What happened between Roger Waters and David Gilmour?

[@AvnerRosenstein-ULTRA-LXV]

You can't have Pink Floyd without Richard Wright....who funnily enough isn't even mentioned in this video and I guarantee you'll never see them live again. Wright was almost always underappreciated and left out.

[@lornestein7248]

Seeing Richard with David on "On An Island" 2006 tour will be my last memory of live Floyd! One of my top 10 concerts.

[@chicklets4ever51]

Agreed. He, more than Roger and David, gave Pink Floyd their unique sound. The switch from Hammond organ to synthesizer, starting with Dark Side, was the beginning of his eclipse, though his keyboard work is still very prominent, and important, on that album and on Wish You Were Here. After that, he begins to fade into the background, and more's the pity. Part of the problem was the new, more pop-oriented format, featuring David's soaring solos above all, which no longer allowed much room for the softly nuanced harmonies of Rick's keys. He's still there on Great Gig and Shine On, but, especially in the latter, the music drags a bit.

[@thefuturefactory56]

ECHOES is a masterpiece

[@chicklets4ever51]

@@terrencesclassicrockcorner I'm not hugely passionate about anything the band did after Meddle, to be honest, though most of the albums after it still do have some very good cuts, perhaps less so Animals and The Final Cut. After WYWH, Wright's work declined precipitously, however, and even David's lack of enthusiasm is audible in many places. And while I can understand their frustration at the situation, their do-nothing passivity over so long a period makes them just as guilty as Roger for the growing bad chemistry. Nothing David and Rick did after Roger left holds any interest for me. Their ersatz Floyd albums not only lack vigour and tension, they reveal just how necessary Roger was to the band. There is no force driving the material other than the Gilmour's flaccid ego. Roger, at least, knows how to direct his formidable ego out into the world, and his solo efforts, especially Amused to Death, display all the energy lacking in David's nostalgic, sentimental fake Floyd, even if they, too, fall short of the standards set by the classic Floyd catalog.

[@secondchance6603]

Gilmour himself said there is no Pink Floyd. I wish it weren't so but at least we can still enjoy their music.

[@NJP9036]

Pink Floyd is done. Rest in peace Richard Wright and Syd Barrett.

[@soyounoat]

They wrote, recorded and performed their brilliant and enduring musical works long ago. It's done, and attempting to revive their past glory is pointless.

[@ce6ej]

I’d argue it’s actually GOOD that the band is done. Often times, a band revival this late tarnishes the band’s image as a whole. Sometimes it’s better to just let it be as it was.

[@nigelbevan8449]

I actually agree with your statement. But unfortunately there are STILL individuals out there that believe they will reform again which will NEVER happen..

[@j.dunlop8295]

Waters found himself playing solo, to a crowd of 1800 in the same city, that pink Floyd was playing to 36,000, he said it was eye opening!

[@K-Man1900]

The surviving members are pushing 80. Do we really need a reunion at this point? Just let it go.

[@flywheel986]

David wrapped things up in his last interview, when he stated "There was a band named Pink Floyd, there isn't one any more."

[@grrr.9998]

Roger should take him to court, to carry on using the name Pink Floyd.

[@nigelbevan8449]

​@@grrr.9998And IF Mr Waters did, the judge would throw the case out of court.. Mr Waters wouldn't have a leg to stand on...

[@gabrielgoes07]

​@@grrr.9998Without Gilmour, Wright and Mason? No way. That is not Pink Floyd.

[@jimreplicant]

Roger waters is pink floyd

[@nigelbevan8449]

@@jimreplicant No he isn't!!

[@jtshark9283]

I do not think the researcher of this vlog looked at just how bad Waters treated Wright. The fact he is not mentioned

[@ralphsmith1170]

My take on it, for what it's worth, is that there was no member of Pink Floyd, post Syd Barret and prior to 'Dark Side of the Moon', who was the 'premier' member of the band. Pink Floyd operated as a unit pretty much up until 'Echoes'. 'Dark Side was definitely the opus of Roger Waters generally, but all the band had input, especially Dave Gilmour. It was the massive success of that album, that put Roger Waters in the driving seat, as his totally amazing lyrics and melodies were pivotal to its success. Waters continued with his creative brilliance over the next few albums, culminating in the incredible "The Wall", which is their magnum opus. Pink Floyd by then, had produced some of the most brilliant and unique music in rock history! Even though I like 'The Final Cut', it was almost completely a Roger Water's album, and the input from the other members was minimal. I think, like Paul McCartney, that Roger wanted Pink Floyd to be 'his band', with the other members as back-up men. This was never going to sit right with Dave Gilmour, who was producing great albums of his own, and the idea of dropping Pink Floyd at Roger's behest was anathema to him. The new Pink Floyd, was, let's face it, The Dave Gilmour Band in essence, but that's ok, because Dave Gilmour, along with Nick Mason and Richard Wright, could still put out great stuff, as could Roger Waters. It's a pity about all the drama and legal fights, but I loved the body of work from all of them!

[@a.vandergaag5517]

I think you already go wrong in your comment with calling 'The Wall' THEIR magnum opus..... At least i know one person who will fully disagree with you on that and i don't think that i even have to mention his name? hence the main problem 'inside' the band Pink Floyd. Already during recordings of The Wall Richard Wright was kicked out by Waters because Rick didn't like the whole project at all and Waters took it all on a personal level... hence Waters thought (and he stil does) that in fact he was Pink Floyd...

[@artvision-os8jn]

Yes , since Rick died , Pink Floyd died for ever...Gimour already was not there at the beggining .. it was SYD's band...then became Roger Waters's Band with all his great project...Gilmour do not have the right to do so...even using Pink Floyd's name for helping UKRAINE ..THAT IS HIS BIGGEST MISTAKE...SHAME ON GILMOUR AND HIS WIFE !!!

[@sharonrichards1627]

@artvision, THANK YOU. David bows to his mean wife. HER son Charlie married a Ukrainian and she's Jewish so naturally she called Roger Anti-Semitic for his stance on Israel and the NATO (Zionist) proxy war in Ukraine. Zelensky is a Zio puppet pushing the Great Reset/Agenda 2030 global governance scheme as well as the Greater Israel Project. David sadly goes along with "The Machine" Roger is actually on a Ukrainian HIT LIST .

