News Latest News from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-US Copyright 1998-2026 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=11561 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:02:02 -0500 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 18:10:45 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=11561 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-regret-nothing-in-life-roger-waters-doubles-down-on-ozzy-osbourne-criticism https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-regret-nothing-in-life-roger-waters-doubles-down-on-ozzy-osbourne-criticism Music News: "I don't like people who bite the heads off bats. I just don't."]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/that-annoyed-roger-quite-a-lot-pink-floyd-session-guitarist-says-roger-waters-was-resentful-of-eric-clapton https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/that-annoyed-roger-quite-a-lot-pink-floyd-session-guitarist-says-roger-waters-was-resentful-of-eric-clapton Music News: "Whenever Eric Clapton got up and played a solo, the place would erupt."]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:02:40 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger-waters-says-he-couldnt-care-less-for-black-sabbath-and-ozzy-i-have-no-interest-in-biting-the-heads-off-chickens-or-whatever-they-do https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger-waters-says-he-couldnt-care-less-for-black-sabbath-and-ozzy-i-have-no-interest-in-biting-the-heads-off-chickens-or-whatever-they-do Music News: "The music, I have no idea, I couldn't give a f__k. I don't care about Black Sabbath. I never did."]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:40:59 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-can-still-see-that-look-from-roger-now-guitarist-recalls-embarrassing-on-stage-moment-with-roger-waters https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-can-still-see-that-look-from-roger-now-guitarist-recalls-embarrassing-on-stage-moment-with-roger-waters Music News: "Obviously, I was forgiven – because I spent 24 years with him."]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:48:28 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_son_recalls_getting_fired_from_fathers_band_it_was_pretty_miserable.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_son_recalls_getting_fired_from_fathers_band_it_was_pretty_miserable.html Music News: "I think he just wanted a change of blood, something new, something fresh."]]> Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:12:30 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_reportedly_spent_an_hour_reading_at_live_show_told_audience_to_f_off.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_reportedly_spent_an_hour_reading_at_live_show_told_audience_to_f_off.html Music News: The Pink Floyd legend was planned to perform "The Dark Side of the Moon Redux" album in full.]]> Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:56:36 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/listen_roger_waters_releases_reimagined_version_of_pink_floyds_time_from_dark_side_of_the_moon_redux.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/listen_roger_waters_releases_reimagined_version_of_pink_floyds_time_from_dark_side_of_the_moon_redux.html Music News: The tune follows the lead single "Money".]]> Thu, 24 Aug 2023 18:00:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_defends_decision_to_re-record_dark_side_of_the_moon_calls_new_version_more_indicative_of_what_the_concept_was.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_defends_decision_to_re-record_dark_side_of_the_moon_calls_new_version_more_indicative_of_what_the_concept_was.html Music News: "This record actually deserves a reimagining".]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 15:13:35 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_is_now_allowed_to_play_concert_in_frankfurt_germany_after_winning_legal_battle.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_is_now_allowed_to_play_concert_in_frankfurt_germany_after_winning_legal_battle.html Music News: This comes not long after Waters said that he's "coming anyway."]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:55:46 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_promises_to_play_in_frankfurt_following_concert_cancellation_were_coming_anyway.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_promises_to_play_in_frankfurt_following_concert_cancellation_were_coming_anyway.html Music News: "Because free speech matters!"]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:20:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_heres_what_roger_waters_sounded_like_on_the_first_show_of_his_farewell_tour.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_heres_what_roger_waters_sounded_like_on_the_first_show_of_his_farewell_tour.html Music News: The musician performed the first "This Is Not a Drill" gig in Lisbon, Portugal.]]> Sat, 25 Mar 2023 11:56:33 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/eric_clapton_and_tom_morello_sign_petition_to_reverse_roger_waters_show_cancellation.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/eric_clapton_and_tom_morello_sign_petition_to_reverse_roger_waters_show_cancellation.html Music News: The bassist had the city government pull the plug on his Frankfurt gig.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 22:05:49 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_threatens_legal_action_following_unjustifiable_live_show_cancellation.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_threatens_legal_action_following_unjustifiable_live_show_cancellation.html Music News: The musician was set to perform in Frankfurt, Germany.]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_show_in_frankfurt_germany_cancelled_by_city_government.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_show_in_frankfurt_germany_cancelled_by_city_government.html Music News: The ex-Pink Floyd was scheduled to perform in May.]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 13:00:03 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_says_he_couldnt_care_less_about_acdc_or_eddie_van_halen_opens_up_on_how_people_receive_his_shows_today.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_says_he_couldnt_care_less_about_acdc_or_eddie_van_halen_opens_up_on_how_people_receive_his_shows_today.html Music News: "I just… Who? I don't go 'Who?' Because I obviously know the name."]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:20:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_roger_waters_thanks_fan_for_supporting_his_claim_of_being_way_more_important_than_weeknd__drake.