Roger Waters
Born September 06, 1943 (Age: 82)
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Great Bookham, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. He was a founding member of the rock band Pink Floyd, serving as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became the band's lyricist, principal songwriter and conceptual leader. The band subsequently achieved worldwide success in the 1970s with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. Although Waters' primary instrument in Pink Floyd was the bass guitar, he also experimented with synthesisers and tape loops and played rhythm guitars in recordings and in concert. Amid creative differences within the group, Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985 and began a legal battle with the remaining members over their future use of the group's name and material. The dispute was settled out of court in 1987, and nearly eighteen years passed before he performed with Pink Floyd again. Waters' solo career has included three studio albums: The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking (1984), Radio K.A.O.S. (1987), and Amused to Death (1992). In 1986, he contributed songs and a score to the soundtrack of the movie When the Wind Blows based on the Raymond Briggs book of the same name. In 1990, he staged one of the largest rock concerts in history, The Wall – Live in Berlin, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance. In 1996, he was inducted into the US and UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. He has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999 and played The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety for his world tours of 2006–2008. In 2005, he released Ça Ira, an opera in three acts translated from Étienne Roda-Gil and his wife Nadine Delahaye's libretto based on the early French Revolution. On 2 July 2005, he reunited with Pink Floyd bandmates Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour for the Live 8 benefit concert, the group's only appearance with Waters since their last performance with him 24 years earlier. In 2010, he began The Wall Live, a worldwide tour that features a complete performance of The Wall.
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. He was a founding member of the rock band Pink Floyd, serving as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became the band's lyricist, principal songwriter and conceptual leader. The band subsequently achieved worldwide success in the 1970s with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. Although Waters' primary instrument in Pink Floyd was the bass guitar, he also experimented with synthesisers and tape loops and played rhythm guitars in recordings and in concert. Amid creative differences within the group, Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985 and began a legal battle with the remaining members over their future use of the group's name and material. The dispute was settled out of court in 1987, and nearly eighteen years passed before he performed with Pink Floyd again. Waters' solo career has included three studio albums: The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking (1984), Radio K.A.O.S. (1987), and Amused to Death (1992). In 1986, he contributed songs and a score to the soundtrack of the movie When the Wind Blows based on the Raymond Briggs book of the same name. In 1990, he staged one of the largest rock concerts in history, The Wall – Live in Berlin, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance. In 1996, he was inducted into the US and UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. He has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999 and played The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety for his world tours of 2006–2008. In 2005, he released Ça Ira, an opera in three acts translated from Étienne Roda-Gil and his wife Nadine Delahaye's libretto based on the early French Revolution. On 2 July 2005, he reunited with Pink Floyd bandmates Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour for the Live 8 benefit concert, the group's only appearance with Waters since their last performance with him 24 years earlier. In 2010, he began The Wall Live, a worldwide tour that features a complete performance of The Wall.
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Filmography
Roger Waters: This Is Not a Drill - Live from Prague
2023
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Age: 79
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
2021
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as Self
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Age: 77
Roger Waters: Us + Them
2019
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as Self - Lead Vocals, Bass, Guitar
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Age: 76
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
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as Self
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Age: 69
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)
2012
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as Self
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Age: 68
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
2011
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as Self
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Age: 68
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)
2011
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as Self
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Age: 68
No Image
Roger Waters : The Wall - Live Netherlands
2011
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Age: 67
Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd
2011
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Age: 67
Roger Waters – 30th Anniversary Of The Wall
2011
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as himself
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Age: 67
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
2007
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as Self
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Age: 64
Roger Waters - The Dark Side of the Moon Live - Bogota 2007
2007
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as self
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Age: 63
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
2007
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Age: 63
Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes
2006
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as Self
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Age: 62
Roger Waters: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa, 2006
2006
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as vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
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Age: 62
Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary
2004
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as Self
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Age: 60
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5
2004
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as Self
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Age: 60
Roger Waters: In The Flesh - Live
2000
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as Himself - Vocals, Bas
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Age: 57
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
2000
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as Self
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Age: 56
The Abbey Road Story
1998
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as Self
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Age: 54
State of Fear
1997
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Age: 53
Pink Floyd: The Story
1994
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as self
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Age: 51
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
1991
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as Himself
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Age: 48
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
1990
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as Self / Pink, The Father / The Doctor
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Age: 46
Roger Waters: Radio K.A.O.S.
1988
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as Himself
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Age: 44
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life
1985
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as Self
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Age: 42
Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court
1980
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Age: 36
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum
1980
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as Self - Bass, Vocals
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Age: 36
Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1975
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as self
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Age: 31
The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74
1974
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as Self
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Age: 31
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
1973
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as Self
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Age: 29
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
1972
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as Bass, Vocals
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Age: 29
Stamping Ground
1971
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as Self - Pink Floyd
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Age: 28
Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR
1971
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as Self
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Age: 27
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
1970
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as Self
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Age: 26
Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival
1970
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Age: 26
Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968
1968
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Age: 24