[@jaquesels581]

​@@a.vandergaag5517or the truth .. Richard were sailing in med, doing absolutely nothing. Lazy bugger. I hate lazy people. Michael Kamen were light years better than this lazy person. We all know them.... glad and fair that he got kicked out.

[@eugenedevere7687]

The trouble is 'Money' was the only good track on DSOTM.

[@petarkljajic1]

Both of them are the Kings, each in their own way! Pink Floyd lives forever!

[@jameswhitmore2599]

Since Gilmour is worth north of 165 million dollars and Rogers north of 310 million, this is NOT something I lose a lot of sleep over.

[@sunshinewildfire7087]

Yet he still does....ego? Perhaps.

[@parabot2]

@@sunshinewildfire7087 Gilmour supports Ukraine / Nato/ USA , who over threw the elected Ukrainian gov. Water speaks out against Israel , who created an open air prison and oppress millions. Gilmour is a propagandist for the system or totally disconnected from facts and reality .

[@Turnenkof]

​@@sunshinewildfire7087ego from both haha

[@KoenVerheyen]

Really no one in their right mind thinks or hopes Pink Floyd is ever gonna reunite or tour again (even without Waters). It would be great for them if they can come to peace with each other but that's all.

[@Craigevansagain]

Gilmour and Mason do not constitute Pink Floyd. That's just a duo! Syd Barrett's long gone and now Richard Wright's long gone. God bless them. There can only possibly be Pink Floyd ever again if its David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

[@azfirewiseify]

Who’s fault it is? Doesn’t matter! Do you force two kids from the playground to live next to each other because that was their dream in 4th grade? Fact is, they were uniquely gifted and produced remarkably complex music that commands the senses to stir and the mind the wander. It was almost magical and while it lasted we were in awe. The winds of change have blown . But we’re left with a memory that never fades. Enjoy it, share it, introducing my kids to them has been a great experience. BTW there’s a cover band Australian Pink Floyd that is absolutely amazing in concert. Just saw them with my son. As close as you will get to seeing the real thing. I’ll definitely be going again. They were brilliantly close to the unmatched genius of PINK FLOYD

[@097534]

I saw Floyd in 67 at Floral Hall Southport singing Arnold Lane and See Emily Play, brilliant.

[@claudevieaul1465]

I love both their inputs on Pink Floyd's music, and I've seen them both live. Roger Waters is much more politically aware, as well as frustrated by it - not in the least because of his father's death in WW2 when he was really young. That is where his vitriol comes from, but he's easily intelligent enough to explain his reasons behind it too (and there's not a lot of people who can do that, sadly) David Gilmour is a truly phenomenal guitar player, and has successfully continued Pink Floyd after Roger left. And I'm sure he's a really nice and intelligent person too, from what I've seen and heard. But, David just doesn't have that same 'urge' to bring a message across in his music - lyrically it's far more 'docile'. Dreadful term, I know, but I can't think of a better one at the moment. David got fed up with Roger's constant hammering on about WW2 and political issues, and thát is something that still divides them to this day.

[@pulsarlights2825]

Politics is bullshit anyway, just a result of programming and brainwashing. Anytime, you are presented binary solutions to a complex problems, just realize you are a victim of propaganda.....There are more than two sides to any issue, wouldn't you agree?

[@stickman1742]

We know Polly can't speak intelligently. That doesn't help.

[@sirlawrence9161]

@@stickman1742 She can amass and hurl buzz word ad hominem insults though.

[@sharonrichards1627]

@sir, Yup, straight out of the "Labels to use on Those who Disagree with you" gaslighting playbook .

[@parabot2]

Gilmour supports Ukraine / Nato/ USA , who over threw the elected Ukrainian gov. Water speaks out against Israel , who created an open air prison and oppress millions. Gilmour is totally disconnected from facts and reality. He is 100% a propagandist for the system or have zero clue .

[@theredperil109]

Calling Waters "anti-Semitic" is unintelligent and anti-intellectual. Period!

[@CowmanUK]

At the moment it's impossible to feel empathy for the Palestinians, and want to argue for their human rights, and criticise the actions of the Israeli government, without being called antisemitic. Even though none of that is antisemitic in the slightest.

[@theredperil109]

@@terrencesclassicrockcorner Idiot! Jews has nothing in Palestine to do. They got Birobidjan from Stalin in 1928, that's where they belpng, or rather on another planet.

[@mikeborgmann]

That's a common tactic nowadays, if a person takes a different view the offended group just labels them racist, anti-Semitic, etc. that's easier than actually making a consise argument. And other people just repeat that without even knowing why he is SUPPOSEDLY anti-Semitic

[@j.dunlop8295]

Waters found himself playing solo, to a crowd of 1800 in the same city, that pink Floyd was playing to 36,000, he said it was eye opening! After the court settlement!

[@dannyarcher6370]

Waters is certainly unintelligent and anti-intellectual.

[@ThefightingCelt]

I remember buying David Gilmour's debut solo album the day of its release. I was expecting so much more but then Gilmour was an ordinary songwriter, by his own admission, compared with Roger Waters, whose lyrics were inspirational and thought provoking. Pink Floyd members were all fine musicians but Barrett and Waters were the main creative force in the group.

[@nsbd90now]

The group was greater than any one person. Waters' solo stuff isn't up to PF standards either.

[@dhala54]

I think the debut album from David Gilmour is great. Exceptional guitar playing and material. Play it quite a lot.

[@chicklets4ever51]

I agree. Gilmour can't write to save his life, and his work without Waters is flaccid and lacks creative tension. Songs highlighting guitar solos get boring after a while.