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_roger_waters_thanks_fan_for_supporting_his_claim_of_being_way_more_important_than_weeknd__drake.html Music News: The fan-made sign refers to the polarizing claim Waters recently made on the subject.]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2022 17:11:20 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_says_hes_far_far_far_more_important_than_weeknd_and_drake_will_ever_be_says_he_was_constrained_by_pink_floyd.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_says_hes_far_far_far_more_important_than_weeknd_and_drake_will_ever_be_says_he_was_constrained_by_pink_floyd.html Music News: "There is stuff going on here that is fundamentally important to all of our lives."]]> Sat, 16 Jul 2022 22:07:04 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_speaks_on_john_lennon_regret_says_beatles_icon_acted_quite_snotty_when_they_met.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_speaks_on_john_lennon_regret_says_beatles_icon_acted_quite_snotty_when_they_met.html Music News: "I only met John Lennon once," the Pink Floyd co-founder said.]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 22:35:47 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_says_hes_pretty_over_iconic_pink_floyd_album__now_refuses_to_play_more_than_two_songs_from_it_talks_going_apeshit_over_rich_kids.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_says_hes_pretty_over_iconic_pink_floyd_album__now_refuses_to_play_more_than_two_songs_from_it_talks_going_apeshit_over_rich_kids.html Music News: "Find me some proper kids!", Waters remembers saying.]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:27:44 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_trashes_idiot_prick_mark_zuckerberg_after_huge_money_offer_to_use_pink_floyd_classic_to_promote_instagram__facebook_fuck_you.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_trashes_idiot_prick_mark_zuckerberg_after_huge_money_offer_to_use_pink_floyd_classic_to_promote_instagram__facebook_fuck_you.html Music News: "How the *** did he get any power in anything?", Waters asked.]]> Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:47:07 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/pink_floyds_roger_waters_says_hes_hugely_worried_about_internet_censorship_talks_enormously_frustrating_aspect_of_paying_taxes_in_us.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/pink_floyds_roger_waters_says_hes_hugely_worried_about_internet_censorship_talks_enormously_frustrating_aspect_of_paying_taxes_in_us.html Music News: "Whether it's Joe Biden or Donald Trump, they are following the same rules."]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2020 08:56:51 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_addresses_odds_of_not_returning_to_touring_after_pandemic_due_to_old_age_talks_financial_side_of_lockdown.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_addresses_odds_of_not_returning_to_touring_after_pandemic_due_to_old_age_talks_financial_side_of_lockdown.html Music News: "I find it hard to imagine doing a rock 'n' roll arena show when I'm 80-plus," the Pink Floyd co-founder says.]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:18:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_guitarist_snowy_white_shares_his_no1_advice_for_getting_audience_on_your_side.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_guitarist_snowy_white_shares_his_no1_advice_for_getting_audience_on_your_side.html Music News: The musician also shares advice for getting a good live sound.]]> Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:24:49 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_used_his_private_jet_to_reunite_mother_with_kidnapped_children.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_used_his_private_jet_to_reunite_mother_with_kidnapped_children.html Music News: Felicia Perkins-Ferreira last saw her two sons over four years ago.]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:16:51 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/uk_pink_floyd_experience_reverses_cancellation_of_controversial_israel_shows_waters_reacts.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/uk_pink_floyd_experience_reverses_cancellation_of_controversial_israel_shows_waters_reacts.html Music News: "We are obliged to fulfill our contractual obligation to perform in Israel in January 2019," the band wrote.]]> Sat, 22 Dec 2018 16:42:39 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_shocked_after_pink_floyd_tribute_band_books_shows_in_israel_asks_them_to_cancel_immediately.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/roger_waters_shocked_after_pink_floyd_tribute_band_books_shows_in_israel_asks_them_to_cancel_immediately.html Music News: UPDATE: The Israel tour dates have been removed from the band's official site.]]> Sat, 08 Dec 2018 12:51:46 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/guitarist_dave_kilminster_i_didnt_know_who_roger_waters_was_when_he_asked_me_to_join_his_band.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/guitarist_dave_kilminster_i_didnt_know_who_roger_waters_was_when_he_asked_me_to_join_his_band.html Interviews: UG exclusive: "I obviously knew who Pink Floyd were but I didn't know the names. Other than Dave Gilmour, obviously."]]> Wed, 13 Jun 2018 11:26:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/roger_waters_guitarist_dave_kilminster_the_bad_thing_about_learning_guitar_through_tabs.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/roger_waters_guitarist_dave_kilminster_the_bad_thing_about_learning_guitar_through_tabs.html Interviews: UG exclusive: "If you want to improvise, if you want to play the music inside your head, then you need to transcribe."]]> Tue, 29 May 2018 12:42:45 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/roger_waters_responds_to_criticism_of_political_imagery_on_his_concerts.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/roger_waters_responds_to_criticism_of_political_imagery_on_his_concerts.html Community Feed: "Go see Katy Perry or watch the Kardashians. I don’t care."]]> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 21:37:57 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/plagiarism_roger_waters_accused_of_ripping_off_artwork_new_album_blocked_in_italy.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/plagiarism_roger_waters_accused_of_ripping_off_artwork_new_album_blocked_in_italy.html Music News: "It's a blatant plagiarism of my works," artist Emilio Isgro stated.]]> Mon, 19 Jun 2017 18:10:45 -0400