Roger Waters

George Roger Waters born 6 September 1943 is an English musician singersongwriter and composer He was a founding member of the rock band Pink Floyd serving as bassist and colead vocalist Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968 Waters became the bands 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 groups 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 KAOS 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 200000 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 20062008 In 2005 he released Ça Ira an opera in three acts translated from Étienne RodaGil and his wife Nadine Delahayes 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 groups 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