[@thefuturefactory56]

LOL..and the Waters solo career has been a stellar flop with his miserable, self indulgent "my dads dead" psychosis. When it comes to Pink Floyd nobody cares who wrote the songs.Presley didn't write any, the drummer in Black Sabbath wrote most of theirs, so who remembers Ben Weisman when it comes to Presley and who remembers Bill Ward when it comes to Sabbath etc,etc. If the Gilmour Pink Floyd was playing in my city at the same time as Waters I'd go to the PINK FLOYD show to hear the man who SANG those songs and plays guitar like no other. In fact when Pink Floyd were touring in 1988-89 Waters complained that they filled stadiums where he was playing and 3 people & a dog turned up to his show. There are also 4-5 songs on Dark Side that he wrote lyrics for but the music was not his. He's a bitter, twisted & confused old man.

[@Someone-lc6dc]

Be that as it may, most - if not all - of PF's songs wouldn't have the same emotional impact without Gilmour's playing. Comfortably Numb, Time, or Shine on... to name a few. Lyrics wouldn't be enough to make them what they are.

[@brodylogsdon9231]

This dynamic is why we got the music we did.

[@chicklets4ever51]

Important point.

[@fredionsherbrooke]

"I definitely was in the right"

[@MarvelousLXVII]

"I certainly was in the right" wasn't it?

[@OneSupreme08]

I know Roger had issues etc but in this case I think that David is holding the grudge for far too long. It seems that Roger is more ready for cooperation than David. Also it looks like Polly wife of David is adding to this feud by her dislike of Roger. Man should be centered and not be influenced by others.

[@spooge33]

Come on, Roger has been flapping his lips in public for years. Gilmour says nothing.

[@jlobiafra]

​​@@spooge33yeah he has his wife do all the talking for him😂

[@nigelbevan8449]

In my opinion, Mr Gilmour's grudge with Mr Waters is that Mr Waters sacked Richard Wright during The Wall recordings. He even slated the poor man after he died and I don't think Mr Gilmour's wife, or Mr Gilmour will ever forgive Mr Waters for that. When they did The Wall concert back in 1979 Pink Floyd lost a hell of a lot of money and the only musician who made any money during those concert's was none other than Richard Wright, because he was hired as a session musician. And that made Mr Waters a very bitter individual...

[@FuzzWoof]

I'd say it's almost all Polly at this point. Polly despises Roger with a rabid passion due to his politics, and David has never really ever been a particularly strong personality, he just kind of rolls with whatever the people around him are doing. He essentially replaced Roger with a female Roger, both of whom are very dominant personalities who are strongly activist in their political beliefs.

[@thedude4672]

Waters is out of his damn mind. I give Gilmour props for not speaking out more

[@TimMosley-h3g]

Don't care who is wrong or right.Just want to hear Pink floyd live again.The music and lyrics area match not often heard. Roger , Dave and most importantly nic please bring it on

[@diegomenarin7295]

100% agreed….wherever, whenever and whatever the price I will be there when they will reunite….and they must do it for the millions of fins like me around the world

[@hank35682]

There is no Pink Floyd without Richard

[@batphink2655]

@@diegomenarin7295 NO Richard Wright NO Pink Floyd!

[@nigelbevan8449]

"There was once a band named Pink Floyd, there isn't anymore". (David Gilmour).... Why don't you, and the rest of the individuals like you accept the fact that it will NEVER occur, not in a cat in hell's chance... There's more chance of Rammstein starting off their next British leg tour at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall than PF reforming and doing a concert.

[@danielcarlson800]

It will NEVER be the same without Richard Wright, but David and Roger NEED to sit down, and talk.

[@AY-uf4oz]

The 2 will never reconcile, it's just a pipe dream. Let's celebrate and appreciate the brilliant work the group did together.

[@wit619]

with all that's been currently going on, and seeing all of roger's activism, i think the problem was more than just "band drama" and "creative differences"

[@erinhoffmanofficial1412]

They couldn't have had disagreements from the days of their debut album, because David wasn't in the band at that time.

[@jsamc]

RIGHT !

[@chicklets4ever51]

Shows you how biased this video is. It even tries to blame Roger for Syd's crisis.

[@thefuturefactory56]

I think he means the first album Gilmour played on. "'A saucerful of Secrets"

[@chicklets4ever51]

@@terrencesclassicrockcorner Bollocks. They all made the decision to continue without Syd, even on the night you mention. Rick even tells the anecdote of him deceiving a catatonic Syd and saying he was going out for cigarettes when he was actually leaving for a gig with the band. No, it was a collective decision and a necessary, though painful one. I'm getting sick and tired of all these aspersions people online are casting on Roger, who was the animating force of the band. In so doing, you internet bots are doing the work of the Establishment, which has been trying to assassinate Roger's character for decades. He's one of the few 60s peaceniks left to fight the good fight. And without him you wouldn't even have all that good Pink Floyd music you love so much.

[@nathand3468]

@@chicklets4ever51 god you old hippies need to get over yourselves. Roger isn't "fighting the good fight" he's a rich, old boomer sellout trying to make more money by doing half assed reunion tours, not to mention he's a neo Nazi fascist. Your comment reeks of that self important attitude hippie boomers have because you think your decade of good-mediocre music was somehow this insane cultural revolution. The reality is it's just a meaningless little blip from a time that's being forgotten because it's no longer of any importance

[@jbusta8548]

I saw Pink Floyd in 1994 in Houston Texas and it was really the most fantastic concert I have ever seen and heard

[@jlobiafra]

The lightning going in sync with the lasers during Wish you were here to this day is the most epic thing I've witnessed at a concert!

[@donniemcelwain801]

When Dark Side of the Moon was released I was just about to turn 16. I'm not going to say anything so overstated like it changed my life. I will say that I have derived more listening pleasure from that album than any other. It is, in my own personal subjective opinion, the best album ever produced. The idea that it can never be heard live again because of a disagreement is a shame. A disagreement, I would like to point out, that will be absolutely meaningless on either person's deathbed. People are as great and talented as they are because of who they are, not in spite of who they are. At least there are videos.

[@eugenedevere7687]

We jeered at it. It was well produced but the only good song was Money. That was great. We did NOT jeer at WYWH. A far superior album.

