Roger Waters

George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English songwriter, singer, bassist, and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served solely as the bassist, but following the departure of singer-songwriter Syd Barrett in 1968, he also became their lyricist, co-lead vocalist, and conceptual leader.

George ‘Roger’ Waters (born September 6, 1943) is an English songwriter, singer, bassist, and composer. In 1965, while studying architecture in London, he formed the now legendary rock group Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright. In 1967, Pink Floyd released the classic psychedelic album Piper at the Gates of Dawn. After Barrett’s departure in 1968, David Gilmour joined the group and Waters assumed creative control, serving as its primary songwriter and conceptual architect. For the next decade and a half, Pink Floyd recorded some of the most important albums of the era, including The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979). In 1985, Waters left Pink Floyd to pursue a solo career, releasing albums like, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984) and Radio Kaos (1987). Now he enjoys a lot of success with his reimagining his earlier work, including live performances of The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall Live, and Us & Them.

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George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English songwriter, singer, bassist, and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served solely as the bassist, but following the departure of singer-songwriter Syd Barrett in 1968, he also became their lyricist, co-lead vocalist, and conceptual leader.

George ‘Roger’ Waters (born September 6, 1943) is an English songwriter, singer, bassist, and composer. In 1965, while studying architecture in London, he formed the now legendary rock group Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright. In 1967, Pink Floyd released the classic psychedelic album Piper at the Gates of Dawn. After Barrett’s departure in 1968, David Gilmour joined the group and Waters assumed creative control, serving as its primary songwriter and conceptual architect. For the next decade and a half, Pink Floyd recorded some of the most important albums of the era, including The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979). In 1985, Waters left Pink Floyd to pursue a solo career, releasing albums like, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984) and Radio Kaos (1987). Now he enjoys a lot of success with his reimagining his earlier work, including live performances of The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall Live, and Us & Them.

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