Pink Floyd's David Gilmour Will 'Absolutely Not' Perform With Roger Waters: I 'Steer Clear' of Those Who 'Support Genoci

[MarineCombatEngineer]

David Gilmour has shut down any suggestions that he and his former Pink Floyd bandmate will perform together again.

In a new interview with The Guardian, Gilmour said he would "absolutely not" perform with Waters ever again. Gilmour has previously stated as much, citing Waters' political beliefs and inflammatory comments about Israel, Ukraine and the United States.

"I tend to steer clear of people who actively support genocidal and autocratic dictators like [president of Russia Vladimir] Putin and [president of Venezuela Nicolás] Maduro," Gilmour told the publication. "Nothing would make me share a stage with someone who thinks such treatment of women and the LGBT community is OK. On the other hand, I'd love to be back on stage with [late Pink Floyd keyboardist] Rick Wright, who was one of the gentlest and most musically gifted people I've ever known."

Among many other provocative statements, Waters has compared Israel to Nazi Germany and said Russia's invasion of Ukraine was "not unprovoked." Gilmour's wife, writer Polly Samson, crtized Waters on X, writing, "You are anti-Semitic to your rotten core." Gilmour chimed in, agreeing with his wife, adding "Every word demonstrably true." Waters refuted their comments as "incendiary and wildly inaccurate."

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I don't give a fuck what Roger Waters has to say, he is a proven anti-semite, pro authoritarian and David is making the right decision.

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Waters Is A Pompous Ass

Meets all the criteria for someone who is nowhere close to as smart as he think he is.
I think their best work was the stuff written or arranged by Gilmour or Wright.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

2. All true,

but I will give credit to Roger being a gifted musician, unfortunately, he's a piece of shit when it comes to political and world views.
He should have stuck to making music with Pink Floyd.

[skamaria]

8. Don't forget Syd!

N/T

[TheKentuckian]

18. If his IQ actually was 10,000 that would still be well below what he thinks it is.

[ProfessorGAC]

19. No Argument (nt)

[LymphocyteLover]

3. Good for Gilmour! I always thought he was a greatly under-rated guitarist

[lark]

4. Gilmour has class and discernment and talent. Waters has one of these but supports fascists.

Gilmour refusing to be on stage with Waters is a move of principles and I applaud him

[catbyte]

5. I've always liked David Gilmour. Anybody who can make a guitar sing like he does

just has to be a good person. It's like he plugs that guitar into his soul. From 1994:

[MarineCombatEngineer]

6. He is just brilliant with his guitar and slide guitar,

he's in a class of his own.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

10. Great live song,

I've always like this one also.

Echos, Live at Pompeii.

[hlthe2b]

7. Just enjoy their last joint performance before all this Waters BS--2005 Live 8 Concert and cement it there...

(Only available on YouTube, sorry, but just hit the link in the box). Whether you detest Waters or not, watch for Gilmour, Nick Mason, and the late Richard Wright.

[Clouds Passing]

9. David Gilmore's guitar is what makes Pink Floyd

He speaks movingly, deeply and eloquently through his guitar. Nobody else has the talent David has.

Saw them in ‘77 Animals tour. Wish You Were Here holds a deeply special place in my heart.

Of Roger Waters, I am not a fan, what happened to his mind?

[catbyte]

11. I read an interview with Gilmour's wife. She said it was hard to get him to open up about his feelings.

Until he picked up a guitar, then she knew exactly what he was feeling.

[Rocknation]

12. Nearly ten years ago this very week, Waters posted an open letter to the band Bon Jovi

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explaining why they should cancel their Tel Aviv concert -- which had been public knowledge for the previous four months and was due to start within twenty-four hours.

At their concert, Bon Jovi dedicated the performance their song We Don't Run to Waters...and garnished it with an encore...


Rocknation

[samnsara]

13. sooooooo........ no more concerts :(

I'm glad I saw them in BC a few years back...

[samnsara]

14. i have always felt great artists are always on the brink of madness

..i actually quietly worry about Taylor Swift....the pressure has got to be immense.

[FrankBooth]

15. I love Waters as a musician

Amazing lyricist and songwriter IMO. But he's a blowhard and an asshole and has been for a very long time. Gilmour is a great guy.

[maxsolomon]

16. I never expected them to perform together again.

It's been decades.

Stop asking the question.

[Beetwasher.]

17. Team Gilmour all the Way

His new album is pretty good too.

[Tarc]

20. The man renowned for The Wall, one of the greatest anti-fascist critiques set to music

has come all the way around the bend and become a fascist himself. It really is kind of sad.

[LudwigPastorius]

21. Waters and Morrissey need to get together.

Now, there's a match made in hell.

[LexVegas]

22. I walked out of the last Waters concert i went to. He praised Hamas freedom fighters....

and called Obama and Biden war criminals

[Sky Jewels]

23. Good for Gilmour!

👏🏼 👏🏼

[D23MIURG23]

24. And I thought "The Wall" was overblown satire.

I guess it just turned out to be the Roger Waters biography.

Sad.