[@mk1st]

Your statement that “it won’t be heard live again” isn’t exactly true. There are some great tribute bands performing their music. I’m going to see a local (Wisconsin) outfit in November who are going to do all of DSOM. They did The Wall a couple of years back with full stage show - even with some of the original animation! It was amazing. Yeah, it’s not with any members of PF but I think we can compare this to how classical music is performed….definitely not with “original members”, but ultimately it’s the music that’s important, which will live on long after all of them have passed on.

[@gonootropics2.065]

​@@eugenedevere7687Lol what a crazy statement. The whole album is absolutely top notch

[@j.dunlop8295]

Waters found himself playing solo, to a crowd of 1800 in the same city, that pink Floyd was playing to 36,000, he said it was eye opening!

[@j.dunlop8295]

Waters found himself playing solo, to a crowd of 1800 in the same city, that pink Floyd was playing to 36,000, he said it was eye opening!

[@jonwarner1863]

This video is ridiculous. Whoever put this together played fast and loose with the facts.

[@Foxycourderoy]

Thank you.

[@omnipop4936]

Examples?

[@Foxycourderoy]

@@omnipop4936 I love this band but this sounds like a Water's hit piece. To me, There is no Pink Floyd without both Waters and Gilmour. There is no Beatles without Paul and John, no Stones without Mick and Kieth.... The argument that the band is better because of one of them more than the other is silly. I think both Gilmour and Waters are spectacular. As far as inaccuracies, writing credits people speak of is a big one. Waters wrote tons of songs both music and lyrics. On the earlier albums (pre Darkside) they would often go off and write songs on their own an bring them back. Atom heat mother was mentioned in the thread as an album that Gilmour wrote. That isn't true. he wrote Fat old Sun (I adore the song). But he didn't just write the album. Waters wrote songs as did Wright. Where I find things to be most inaccurate is the depiction that Waters didn't write Dark Side, Wish you were here, The wall. Those were all concept albums and he was the one with the concept. He had the vision for these albums. Not only I he write songs for them but he Wass the reason this albums came into existence and lets be real, without them? We are likely not having this conversation because those are some of the most influential and spectacular albums ever. All of them were Water's visions. Gilmour's musical contribution and ability to take what might have been rough cuts and turn them into art is immeasurable and not remotely dismissed. Waters often created a skeleton and Gilmour gave it flesh, blood an movement. I think another important factor left out is the pressure they were under after the Wall. The expectation for another hit album weighed heavily on all of them but Waters in particular. This certainly took its toll on a tenuous relationship. Lastly, there is far more to each of these tiny battles between the parties. Waters has every right to be pissed that they are using the name and the music. It would be the same if after the Beatles up, Paul, Ringo and George wrote new music under that name and toured that way. It's not the Beatles anymore. Nor was it Pink Floyd anymore. For newer listeners, Waters is not even on the radar. His legacy and musical credit wave been diminished. Waters has made quite a few attempts to make amends and been instead, criticized. As an aside, people who think Gimour's solos stuff is better than Waters'? I cannot agree. Pros an Cons is spectacular. Radio Chaos is really good. Amused To death is excellent. I like Gilmour's solo stuff but it doesn't have the bite. Nor does Pink Floyd without Waters.

[@keepitbluezola]

Brilliantly put, 100% accurate.

[@heftosprod]

No Waters.. no floyd

[@MarvelousLXVII]

I used to be a big fan of Waters and saw him twice but I really don't think he would have had his career without the other members of Floyd. Gilmour, on the other hand, had the looks, the voice and the talent and would have succeeded regardless.

[@EricWayneThomasMusic]

My mother argues with me sometimes... but we still live together...

[@cryptoskinz3815]

Wright wasn't keen on Waters either. It wasn't just Gilmore

[@Grover483-vt4zc]

Having watched Piers Morgan interview Roger Waters, It is clear that Roger would be horrible to work with, negotiate with, collaborate with. He is clearly narcissistic and there is a serious incongruity between how he wants to be treated and how he treats others.

[@Danielallanz]

Whats Daves wife said about Roger was a bit of a madness..even if some of that stuff is true to go on record is just asking for legal trouble..i understand these gutys have more money then they could ever spend but i think they all need to see how people are really living and find a gratitude that ordinary people loved them enough to put them in such a fortunate position...these lads need to think on

[@subooking]

I think we need to stop hoping for another reunion and just appreciate what the Floyd has done over the years. I think we’ll maybe, just maybe have a reconciliation between Roger and David at best.

[@BigBoss1292]

“From the early days of their debut album” …yeah, the one Gilmour wasn’t even in the band for when it was made

[@MarvinHartmann452]

Insulting people who don't have the same opinion as you is straight from the cancel culture/ twitter playbook and it's childish to think that a conflict have a good and bad side, as it's more nuanced than that.

[@louisirving588]

If you don't write songs, you can't have any band! How can you have any band, if you don't write the songs?

[@thefuturefactory56]

Tell Elvis Presley that. Much of the MUSIC was written by Gilmour & Wright, right up until Animals and The Wall.

[@timdetimo1104]

@@thefuturefactory56albums like more will disagree he’s also mainly wrote most of the songs before that too argue all you want Roger is the Genius

[@juanpablofuentealbamendez]

I noticed what you did there my man!!! Haahaha incredible lines from the wall 😢

[@toddglacy1161]

"The Pair have had disagreements throughout the groups career, from the early days of their debut album.....) David Gilmour wasn't in Pink Floyd when they made their first album....the guitarist was Syd Barrett.

[@kylefafnis]

Why are there clips of Pripyat in a video about Pink Floyd?

[@Randy-k7f]

You are right no Richard Wright no pink Floyd absolutely right

[@barcacampnou7850]

David Gilmour joined the band years after it was formed, for me he should have had no say in what happened to Pink Floyd

[@MarvelousLXVII]

Ok. Yeah Sammy Hagar should have kept his mouth shut as well. Phil Collins as well...

[@roland20002000]

A band can lose everyone except the lead singer

[@JeremySandman]

I wouldn't want to work w Waters either.

