British rock icon Roger Waters has been in some, nicely, sizzling water recently with controversial feedback a couple of vary of socio-political matters.
Among them, the Ukraine struggle and “lies” of Russian struggle crimes, the United States’ involvement aiding Ukraine in the battle and in addition putting culpability on American and British Jewish folks for the actions of Israel, as seen in the Pink Floyd founding member’s newest explosive interview with Rolling Stone on October 4.
Waters’ feedback have been so inflammatory {that a} sequence of his solo This Is Not A Drill exhibits in Poland for April 2023 had been canceled and Variety has reported that the backlash has put the potential sale of Pink Floyd’s music catalog (for an estimated $500 million) in jeopardy.
Though not almost as damaging as his international affair feedback, Waters’ newest opinions may ring a bell with music followers. In a brand new three-hour interview with “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the musician shared that he is not a fan of “loud” rock ‘n’ roll or legends Eddie Van Halen or AC/DC.
“[I’m] not really interested in loud rock ‘n’ roll — which some people are and they love it, but I couldn’t care less about AC/DC or Eddie Van Halen or any of that stuff. It’s just, who? I don’t go, ‘Who?’ because obviously I know the name. And I’m sure Eddie’s brilliant and a great guitar player and wonderful. It just doesn’t interest me.”
Waters additionally admitted that he is “not very up on rock history,” including, “I’m not very interested in most popular music. I mean, there are certain people that I’m great fans of, mainly the writers, the singer-songwriters, you know. So, [Bob] Dylan and Neil Young. But I won’t start a long list, because I probably could, but it’s that end of the spectrum that I’m more interested in.”
The musician additionally revealed to Rogan that he is engaged on a e book with revelations about Pink Floyd, calling the fabric “hard things to write about.” Given his newest phrase spewing, we’re positive he will not be holding again.
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