Roger Waters
Roger Waters is an English songwriter, bassist and singer, a Pink Floyd co-founder whose concept albums and solo shows connect personal stories with questions about power, war and human rights.
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Known for
- The Dark Side of the Moon1973 · Pink Floyd lyricist, bassist and vocalist
- The Wall1979 · Concept creator and co-producer
- Wish You Were Here1975 · Pink Floyd songwriter and bassist
- Animals1977 · Concept creator and songwriter
- Amused to Death1992 · Solo artist and songwriter
- Is This the Life We Really Want?2017 · Solo artist and songwriter
Overview
- Born
- September 6, 1943 · Great Bookham, Surrey, England
- Raised in
- Cambridge, England
- Known as
- Songwriter, bassist, singer and composer
- Started
- Co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965
- Breakout
- Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Mini bio
How it started.
Raised in Cambridge, Roger went to London to study architecture at Regent Street Polytechnic, where he met Nick Mason and Richard Wright. He co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 and became its principal lyricist after Syd Barrett’s departure.
Songs with a larger story.
The Dark Side of the Moon brought Pink Floyd international success in 1973, with Roger writing all the lyrics. Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall followed. For The Wall, he turned a feeling of separation from the audience into a partly autobiographical story about a rock star called Pink.
A solo voice.
Roger left Pink Floyd in 1985. His solo catalogue includes The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, Radio K.A.O.S. and Amused to Death. In 2017 he released Is This the Life We Really Want?, produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich, his first new rock album in 25 years.
Still revisiting the songs.
Recent projects include the Prague concert release and Comfortably Numb Re-Imagined with Mona Miari. His music and public posts continue to address war and human rights, including his support for Palestinians. He is also creating the Legacy stage production, performed by his son Harry’s band.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Comfortably Numb Re-ImaginedCo-artist with Mona Miari
- 2025This Is Not A Drill: Live from PraguePerformer
- 2022The Lockdown SessionsVocals, guitar, piano and co-producer with Gus Seyffert
- 2017Is This the Life We Really Want?Solo artist and songwriter
- 1992Amused to DeathSolo artist and songwriter
- 1979The WallConcept creator, co-producer and Pink Floyd member
- 1977AnimalsConcept creator and Pink Floyd member
- 1973The Dark Side of the MoonLyricist, bassist and vocalist with Pink Floyd
Awards
Quotes
It seemed like a really cool place for a pig to fly.Roger Waters, Pink Floyd’s Animals 50 announcement
Recalling why he chose Battersea Power Station as the setting for the Animals cover.
Trivia
- He studied architecture before making music his career.
- The Animals concept drew on George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
- He dreamed up the flying pig used on the Animals cover.
- His 2005 opera Ça Ira tells a story of the French Revolution.
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