[@jeffreyroberts7438]

Maybe this feud isn’t quite as it seems, remember Gilmour played as a guest on Waters ‘Wall tour’. In the end we have the music they did produce, and can still enjoy listening to it now. Same with a number of great bands from that period who either split up or sadly passed away! The music outlives everything!

[@terrydavis5501]

As someone who is Jewish and a believer in the right of the Jewish People to self determination in the land promised to them by God and Balfour, I can't morally listen to any thing by Waters. To me, Waters music is like listening to Nazi marching songs. That said, I admire Gilmour who has called Waters out for what he is. I despise Waters in the same way as I despise WW2 Nazis.

[@googoogjoobgoogoogjoob]

2 bald men fighting over a comb. PF ran out of creative steam in the 80s and their bassist left. In his arrogance he thought the band should disband, but the rest of the boys carried on a bit. But by this time they only really had their live performances of note. Funny though how RW wanted the band to end with his leaving, but was happy they had continued without Syd all those years before.

[@oldskoolrools1353]

David Gilmour's wife summed it up nicely,....

[@professorfoxtrot]

The feud is fun and a gift that keeps on giving.

[@JonathanAyres-p1n]

Would be nice if these narrators actually knew their subject matter. The shot of Nick Mason playing the drums (3:12) was actually Gary Wallis. Nick played a traditional drum kit post Walters as he always had. Thought Gary should get some credit. He is an amazing musician.

[@timothybagnall7351]

It's clear you can have pink floyd without roger waters, thank god.

[@VV-fe8mf]

And the Waters Gilmour drama saga goes on ad infinitum. Legendary stuff from a legendary group who carved out a niche no one else came close to filling.

[@martinportelance138]

Such a boring 'feud', too, one that stinks legal subtext rather than the clash of philosophies. I was on David's side in 1985, but today, in 2023, I must admit that I side more with Roger's good faith. He aged much better than the others.

[@chicklets4ever51]

@@martinportelance138 Well said. I agreed. David's cantankerousness has turned me against him and made it harder for me to accept the limits of his playing (too heavy on pentatonics and diatonic harmonies, especially from DSOTM onwards), which worked well in the Floyd context, but which, without Roger, sound pretty dead to me.

[@sharonrichards1627]

Sadly, I have boycotted David due to his support of Ukraine. He should have left it alone. He's obviously a deep state humper. Roger takes a stand for peace, David and Nick feed the NATO war machine.

[@parabot2]

@@chicklets4ever51 Gilmour supports Ukraine / Nato/ USA , who over threw the elected Ukrainian gov. Water speaks out against Israel , who created an open air prison and oppress millions. Gilmour is a propagandist for the system or totally disconnected from facts and reality .

[@richcrocks]

I don’t want them to reunite. I love David Gilmour too much for him to have to put up with Roger’s temper and enormous ego. Best to stay separate and create music individually.

[@lauriebrooker4310]

Extreme personalities are what makes genius - Monty Python members didn't get on either...

[@Thatoddfeller]

You can't have Floyd without Gilmour, you can't have Floyd without Waters, you can't have Floyd without Wright, and you can't have Floyd without Mason. you can see when Waters had Floyd (The final cut) and when Gilmour had Floyd (Amlor and The division bell) it couldn't hold a candle to when they worked together. no matter what will happen Floyd will never be Floyd again without all of them

[@Bruce15485]

David Gilmour for me is the sound of Pink Floyd. David should have received more writing credits. I believe the arrangement was who ever came up with the concept of the track would get the righting credit. Waters may have come up with many of the lyrics but David wrote most of the music and amazing guitar work.

[@EnterTheSoundscape]

Lyric credits are not the same thing as composer credits - which David Gilmour has almost always been credited for.

[@norryonbass6574]

Roger wrote most of the songs during their peak period in the 70s but it’s true there were many co-credits on the major instrumental pieces (eg Shine On & Echoes). Roger didn’t create their best albums on his own but his concepts and songs were the foundation of what made them great.

[@fastecp1]

I would have to agree. I have seen them 4 times, and I couldn't picture the band without Gilmore.

[@martinportelance138]

Both Gilmour and Waters wrote their own music (as did Wright), but Gilmour didn't have the knack for lyrics. Gilmour was the only real musician in PF (apart from the excellent Mason), and yet it was Barrett, then Waters who were the visionaries, despite being average musicians. Sad to say, but one visionary is worth at least a hundred good musicians. Geniuses, however, often are unsufferable beings, but for everything good, there must be sacrifices.

[@chicklets4ever51]

David was always given credit when he wrote the music. You're spreading disinformation. Look at the full Pink Floyd catalogue. With rare exception, literally ALL of their best numbers (take the early "Julia Dream," for example) were written by Waters. You seem to forget that Roger is also a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. David Gilmour is not a natural songwriter. He's just a good guitarist.

[@rchydrozz751]

Roger simply didn't get his way. It turned out pretty well without it.

[@Endrit719]

I had listened to Pink Floyd, I had listened ( I still do ) to David Gilmour as an individual, I had listened to Roger Waters as an individual, I didn't know for a long time that they were/are in Pink Floyd, when I found out and that they have a beef found it a real shame

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

Both are awesome! I’d say “Wish you were here” is top rated Floyd, but Gilmore has done some remarkable work too. I just enjoy the tunes,,,🎼🎼🎼

[@rodmac8358]

As Jorge Luis Borges once said about the Falklands war between Argentina and the UK, Roger Waters and David Gilmour also look like "two bald men fighting for a comb".

[@metalneck9040]

A snowball has a better chance in Hell than Pink Floyd does with a reunion.

[@thedude4672]

PF reuniting now would be like the Beatles reuniting now. It's just Ringo and Paul. In other words, pointless to call it a band reunion.

[@FloydGuy1980]

Did you make this video? If so could i ask permission to maybe use a small clip of this video i am producing a retrospective film on Roger Waters Kind regards Barry .

