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My Take
What strikes me most about Roger Waters is that he approached rock music as conceptual architecture rather than entertainment. After Syd Barrett's departure, he turned Pink Floyd into a vehicle for grand, often uncomfortable ideas—alienation, war, the machinery of fame—and somehow made stadiums full of people sing along to them. I don't always agree with his politics, and his combativeness has cost him bandmates and friendships, but I respect an artist who refuses to soften with age. Eighty-plus and still picking fights with power: that stubbornness is, to me, the very essence of what rock and roll once promised to be.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Roger Waters
- Name (Japanese)
- ロジャー・ウォーターズ
- Reading
- ろじゃー・うぉーたーず
- Born
- September 6, 1943 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Great Bookham, United Kingdom
- Height
- 2 cm
- Occupation
- composer / singer-songwriter / guitarist / screenwriter / singer
2. Background
- High school
- Cambridgeshire High School for Boys
- University
- University of Westminster
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Roger Waters born?
Born September 6, 1943 (age 82).
Where is Roger Waters from?
Roger Waters is from Great Bookham, United Kingdom.
What does Roger Waters do?
Roger Waters works as composer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, screenwriter, singer.
How tall is Roger Waters?
Roger Waters is 2 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.