In a video posted to Facebook today, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters makes a case for equal access to the websites and social media accounts operated under the Floyd name.
During the 5-minute video, Waters thanks fans for their comments and enthusiasm for a new video of “Mother” he recorded Zoom-style with a number of backing musicians and posted online Sunday.
He explains none of his work outside of Pink Floyd, which he left in the mid-’80s, is promoted through the official Floyd channels online, since “David (Gilmour) thinks he owns it.”
Waters goes on to point out Gilmour has tied promotional efforts for his wife and writing partner Polly Samson‘s new novel to the band’s social media.
“This is wrong. We should rise up,” he says, “or just change the name of the band to Spinal Tap.”
Waters has postponed to 2021 his “This is Not a Drill” North American tour, which was originally scheduled to open July 8.
Hey Craig,
Just my 2 cents about Roger’s tantrum. Roger left on his own accord decades ago and has zero business telling Dave or Nick what they can do with THEIR website. The way he treated Richard in the past is proof enough of the poison he spills from his mouth. Roger is the best songwriter in the history of music but is a class A A$$hole and he should NOT be allowed onto Pink Floyd’s website. That’s what he deserves for abandoning them ages ago.