[@splitzerx570]

There was peace between the two from 2000-2020 as far as I’m aware, but it seems to me that the often peaceful David Gilmour casted the first stone that relit their feud with the whole Twitter debacle. Love both of them and don’t understand the hate for Roger, I always hear people who are “on David’s side” saying how terrible Roger is but never vice versa. In the end there is no one person that creates the sound of Pink Floyd, there is a reason that they are a band and not David or Roger and Co. There is no one person’s “Sound of Pink Floyd” as a matter of fact it’s all Pink Floyd.

[@stickman1742]

Gilmour seems to like to play up the entire Roger is so difficult thing to his advantage. I think it just makes Gilmour look bad in a very calculating way. All his adoring fans just care about is his lead guitar playing. Not really much to base hero worship on. Roger is very fiery and isn't afraid of the public the way Gilmour has always been. Waters gets himself in hot water because of it and David seems to be exploiting that recently. Sad, but to me Gilmour is the one to watch out for. Roger makes his opinions well-known, Gilmour hides and just seems to exploit Roger's troubles for his own benefit. I have great respect for Waters, cannot say the same for Gilmour's antics. But he does play a mean guitar, no one can take that one single thing away from Davey.

[@splitzerx570]

@@stickman1742 I agree with you entirely and have thought the exact same thing but I guess we’ll never know the truth. I always have the impression that Gilmour has chip on his shoulder for what happened in the 80s. After Floyd’s last reunion I believe Roger said that he wouldn’t mind getting back with Pink Floyd for a bit, but David turned it down entirely. I think David likes being the sole leader of Pink Floyd.

[@kennethward4985]

Without Gilmour's guitar there never was a PF. Waters alone is nothing but a bass player who wrote a few clever lyrics over 40 years ago.

[@marekschmidt2745]

@@stickman1742 I, on the other hand, think that the one who constantly attacks is Roger. David tries to ignore his attacks but I understand that it is not always possible. Browse the internet and there are dozens of articles, tweets and interviews by Roger attacking and denigrating David. I've only seen one interview from David where he complained that Roger robbed him of the copyrights on Animals and The Wall. On Animals, they had an agreement that David was entitled to 1/6 for half the credits on Dogs. And at the last minute, without David's consent, Roger finished the two acoustic recordings on the album, reducing David's share to 1/10. About The Wall, David said that the songs where he was a co-writer Roger took full authorship and the songs that were completely composed by David were released by Roger as Waters-Gilmour. Without Gilmour's songs and guitar riffs and solos, The Wall would be a steamy, dry musical. So David can no longer work with someone who robbed him. And I understand that. If peace is to be made between them, Roger must acknowledge David's authorial contribution to Pink Floyd and apologize to him. And Roger will never do that.

[@splitzerx570]

@@kennethward4985 without any of them there never was a PF. You remove one them all else fails. I’d argue that Rick was more important, musically than both Dave and Rog. Also one thing Roger doesn’t ever get credit for (for some reason or other) is composing. You realise that Roger cocomposed all lot of the albums and the songs with the band.

[@JestaKilla]

Waters is complaining about not getting access to the social media of a band he quit almost 40 years ago.

[@4vinylsound]

Forgot to mention a couple years ago David played for roger at a waters concert performing the wall songs hugging each other.

[@76seahawk]

No fault.. can’t force grown ass men to like each other. My take is that Waters would be insufferable to work and tour with. I have listened to many of his interviews, his opinion is the only one that ever matters.

[@lesros1039]

Two brilliant minds of music

[@keithfr7095]

Sounds like the disagreement between me and my old friend my drummer, music is always best when the people truly get along together, if not, not a single note is played-silence....

[@loki3292]

Not sure I'd just give the keys to the kingdom (the website) to a rogue element like Roger Waters either. A guy like that would do nothing but undermine the brand.

[@eddiebazan6411]

The commentator never mentioned Rick!? Is he not one of the band- hired or not.

[@ccook3659]

Rogers Waters Rocks!!!

[@BradleysDublin]

We all know by that stunning Live 8 performance in ‘05 that Waters made a 20+ year massive mistake. Unbelievable destruction of a stage in a way that only the true live best could accomplish. Gilmour of course edges it but the period of time from 1970 to 1980 with two of them both in the group has to be some of the most unbelievable albums ever made. Listen to Animals. My good god it’s off the charts

[@itsthatguyphil]

There was NO reunited Pink Floyd in 2008. Gilmour went up to performing ONLY on "Comfortable Numb" and that was it.

[@SuperHammaren]

And on "outside the wall".But your are right.

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

They way I see it, the both of them feel like the other is less important than they think they are. I've been a fan of the band my whole life. I didn't get to see the 4 of them together but I did get to see David's version of Pink Floyd twice in concert in 1994. I've Roger many, many times solo since then and David solo once more. I'd love to see them all on the same stage, but I'm also happy with the shows I've seen and the music they made for us.

[@stevelundquist2417]

There simply is no Pink Floyd without Rick. He is as irreplaceable as Ann Wilson.

[@detroitlady7201]

David Gilmour and Rick Wright were the musical genius behind Pink Floyd and Nick Mason is HIGHLY underrated drummer! Water's was mediocre bassist at best and Gilmour either taught him how to play it ir played it himself! Waters wrote some words!

[@eugenedevere7687]

It started with Barrett, then Wright then Gilmour. See a pattern here?

[@sunkat76]

is it always roger waters?

[@billyz5088]

They are both control freaks - Gilmour is just a calmer, more likeable & polite control freak ..

[@TedReimann]

I've always thought Roger Waters was a bit of a control freak plonker over the years and I don't blame David Gilmour for keeping away from him.

[@kevbob]

per: 2:47 What concert from 2008 did they jointly appear at, and purportedly made $150 million?

[@digitalizeddeath]

I’m a childhood friend of David and Syd And knew Roger briefly It is believed that Roger is responsible for Syd’s untimely demise into madness. Sparked on by Rogers emphatic feeding of the cause. One day hopefully this truth will be known, But I’m just an old man at the end of my life and I’ll take what I know with me. As for the guys in that band they made some amazing music. Just sad that it all fell apart.

[@arnoldzilban8274]

If only anyone of us had eternal time to pluck out all the thorns of the human heart. Not me...for sure, not me.

