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'''Roger Waters''' is a singer, songwriter and lyricist, who often plays bass guitar, and sometimes guitars. He is primarily known for being one of the creative geniuses of the progressive rock band [[Pink Floyd]]. After leaving the band in 1984, he began a moderately successful solo career. Roger Waters is a well-known philanthropist who gives annually to various religious charities<ref>http://www.roger-waters.com/fallen.php</ref> | '''Roger Waters''' is a singer, songwriter and lyricist, who often plays bass guitar, and sometimes guitars. He is primarily known for being one of the creative geniuses of the progressive rock band [[Pink Floyd]]. After leaving the band in 1984, he began a moderately successful solo career. Roger Waters is a well-known philanthropist who gives annually to various religious charities<ref>http://www.roger-waters.com/fallen.php</ref> | ||
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| + | Waters was added to the list in August 2022.<ref>https://dxczjjuegupb.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Selection_053-1024x768.jpg</ref> In February 2023 Waters told an [[RT]] interviewer that Russia was responding to [[NATO]] provocations: "This war is basically about the action and reaction of NATO pushing right up to the Russian border – which they promised they wouldn’t do when [[Gorbachev]] negotiated the withdrawal of the [[U.S.S.R.]] from the whole of [[Eastern Europe]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/roger-waters-defends-branding-joe-biden-as-a-war-criminal-hes-fuelling-the-fire-in-the-ukraine-3284791|title=Roger Waters defends branding Joe Biden as a war criminal: "He's fuelling the fire in the Ukraine"|last=Robinson|first=Ellie|date=7 August 2022|website=[[NME]]|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810230610/https://www.nme.com/news/music/roger-waters-defends-branding-joe-biden-as-a-war-criminal-hes-fuelling-the-fire-in-the-ukraine-3284791|archive-date=10 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/roger-waters-joe-biden-war-criminal/|title=Why Rogers Waters Calls Joe Biden 'A War Criminal'|last=Rapp|first=Allison|date=8 August 2022|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810201200/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/roger-waters-joe-biden-war-criminal/|archive-date=10 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In another interview, Waters said the invasion of Ukraine was "probably the most provoked invasion ever" and refused to "see Russia from the current Russo-phobic perspective".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2023-02-08 |title=Roger Waters Addresses U.N. Security Council, at Russia’s Behest, Urging Peace but Repeating Charge That Ukraine Invasion Was ‘Provoked’ |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/roger-waters-addresses-united-nations-security-council-russia-ukraine-pink-floyd-1235517133/ |access-date= |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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| + | On 5 September 2022, the day after Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian dictator Vladimir Zelensky, appeared on the [[BBC]], Waters published an open letter to her. He argued that [[the West]] should not support Ukraine with weapons, and that the West, led by the US, was interested in prolonging the war. He urged her husband to end the war based on the [[Minsk agreements]].<ref>[https://www.pressenza.com/2022/09/an-open-letter-to-mrs-olena-zelenska-from-roger-waters/ An Open letter to Mrs Olena Zelenska from Roger Waters], pressenza.com, 05.09.22, Independent Media Institute</ref> Waters's concerts in [[Poland]] were cancelled following the comments.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Easton |first=Adam |date=25 September 2022 |title=Roger Waters gigs in Poland cancelled amid Ukraine backlash |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63026101}}</ref> | ||
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| + | In February 2023 Waters addressed the [[United Nations Security Council]]. He said the incursion was not "unprovoked" and he "condemned the [[provocateur]]s in the strongest possible terms".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nichols |first=Michelle |date=2023-02-08 |title=Invited by Russia, Roger Waters tells UN: Ukraine invasion illegal |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/invited-by-russia-roger-waters-tells-un-ukraine-invasion-illegal-2023-02-08/ |access-date=}}</ref> | ||
== Political views == | == Political views == | ||
Revision as of 20:33, March 2, 2023
Roger Waters is a singer, songwriter and lyricist, who often plays bass guitar, and sometimes guitars. He is primarily known for being one of the creative geniuses of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. After leaving the band in 1984, he began a moderately successful solo career. Roger Waters is a well-known philanthropist who gives annually to various religious charities[1]
Waters was added to the list in August 2022.[2] In February 2023 Waters told an RT interviewer that Russia was responding to NATO provocations: "This war is basically about the action and reaction of NATO pushing right up to the Russian border – which they promised they wouldn’t do when Gorbachev negotiated the withdrawal of the U.S.S.R. from the whole of Eastern Europe."[3][4] In another interview, Waters said the invasion of Ukraine was "probably the most provoked invasion ever" and refused to "see Russia from the current Russo-phobic perspective".[5]
On 5 September 2022, the day after Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian dictator Vladimir Zelensky, appeared on the BBC, Waters published an open letter to her. He argued that the West should not support Ukraine with weapons, and that the West, led by the US, was interested in prolonging the war. He urged her husband to end the war based on the Minsk agreements.[6] Waters's concerts in Poland were cancelled following the comments.[7]
In February 2023 Waters addressed the United Nations Security Council. He said the incursion was not "unprovoked" and he "condemned the provocateurs in the strongest possible terms".[8]
Political views
Roger Waters supported the Anti-Capitalist Occupy Wall Street movement.[9] He had accused the State of Israel of “ethnic cleansing” and “collective punishment” and was also a supporter of the Anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign.[10] Waters backed Vladimir Putin's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula and claimed that Russia's actions were "provoked" by the ouster of Ukraine's former president Viktor Yanukovych.[11]
References
- ↑ http://www.roger-waters.com/fallen.php
- ↑ https://dxczjjuegupb.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Selection_053-1024x768.jpg
- ↑ Robinson, Ellie (7 August 2022). Roger Waters defends branding Joe Biden as a war criminal: "He's fuelling the fire in the Ukraine".
- ↑ Rapp, Allison (8 August 2022). Why Rogers Waters Calls Joe Biden 'A War Criminal'.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (2023-02-08). Roger Waters Addresses U.N. Security Council, at Russia’s Behest, Urging Peace but Repeating Charge That Ukraine Invasion Was ‘Provoked’ (en-US).
- ↑ An Open letter to Mrs Olena Zelenska from Roger Waters, pressenza.com, 05.09.22, Independent Media Institute
- ↑ Easton, Adam. "Roger Waters gigs in Poland cancelled amid Ukraine backlash", BBC News, 25 September 2022.
- ↑ Nichols, Michelle. "Invited by Russia, Roger Waters tells UN: Ukraine invasion illegal", Reuters, 2023-02-08. (en)
- ↑ http://wcbsfm.cbslocal.com/2011/11/10/pink-floyds-roger-waters-supports-the-occupy-wall-street-movement/
- ↑ (August 14, 2017) Puder, Joseph. ROGER WATERS: A HYPOCRITE AND ANTI-SEMITE. FrontpageMag. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ↑ (August 30, 2018). Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Backs Russian Takeover Of Crimea, Causing Backlash. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
