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“Roger went absolutely nuclear, apoplectic. He had every right to”: Producer Bob Ezrin reveals what led him to fall out with Roger Waters over The Wall

He was too trusting with a journalist, apparently

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“I wasn’t credited with any songwriting. That was a pity. But I didn’t make a fuss. I figured Peter was still pretty fragile”: Snowy White on his uncredited role on Peter Green’s comeback LP and how David Gilmour introduced him to the Whammy pedal

The ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist toured the world with Roger Waters, played with Gary Moore, but now he has retired from the stage, he admits he was never entirely comfortable with pop status

Guitar World

“Did he expect to find us as we had been seven years earlier, ready to start to work with him again?”: The strange, sad day that Syd Barrett unexpectedly showed up in the studio when Pink Floyd were making Wish You Were Here

The making of Pink Floyd’s 1975 masterpiece was partly a tribute to their former frontman - but when Syd Barrett himself appeared at the studio, his former bandmates took a while to realise it was actually him

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“He was disillusioned by wealth clashing with his principles. His fans thought riches were a good thing. Their reaction was the basis of everything else he did”: Roger Waters as seen via his Pink Floyd lyrics

A heartfelt, poetic and occasionally romantic lyricist, he became known for high-powered attacks on the hands that fed him

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Roger Waters shares new trailer for This Is Not A Drill - Live from Prague The Movie

Roger Waters new This Is Not A Drill - Live From Prague The Movie opens in cinemas worldwide in July, with the soundtrack being released in August

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“I only asked them to play on my album because the record company thought a few well-known names would be a good selling point”: Snowy White tells the story of his 1994 collaboration with Gary Moore and David Gilmour

The album is packed with notable players who offer solos, slide, and plenty more, but the former Thin Lizzy man would have happily pushed on without them

Guitar World

Roger Waters shares clip of Wish You Were Here as he announces new This Is Not A Drill - Live From Prague The Movie

Roger Waters new This Is Not A Drill - Live From Prague The Movie opens in cinemas worldwide in July, with the soundtrack being released in August

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“In 1989 I paid a scalper $400 for a ticket to see The Who play Tommy. It was worth every cent”: Mike Portnoy on his top prog songs and artists, and why the Rolling Stones have the greatest-ever prog album sleeve

The Dream Theater drummer’s musical world includes Rush, Yes, King Crimson, Roger Waters and Frank Zappa – alongside the Bee Gees

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“He was the only one who found it necessary to perform - which was useless”: The Beatle who had to be cut from Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon

The making of Pink Floyd’s 1973 masterpiece originally featured a cameo from one Paul McCartney - but his contribution didn’t impress Roger Waters…

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“You can see we were stoned. Dave and I were completely out of our brains”: The epic story of Pink Floyd’s Live At Pompeii, the prog classic recorded next door to a volcano

Lights! Camera! Chaos! How Pink Floyd made their 1972 album Live At Pompeii

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Before bitterness engulfed them – this was Pink Floyd at their experimental zenith

PLAYBACK: The 1972 concert film ‘Live at Pompeii’ has been restored and remixed for cinemas and IMAX. Stevie Chick explores how it captured the band at their majestic peak of invention

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“You see people behaving properly and think: ‘I’d like to be part of the blowing of the whistle – even if it’s only writing a poem or a song or whatever”: Roger Waters changed tone, but not topic, on Is This The Life We Really Want?

2017 solo album saw him determined to look forward as he said escaping Pink Floyd was like “driving away from a dodgy wedding with cans dragging behind the car, rattling all the time”

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“It’s the age of unreason… You can tackle it in a Roger Waters style, but you’ll alienate people. Music should bring people together”: How Big Big Train took on modern issues in old ways on Grimspound

Released soon after Folklore, their 10th album merged mythology, astrology and astronomy to deliver Englishness to the world

Louder

Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII review – mesmerically peculiar portrait of band on cusp of greatness

Gilmour, Waters, Wright and Mason are space rock whippets in the burning Italian sun in this outrageously indulgent yet vivid and beguiling music documentary

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When rock music met ancient archeology: the enduring power of Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii

The 1972 concert film Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, back in cinemas this week, remains one of the most unique concert documentaries ever recorded by a rock band.

Guitar World

“It's like saying, ‘Give a man a Les Paul, and he becomes Eric Clapton. It's not true’”: David Gilmour and Roger Waters hit back at criticism of the band's over-reliance on gear and synths when crafting The Dark Side of The Moon in newly unearthed clip

The clip is featured in Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, the newly restored version of the band's groundbreaking Live At Pompeii film

Guitar World

“I wanted to play more, and it was inappropriate with Eric or Roger. I was not the lead guitarist, and I wanted to be”: Clapton, Waters, Satriani and me – Andy Fairweather Low on his greatest collaborations and finally taking center stage

As pop idol, hit-making solo artist, and with the most star-studded CV of any sideman, the affable Welshman offers up his latest release, The Invisible Bluesman, and reflects on his storied career

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‘It ain’t over till one of us is gone’: the pop stars who refuse to bury the hatchet

Madonna and Elton John thawed their frosty relationship this week – but from Mariah and J-Lo to David Gilmour and Roger Waters, plenty more are still at loggerheads

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“She opened her mouth, and out came that orgasmic sound we know and love”: How a feat of spontaneous creativity resulted in one of Pink Floyd’s most majestic moments

A gentle meditation on mortality was brought to passionate life thanks to one woman’s improvised vocal

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“It came very close to where I wasn’t going to do the album; I didn’t feel that what we’d agreed was fair”: How Pink Floyd made The Division Bell

Pink Floyd explored the theme of communication on 1994 album The Division Bell – despite their infamous communication issues

Guitar World

“I did everything I could to keep it as authentic as possible, as an extension to my tribute to Pink Floyd, without stealing from them in any way”: Corey Feldman personally sought David Gilmour and Roger Waters' blessings for his Floyd-esque album

Last year, Feldman went viral for his shredding – which many accused of being 'fake' – an allegation later debunked by Feldman himself, as well as Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst

Guitar World

“When I worked with Eric Clapton, I thought I was getting fired every tour”: Andy Fairweather Low on his first gig, a beloved dumpster guitar find and the mistake he made with Roger Waters that he can never forget

The legendary rhythm guitar hero looks back on a life spent alongside some of music’s biggest names

Louder

“The live recording sees the piece come to life… amid the sepulchral gloom there are moments of real beauty”: Roger Waters' Super Deluxe Box Set of his Dark Side Of The Moon Redux

The former Pink Floyd leader’s take on their 1973 signature album includes superior version of his moody reimagining.

Guitar World

“My mate found the guitar in a skip down the bay in the early '70s. It had been in a fire”: Andy Fairweather Low’s favorite guitar was a dumpster find

The Eric Clapton and Roger Waters collaborator paid just £47 to buy the discarded Gibson from Tom Jones’ guitarist

Guitar World

“I had a huge cue sheet up on my amps. Except for the Comfortably Numb solo, there were no moments where I could say, ‘Forget everything. Just play’”: For David Gilmour, Pink Floyd’s wildly ambitious the Wall tour was a blast – and a challenge

Used to experimenting and improvising onstage, Gilmour suddenly found himself juggling a multitude of new responsibilities, and, on one occasion, dodging burning drapes...

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