[@chrismanavis4505]

iam with david on this....................

[@davejones3878]

Sounds like Gilmore is the bigger jerk. He ought to keep his wife out of it too. Waters is right on politically 😉

[@richcrocks]

Bwahahahaha!

[@fugazi_]

Polly was spot on about Waters. Or like someone put it: Every single word demonstrably true.

[@elvius8059]

ALWAYS in David's side. Megalomaniac is a good word to describe waters.

[@MrDarkmenace1]

I think that Gilmours wife summed him up perfectly in that statement. Over the 40 odd years I've been a Floyd fan, thats exactly the impression I've developed of him. He seems a sad little man, who's opinions are far too politically driven, and therefore not shared by the three other band members. Therefore going it alone and pushing his own agendas is the only way. That seems to have left him completely tainted with bitterness and envy at the fact that they went on to do so well without him.

[@ernestog7373]

For Poly to accuse Roger of AS is both pathetic and an outright lie, (as has recently been proved in a German court of law). Roger has spent most of his life fighting racism of every sort, and that is well documented.

[@vuktucakov1125]

A bit hypocritical, don't you think? Where was Gilmour when Iraq, Palestine, Yugoslavia etc. were being shaken to their core? Picking one conflict and blaming one country (Russia) isn't the way to go, especially when Great Britain is the most imperialistic country in the world, with colonies all over the place. Waters isn't a Putin fanboy, nor he is a fascist, he just isn't onesided, blaming Russia for everything. In '89 NATO signed that their borders won't involve Ukraine. Then, out of nowhere, they violate that agreement and the consequences are devastating. THAT is what Roger was talking about

[@thedude4672]

@@ernestog7373Nonsense. The German court only found that Waters' past works didn't sympathize with Nazis. That's it. Nothing more.

[@The_whimsickal_artist]

Thats absolutely right on..👍🏻💯 waters was threatened by Gilmore. He didn't have to be waters is a brilliant musician..a c*nt as a person i don't believe he stands for anything.. other than the obvious.. himself. Pink Floyd are still my favourite band and one of the greatest bands that came from our country. The Beatles are like the best in the bloody universe😅but Pink Floyd moved people like meself.. their music is uncanny. Waters in think is still hung up on the past.

[@onecookieboy]

TBH I have always thought that Waters was an egomaniac, everything was and remains about him. All of those epic PF songs would be nothing without the creative and musical input of the rest of the band and the way they seemed to instinctively understand each other.

[@kelllyfostier984]

In my opinion Dark Side of the Moon was a creative masterpiece to me it was the greatest Rock album of all time even against heavy hitters like Led Zeppelin lV, Jethro Tull Aqualung,The Who Tommy, Black Sabbath Paranoid and Deep Purple Machine Head and Montrose’s and Van Halen’s and. Boston’s first album to name a few along with Who’s next

[@pentegarn1]

I love Pink Floyd....but Roger Water's hard on for Putin has made me hate him to the point I wouldn't go see a reunion even if they had one. And I'm pretty sure Gilmour understands this and agrees we shouldn't. All those years of listening to the wall and feeling it was a real finger in the face of fascists and dictators....then Roger opens his mouth.....and it seconds all you can think is "not real". just like that.

[@artgarrido5294]

You hate Putin because the American propaganda tells you to , not because you understand geopolitics and decided on your own .

[@thefuturefactory56]

Apart from the fact that Waters is a historical ignoramous when it comes to his love for Russia. Mind you he was in that group from the 70's called the CND. -As for Soviet funding of CND, it was proven in November 1991 that the KGB bankrolled the British Communist Party throughout the 1970s - the very period when (as Bruce Kent repeatedly acknowledged) only the support of the Communist Party and of the Quakers enabled CND to survive.’

[@vuktucakov1125]

A bit hypocritical, don't you think? Where was Gilmour when Iraq, Palestine, Yugoslavia etc. were being shaken to their core? Picking one conflict and blaming one country (Russia) isn't the way to go, especially when Great Britain is the most imperialistic country in the world, with colonies all over the place. Waters isn't a Putin fanboy, nor he is a fascist, he just isn't onesided, blaming Russia for everything. In '89 NATO signed that their borders won't involve Ukraine. Then, out of nowhere, they violate that agreement and the consequences are devastating. THAT is what Roger was talking about.

[@funkstienn1002]

I mean if we're going to be exact here you're not exactly being honest he said that the war was illegal and he denounced Russia's attack on Ukraine but he also said that Russia had been provoked by the West which is true. And silly enough people going to twist that and say that he's some kind of dictator lover or something like that but he really just doesn't want to see them

[@montyrose78]

And if they were good men they'd understand the spaces between friends

[@SP-ny1fk]

Money It's a crime Share it fairly, but don't take a slice of my pie Money So they say Is the root of all evil today

[@philmoseleymixing7856]

It's quite simple: Waters is a child throwing tantrums because Floyd survived him, and Gilmore is a gentleman and a far, far better musician and lyricist.

[@CowmanUK]

Firstly, Gilmour really isn't a good lyricist at all, he's just a good guitarist. Secondly, Pink Floyd just wasn't Pink Floyd *without* Waters, who was a founding member, unlike Gilmour. He admits he was wrong to try to dissolve the band, but it really wasn't quite the same band. Thirdly, Gilmour's wife's projects being on the Pink Floyd website when she's nothing to do with the band, but a founding members latest projects not being on there is simply wrong and would anger me, too. Lastly, Waters has tried to make peace twice and been snubbed by Gilmour twice, all while his wife called him nasty things publicly and (wrongly) accused him of being antisemitic. Gilmour is clearly no gentleman.

[@thedude4672]

@philmoseleymixing7856 I agree with you on everything except about Gilmous being a better lyricist.

[@geraldherrmann787]

waters is pompous war, gilmour is humble peace. that´s how easy it is.

