you been to ? i have seen all of them , becasue i am a fan of his work and i dont really thing anything he ever did sucks . DG's music on the other hand well i wont comment on that .

[@Yungrexy]

@@peteytwofinger Floyd without Waters is so tame and lame, Waters without Floyd still has the trippy sound, gritty lyrics and punchy delivery that made floyd so good in the first place. ATD is a masterpiece imo, P&C is a really cool surreal dreamstate interlude but I personally Love Radio K.A.O.S and *When the Wind Blows* which was still noodling on the themes from TFC. Some tracks from WTWB actually work as an extension/addition to both The Final Cut & Radio K.A.O.S albums. ATD was a natural progression from there I feel. Wish he had done more in the 90s & 00s but I think he was somewhat dejected by the undue adulation poured upon his old band and the antipathy shown towards his new one. *The Bleeding Hearts Band* were lowkey one of the finest touring superbands of the 80s/90s with millions of records sold between them in their respective music careers.

[@madcap_9539]

@@YungrexyThe loss of money in both the Pros and Cons and KAOS shows definitely hurt Rog a lot cause that's most definitely the reason why he didn't tour for Amused to Death. There's an interview from the 90s where he says if ATD reaches a certain amount of sales he'd tour for it but it unfortunately didn't until I think the late 90s. It's a damn shame his tours warent very successful cause from what I've heard from bootlegs, they seem to be more of what Pink Floyd would have been in the 80s (with Roger) as a natural progression from the Wall tour.

[@ryancalhoun2910]

I love Pros and Cons!