![]() While he might have crowned John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and John Prine as very important songwriters, he is always quick to counter, “there aren’t many rock ‘n’ roll acts I would ever listen to or care about.” That’s how it seems.” If he is happy to share that about music that he doesn’t even listen to, then it’s little wonder that his contemporaries have copped a few criticisms.Īs he says himself: “As far as my contemporaries, I am monumentally surprised how fucking scared my fellow musicians are to stick their heads out.” Nevertheless, some have still ended up with their necks on Waters’ chopping block. They don’t touch any real part of their capacity to feel love or joy. But it seems to me from what I have listened to the main drift for most of the people that call themselves artists is completely narcissistic and completely consumer-orientated. While some might call him cynical, Waters is a man who would wager that not saying anything if it isn’t nice is for meek and mild lambs sure to be slaughtered.Īs he recently opined regarding modern music, “I don’t listen to today’s popular music, so I am not an expert. ![]() And that even pertains to the trivial pursuit of music. His ethos is that too many people stay shtum and comfy when the world really should be put to rights. Musician David Gilmour, former guitarist and singer of the Pink Floyd, performs at a 2016 concert in Verona, Italy.Roger Waters is less shy about sharing a personal opinion than a football pundit after a couple of pints. “Hey Hey Rise Up” also features Guy Pratt on bass and Nitin Sawhney on keyboards. Original member Waters quit in 1985, and the remaining members of Pink Floyd last recorded together for the 1994 album “The Division Bell.” After keyboard player Richard Wright died in 2008, Gilmour said he doubted Pink Floyd would perform together again. psychedelic scene before releasing influential 1970s albums including “The Dark Side of the Moon,” “Wish You Were Here” and “The Wall.” Pink Floyd was founded in London in the mid-1960s and helped forge the U.K. “We want to express our support for Ukraine, and in that way show that most of the world thinks that it is totally wrong for a superpower to invade the independent democratic country that Ukraine has become,” Gilmour said. The song is being released Friday and the band says proceeds will go to the Ukraine Humanitarian Relief Fund. We both hope to do something together in person in the future.” He said: “I played him a little bit of the song down the phone line and he gave me his blessing. Gilmour said he spoke to Khlyvnyuk, who was recovering in a hospital from a mortar shrapnel injury, while he was writing the song. to return to Ukraine and join a territorial defense unit. Gilmour, who performed with BoomBox in London in 2015, said the video was “a powerful moment that made me want to put it to music.”Īfter Russia’s invasion, Khlyvnyuk cut short a tour of the U.S. Sophia Cathedral and posted on social media. The track features Khlyvnyuk singing a patriotic Ukrainian song from a clip he recorded in front of Kyiv’s St. ![]() Roger Waters, who left the band in the 1980s, is not involved. ![]() “Hey Hey Rise Up” features Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Nick Mason, with vocals from Ukrainian singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the band BoomBox. LONDON - Pink Floyd is releasing its first new music in almost three decades to raise money for the people of Ukraine, the band announced Thursday. ![]()
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