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"Our crew was being bombed in real time while filming."Roger Waters releases charity version of Pink Floyd's classic Comfortably Numb with new lyrics in English and Arabic

The new version of Comfortably Numb finds Roger Waters singing alongside acclaimed Palestinian singer Mona Miari

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The 11 best songs and albums about fatherhood – according to music experts

Songs about fathers and fatherhood range in tone from joy and celebration to absence, tension and grief. For Father’s Day, we asked 11 experts to share their favourite tracks and albums about fatherhood.

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"I and everybody else were old farts in her opinion." Roger Waters on the night Sinéad O'Connor sang her spellbinding version of Pink Floyd's Mother

To mark the fall of the Berlin Wall, Roger Waters invited a stellar cast to Berlin for a restaging of Pink Floyd's The Wall - including The Scorpions, Joni Mitchell and Sinéad O'Connor

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“Just the quirky 7/8 time reminds me of Roger. It’s not a song I would have written. It points itself at Roger”: The classic track from The Dark Side Of The Moon that gave Pink Floyd their first US hit

“We created a 4/4 progression for the guitar solo and made the poor saxophone player play in 7/4”

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Roger Waters blasts back at Disturbed frontman David Draiman after being accused of ‘massive betrayal’ to ‘Jews everywhere’

In an escalation of a public row over the pair’s opposing stances on the Israel–Palestine conflict, Roger Waters has hit back at Disturbed frontman David Draiman after being accused of a “massive betrayal” to “Jews everywhere”.

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Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters calls for Maduro's freedom outside NYC detention center

Roger Waters, the co-founder of Pink Floyd and one of rock's most polarizing political activists, has joined demonstrators outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to demand the release of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, adding another chapter to his long record of anti-war activism and high-profile attacks…

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Nearly a year later, Clair Obscur Expedition 33 still has the best game soundtrack of all time — and hearing it live confirmed it further for me

Expedition 33 has a powerful soundtrack that moves you to tears and immerses you in battles, and if you have a chance to hear it live, grab it with both hands.

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Jack Osbourne pays tribute to dad Ozzy with newborn daughter’s name

The Prince of Darkness died in July aged 76

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Sammy Hagar says he'll never work with Alex Van Halen again, comparing him to Roger Waters

Sammy Hagar says his relationship with Alex Van Halen is irreparable like Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Roger Waters.

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“Roger was a bit resentful of the fact that whenever Eric Clapton got up and played a solo, the place would erupt”: Old colleague of Pink Floyd spills the beans on his relationship with band members

Tim Renwick was school friend of Syd and Roger Waters

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"This footage is absolutely unbelievable, and nobody can deny it": Ten minutes of previously unseen live film of Pink Floyd has escaped onto the internet

The footage sees Pink Floyd playing Wish You Were Here, Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Money on their North American tour in 1977

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“There would be a tremendous outpouring of applause – that annoyed Roger quite a lot”: Pink Floyd session guitarist says Roger Waters was “resentful” of Eric Clapton

The bassist had welcomed him into his band, but quickly discovered what his fanbase was like

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"He could send masked men around to shoot me in the head." Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters says that his vocal opposition to "evil" US President Trump could get him killed

"Trump is obviously very evil, but now he's demented as well as being very evil"

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Roger Waters defends Ozzy Osbourne comments

Roger Waters has defended his Ozzy Osbourne comments following the late rocker’s death in July and he blasted Ozzy's widow Sharon.

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"It was like sleeping with your ex-wife." Why a one-off reunion convinced one of the world's best-loved bands to turn down a $250 million offer to tour again

"It was unhealthy and unreal and dishonest to carry on"

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“I wasn’t credited with any songwriting. That was a pity. But I didn’t make a fuss. I figured Peter was still pretty fragile”: Snowy White on his uncredited role on Peter Green’s comeback LP and how David Gilmour introduced him to the Whammy pedal

The ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist toured the world with Roger Waters, played with Gary Moore, but now he’s retired from the stage, he admits he was never entirely comfortable with pop status

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After 50 years, Pink Floyd have released an official music video for one of their greatest and best-loved songs

Watch the official music video for Pink Floyd classic Wish You Were Here

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Sharon Osbourne nearly sent Roger Waters a box of her poop after cruel Ozzy Osbourne comments

Roger Waters was nearly sent a box of Sharon Osbourne's poop after he trolled her late husband Ozzy shortly after his death.

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“A vicious takedown of the record industry and the dreams it nurtures then exploits – in many ways a dry run for The Wall”: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here remains mysterious at 50

Alienation, loss and a legendary live bootleg – the prog giants’ post-Dark Side masterpiece gets an impressive anniversary box set treatment.

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Sharon Osbourne Breaks Her Silence On Kelly’s Heartbreaking Weight Loss

Sharon Osbourne shut down trolls, saying her daughter Kelly Osbourne wasn’t happy and “can’t eat right now.”

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"To start with, we didn’t have an idea between us. There wasn’t a song, there wasn’t a tune." Pink Floyd's Nick Mason says that making Wish You Were Here was "like hitting a brick wall"

"We weren’t four lovable mop tops anymore"

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“A caustic David Gilmour guitar attack, with Roger Waters equally venomous in his lyrical delivery”: Pink Floyd’s 10 heaviest songs

They may be known for soundscapes and atmospheres, but when the moment took them, they cranked it up to 11 – sometimes reflecting the darkness and tension between the members

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Roger Waters mocked with official Ozzy Osbourne "Another Prick In The Wall" t-shirt

The diss merch is only available for 48 hours

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“It was the last embers of mine and Roger’s ability to work collaboratively together”: The transcendent Pink Floyd song that David Gilmour says marked the beginning of the end for the band

It featured not one but two astounding guitar solos

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“When you were in that taxi saying Pink Floyd are w*nkers, my brother was driving it!” How Bob Geldof ended up in The Wall despite everything

The future Live Aid organiser hated Pink Floyd –but he still ended up starring the movie version of their 1979 album

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