9 Interesting facts about Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)

[{"selector":"#anim-a60c0f31-6b27-4400-86fe-3787faf25c96 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1d57ce2b-4235-47f9-af2d-63a23c709e36","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c9b33fbe-6f89-4819-ba53-2ef062db5090","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(111.65644%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e5c63c99-8023-404f-936d-762e9efe2df8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5f6f1dd5-0631-4ccd-883e-00e1694efd8a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 325.92558%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Wikimedia Commons

#1- Roger Waters was born on 6 September 1943. His real name is George Roger Waters.

[{"selector":"#anim-2f1b3331-6ff5-4318-b73a-641f929574a1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0981d074-d946-400f-98a5-0986fec4c475","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d808314-3bee-4d24-9ab4-6ebd9980806a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.09433%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

#2- His father was killed in action during World War II when Waters was just 5 years old.

[{"selector":"#anim-b95cbe05-2eda-44f5-b69e-8a7b0cc78383 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-14.375000052336162%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-051a5c02-658d-4588-9789-4b281efd22ba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b525d9c-048a-42f9-baf8-4ef30b48f76f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(116.50485%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

#3- He is the co-founder, bassist, and lyricist of the rock band Pink Floyd. He co-founded the band in 1965.

[{"selector":"#anim-dfc0d749-ea6c-4f67-9828-fe8972e9c46f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(6.875000025030339%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-37af7043-6a3a-44a4-987d-7404d15faf91","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8ecf37e4-7102-4198-92b8-681457e4392f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(112.88344%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

#4- In 1990, Roger Waters stages the largest rock concert called 'The Wall – Live in Berlin', which was attended by 450,000 people.

[{"selector":"#anim-2dd34462-388e-4906-bd9a-d237f6dcaf3e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eea2ae0c-5e72-4a08-ba15-1b51c8c181bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-acc6a324-1715-40e6-bb13-cf9ff89f158a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(109.24855%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

#5- He played in Pink Floyd for 20 years, from 1965 to 1985. He left the band in 1985 due to creative differences.

[{"selector":"#anim-a6a4cabe-0447-41c8-af82-0b1c387a5697 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b350037-3f21-48fb-ae04-473dfd89882d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9f4cf10d-0b4a-4821-be49-4715999ef54b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.37500%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

#6- Roger Waters released his 1st solo album, 'The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking', in 1984.

[{"selector":"#anim-5467ee99-bece-4925-915b-c32efebb344e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa1a148d-32a7-4b32-b247-e7af8ee269ea","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ff0c064-58c9-4718-a8a3-2d3f7c9a1942","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.37500%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

#7- In 1985, after leaving Pink Floyd, he formed a backing band called 'The Bleeding Heart Band.'

[{"selector":"#anim-5f0e2f0d-8368-4cab-97b1-5c8135a86089 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-35b0b19f-ff60-4ad3-be3c-ddf322e8bbd5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ab9b555a-9b38-4d68-9b75-fa56a018c78b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.68750%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

#8- Till now, he has released 5 studio albums, 4 live albums, 12 music videos, and 24 singles.

[{"selector":"#anim-27a0201d-3dee-4885-893b-2f091381076b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(3.552713678800501e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-189697dd-b5f3-4669-a736-19461ed886dd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9df524ff-1019-43c5-91ba-ce4396310aa0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.68750%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

#9- He was inducted into the US rock band Pink Floyd in 1990 as a member of Pink Floyd.

[{"selector":"#anim-012ce40f-7122-475a-b993-5749d565f489 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(18.95833340235639%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f43c56c8-0b2d-48f0-b2f0-b074bfa6f76e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-18c7f840-d75c-43ca-865f-7333e147f592","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.68750%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Watch More Stories

[{"selector":"#anim-0bd7535c-d082-4ec5-8e58-df98fca1a49a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-12f53a16-2456-4575-9d41-3e17c475baee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1433691f-9d1e-4cd9-ad5a-0308474141fe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.0411%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e5a0d111-ddd3-4ffa-bf4c-c1df89b7bd53","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10b17184-3e9e-4c77-bbd4-75c7a7c7d9a4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(143.63637%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-db06a503-746f-4cbb-b177-afe153504e72","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-265297f1-ce5f-4bc0-8bc6-aeed7f10c300","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.53901%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-276b5f5f-ea6e-4989-9540-d1e50b3b8009","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e49fb66a-09f1-44e1-afea-70dcdc6b2103","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(134.54548%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]