I am trying hard not to allow Roger Waters to ruin Pink Floyd music for me.

[BigmanPigman]

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/25/1124978878/roger-waters-pink-floyd-poland-ukraine

"Pink Floyd's founder won't tour in Poland after a backlash to his remarks on Ukraine"

"Waters wrote an open letter to Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska early this month in which he blamed "extreme nationalists" in Ukraine for having "set your country on the path to this disastrous war." He also criticized the West for supplying Ukraine with weapons, blaming Washington in particular."

"Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has canceled concerts planned in Poland amid outrage over his stance on Russia's war against Ukraine, Polish media reported Saturday. An official with the Tauron Arena in Krakow, where Waters was scheduled to perform two concerts in April, said they would no longer take place."

"Waters has also criticized NATO, accusing it of provoking Russia"

I have had a few friends ask me recently what I think about Roger's anti-US and anti-Ukraine proclamations. I know that Pink Floyd's music changed since 1973, becoming political, and that their former song writer and leader, Syd Barrett, left the band and Waters assumed the song writing role after 1968 so their sound has changed often.

I loved seeing both Bush's face and later tRump's big, ugly face on the floating pig above audiences. But his latest political messaging is not cool!

I tried really hard after Woody Allen was accused of molesting his little girl not to mix the art of the artist with the human who was disgusting to me. I tried to step back and see/hear the art for the arts' sake. I am trying to do that now with Roger Waters (not Pink Floyd...and there is a difference). I hope I can.