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15.11.2007: Tom Stoppard´s Rock `n` Roll Theaterstück hatte am 4.11. Premiere am
Broadway. Roger Waters war einer der vielen prominenten Gäste bei
der Premierenfeier.
Das Stück beinhaltet u.a. Musik von folgenden
Bands: Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys,
Grateful Dead und Pink Floyd. Hier die Pink Floyd und Syd Barrett
Songs: Golden Hair, Terrapin, Astronomy Domine, Jugband Blues,
Welcome to the Machine, Wish You Were Here und Vera. Weitere
Infos über das Musical auf der offiziellen Homepage:
Rock N Roll.
In einem Interview das Stoppard
kürzlich der
Time gegeben hat spricht er auch über Pink Floyd und Roger
Waters.
On his interest in rock music:
Tom Stoppard: I like pop music. I consider rock 'n' roll to
be a branch of pop music. Like everyone else in the population. I
loved the Beatles when they turned up, and the Stones when they
turned up, and never really stopped liking them. Pink Floyd [featured
prominently in Rock 'n' Roll] I actually ignored completely — my
children used to listen to Pink Floyd, but I never did. I thought
they were a pretentious rock band. I never took any notice of Pink
Floyd until much later.
On what he listens to today:
Tom Stoppard: Today I listen mostly to old stuff. But I do
listen to what shows up — really out of curiosity more than anything
else. It's not often that something that really gets to me. I don't
know what's out there so I just buy — Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys,
Kaisar Chiefs. Radiohead has a new album out that I guess I'll buy.
I don't think one can honestly speak about favorites unless one is
prepared to see them live. I think that's the mark of serious
affection. And I never go and see anybody live, apart from the
Stones every time they do a tour. I loved Roger Waters' tour, by the
way. I actually went to an Oasis concert. I thought they were a
brilliant songwriting band. I had a long love affair with the Buena
Vista Social Club. So I'm eclectic and erratic and faithless. |
Roger Waters arrives at the opening night on Broadway for Tom
Stoppard's new play 'Rock 'n' Roll' in New York. 4.11.2007. AP Photo/Andy
Kropa |
