Roger Waters über Dark Side Redux, Politik und David Gilmour

Roger Waters exclusive interview with GLOBO.

Why re-record “The Dark Side Of The Moon” now?

ROGER WATERS: Because the warlords, 50 years later, still haven’t understood the album’s message and children are still being murdered. I spoke to ( producer ) Gus Seyffert and ( director ) Sean Evans and they were like, “Hi, but re-recording DSOTM? Are you crazy or are you just stupid?” (laughter). I reacted with: “Ah, stop, go, let’s do it!” We did. I play bass on “Any Color You Like”, add a few lyrics and sing on all the tracks.

Did you like the result?

ROGER WATERS: Yes, it turned out amazing! For those who hate me singing, I warn you that it was Gus who insisted (laughs). The production is practically all his, who argued that it was important, after all, that the guy who wrote the songs sang them. Last month I showed a very raw mix to my daughter India. She said: “Dad, it’s really cool! It’s the versions of the 29- year-old who wrote them, and those of the 80-year-old, the two now facing each other, with half a century of life in between, reflecting on what they’ve done”. What a smart girl! I wish I had that balcony (laughs).

Are you really going to sue for defamation the writer Polly Samson, David Gilmour’s wife, after she accused him of anti-Semitism and also of dubbing his voice in the shows?

ROGER WATERS: No, I’m not taking legal action.

Is there any chance you and David could hit it off?

ROGER WATERS: What do you think?

At 80, are you more hopeful or pessimistic?

Without any hesitation: more hopeful. And the hope is that the flame lit by the Enlightenment resisted colonialism and corporate greed. That the tide is turning. I’m not naïve, I know the fight is not over, we’re in the middle of it and the battle is fierce. Bolsonaro, Trump and all fascists believe in something like the old divine right of kings, now translated into the privilege of the richest. I, and so many others, believe in democracy, human rights and the law for all, regardless of ethnicity, religion or bank balance. “This is Not a Drill” is, in the end, about love. I’m already there to fight for love, for Marielle, and against the “end of Luz”.  See you soon.

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