[@sharonrichards1627]

Gerald, Roger is against the Zionist/NATO WEF war machine and tries to wake people up, especially when it comes to the genocide in Palestine by Zionist Israel. David sends money to the Zionist run Ukrainian cause. David's Zionist Jewish wife caused the latest feud between them. David is pussy whipped. Polly's douchebag son married someone from Ukraine so David sucks up to that "cause"

[@baitman2368]

A little bit biased... But ok.

[@tonyhawkes2040]

I agree one hundred per cent. Anyone who can give a good word to a Fascist mafia state , I. E. Putin's Russia must have fascist leanings...Roger Waters is a prize public school a**h**e. P.S. from a working class hero

[@EnterTheSoundscape]

Yeah it’s really not that simple AT ALL

[@samuelwragg8615]

Both would be nothing without each other

[@sunshinewildfire7087]

Roger seems to carry on with the grudge. David has moved beyond it. Waters appears to me to be an egomaniacal, self-centered jerk. They made great music together and it's over. He needs to move on, like David Gilmour has.

[@HANNAHLUMERIA-it5rw]

I have respect anybody who admits when they are wrong!

[@DesertScorpionKSA]

Roger Waters was the lyric writer and David Gilmour was the musician. I think the music is better than the lyrics but the whole is greater the sum of its parts.

[@TomaCose93]

Im not exactly taking sides but when you leave a band and get mad that they're moving on without you sounds a bit like sour grapes to me?

[@noel247]

Interesting commentary. I love Water's writing and Gilmore's epic solos. I also respect and greatly admire Waters for speaking out aggressively and consistently for Palestinian equality, freedom and justice despite the vicious harrassment and slanders he has suffered as a consequence. I think Water's compelling and insightful lyrics flow from his empathetic sense of justice and clear eyed view of the world.

[@thedude4672]

It isn't his defense of Palestinians that angered most people

[@jcaseyoneseventy]

I think as long as Richard Wright remains dead, a PF reunion is off the cards!

[@MrRocketguitar]

Sounds like I share her view of Waters……

[@BartV7442]

They had issues with eachother from their debut album on. Gilmour was not even there.

[@spookyactionatadistance1316]

As a commercial brand, Pink Floyd is Gilmore, Waters, Wright and Mason. Pink Floyd ceased being art when Syd Barrett took creativity with him.

[@jeffrobodeenyehcmon5925]

Gilmour is pink floyd. Thanks for the cool poetry Roger but we love the music and David's vocals better. If it wasn't for David we'd never have heard of Pink floyd it would have been over after Sid.

[@splitzerx570]

And if it wasn’t for Roger, Rick or even Nick we wouldn’t have heard of them either. A band is a group effort and there’s a reason why they go by the name Pink Floyd and not David Gilmour and his drummer, keyboardist and bassist who also writes lyrics and deep minded concepts. Like look at Queen, they were all pretty talented at writing songs and at playing their respective roles but they would have disbanded if Freddie didn’t step up to be the lead singer and Freddie would have been nothing if he didn’t step up to be the lead singer. If you remove a single one of the members of Queen you immediately lose at least 2 hits.

[@DiogoRibeiro]

That's probably why it became hardly interesting pop crap after Waters left. Anyone with a pair of ears will tell you that. People are just upset Waters is left leaning and ati establishment, and go on defending Gilmour's failed second solo ,miserable albums atempts, purely out of political spite.

[@splitzerx570]

@@DiogoRibeiro one reason I believe Pink Floyd post Roger is just fake Floyd isn’t because of any one person, but rather the lack of plausible, personal and relatable/understandable concept such as Dark Side, The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here and literally everything they did in the 70s. I believe that David unfortunately thinks that he can plays solos over drums and keyboard synths and call it Pink Floyd. My point is that it lacks Pink Floyd magic where there were meaning to the music.

[@harlanginsberg7269]

@@DiogoRibeiro Waters stopped being left leaning a long time age. Calling him liberal is not quite right. He is liberal with quite a bit of crazy. He is definitely not a fan of the Ukraine something that doesn't match up with liberal cred and he seems to have much more anger at Democratic country leaders rather than dictators like China Russia and the Arab countries of the Middle East. He was very liberal long ago but now it just seems to be constant anger at everyone.

[@harlanginsberg7269]

@@splitzerx570 If you've seen the Pulse shows I find it hard to believe you think that doesn't sound like Floyd. I saw that tour as well as Waters solo tour with Clapton and his band and the 94 tour was Floyd i Waters solo shows were not in my opinion. The truth is Gilmours writing after the breakup (Division Bell, solo albums) has been at least as good as Waters post breakup work. Heck the Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking Waters first post breakup album was borderline unlistenable. it was so depressing. I'll take Division Bell with songs like High Hopes and Coming Back to Life over any post-Floyd work by Waters.

[@davidroach4370]

The band actually took David Gilmore on as their front man and leader replacing Syd, Walters was the only one against the idea and pushed hard against anything that David did or suggested, however Walters fails to recognise that David’s solos were a message to all the fans and that message still stands strong today 50+ years later. Walters thinks he created the dark side of the moon, no he didn’t he wrote the words but the platform to deliver them in a satisfactory commercial manner was the Gilmore inspiration.

[@chicklets4ever51]

Utter nonsense. Get a life.

[@CowmanUK]

Firstly, it's Waters not Walters, and also if Waters writes the song it's his song. Gilmour is just a contributing band member for that song. The guitar does not make the song, but enhances it.

[@jlobiafra]

Walters and Gilmore 😂

[@railinly610]

For me the ship sailed long ago. We don't need any new floyd.

[@jesshughes776]

IN A FEUD OF SUCH PUBLIC MAGNITUDE SO LONG STANDING THE TWO SHOULD DECIDE ON A LOCATION AND SELECT DUELING PISTOLS, WINNER TAKE ALL. HOWEVER, A MORE ADULT SOLUTION SHOULD BE TO ACCEPT ONE ANOTHER IF BOTH WILL SMOOTH OUT THEIR ROUGH EDGES THAT STARTED THE ABRASION. I'VE LATELY COME TO APPRECIATE THE INCREDIBLE LYRICAL DEPTH OF THE EARLY 70S ALBUMS.