“It’s Roger’s bass riff. He came in with the verses and the lyrics for Money”: Listen to the isolated bassline on Pink Floyd’s 1973 masterpiece By Nick Wells published 28 October 23 The iconic bass riff helped make Dark Side of the Moon one of the biggest-selling albums of all time
Was David Gilmour’s Comfortably Numb solo really a first take? Total Guitar sets the record straight By Paul Elliott published 2 October 23 In light of Roger Waters’ recent comments regarding Pink Floyd producer Bob Ezrin, the UK guitar magazine has clarified the situation
Roger Waters says David Gilmour’s iconic guitar solo in Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb was not his first take By Matt Owen published 28 September 23 Waters shared his comments on the classic track in a new video answering fan questions
Roger Waters has shared the first single from his re-recording of The Dark Side of the Moon – and there's not a guitar solo in sight By Matt Owen published 21 July 23 The former Pink Floyd bassist's reinterpretation of Money swaps Gilmour's searing solos for brooding acoustics and a reflective spoken word passage
Snowy White: "It's funny that I used a Strat for Pigs on the Wing. I was so used to my Les Paul – I was surprised I felt as comfortable as I did. I still hated it, but I got through it" By Andrew Daly published 31 May 23 The rock guitar gun for hire reveals why he was initially hesitant to play with Pink Floyd, how he divvied up parts with David Gilmour, and what it was like navigating the tension between Gilmour and Roger Waters
Hear the first snippet from Roger Waters' re-imagining of The Dark Side Of The Moon By Jackson Maxwell published 3 March 23 The former Pink Floyd bassist has released a clip of his re-working of Us and Them
Watch David Gilmour play the Black Strat with Pink Floyd for the final time By Jackson Maxwell published 24 February 23 Gilmour's long-icy relationship with estranged Floyd bassist and songwriter Roger Waters thawed just long enough for the band's classic lineup to perform one last time at the 2005 Live 8 benefit concert
Roger Waters says he was misquoted calling David Gilmour’s solos “horrible” By Matt Owen published 20 February 23 “Dave’s guitar solos constitute a collection of some of the very best guitar solos in the history of rock and roll,” Waters said in a statement on social media
Roger Waters has rerecorded Pink Floyd classic The Dark Side of the Moon: “Let’s get rid of all this ‘we’ crap! It’s my project” By Jonathan Horsley published 9 February 23 Having reportedly cut his former Pink Floyd bandmates out of the album without their knowledge, Waters has reworked Dark Side and recorded spoken word over the album’s instrumentals
Roger Waters says he is “far, far, far more important” than Drake and The Weeknd and argues that his peers “trundle through their hits year after year” By Matt Owen published 18 July 22 The former Pink Floyd man has been in typically pugnacious form, taking aim at Drake, The Weeknd, audiences who just want the hits and the bands who cater to them
Pink Floyd announce release of long-delayed Animals remaster By Jackson Maxwell published 30 June 22 The remix of the band's 1977 best-seller had been held back over disputes between Roger Waters and David Gilmour regarding its liner notes
Roger Waters says David Gilmour and Richard Wright were “snipe-y because they felt very insignificant” in Pink Floyd By Matt Parker published 17 September 21 The bassist takes a swipe at his former bandmates in a new interview in which he brands the band a "toxic environment"
Roger Waters releases Pink Floyd’s Animals remaster liner notes following dispute with David Gilmour By Matt Owen published 1 June 21 Waters alleges Gilmour wants the liner notes to remain buried in order to "claim more credit... than is his due" for the band's 1977 album
Did David Gilmour play half of Pink Floyd's basslines? By Richard Bienstock published 22 September 20 Guy Pratt, Roger Waters' replacement in the band, says he "never thought of him as a bass player"
Jonathan Wilson: “Timing and rhythm is what makes you money, not speed and tons and tons of notes” By Grant Moon published 18 May 20 The Americana artist on Nashville, his musical father, touring with Roger Waters and perfecting your craft...
Watch Eric Clapton, Ronnie Wood, Roger Waters, Nile Rodgers and more jam Cream and Blind Faith in tribute to Ginger Baker By Richard Bienstock published 18 February 20 “He was a scoundrel but I loved him and he loved me,” Clapton says of his two-time bandmate
Watch David Gilmour Perform Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell" at Pompeii By Jackson Maxwell published 6 March 19 A gorgeously shot, high-definition video of Gilmour and his band performing at a historic venue.
Hear Avenged Sevenfold's Cover of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" By Guitar World Staff published 6 October 17
Roger Waters Rails Against the Powers That Be and Asks, 'Is This the Life We Really Want?' By Brad Tolinski published 7 August 17 In 1979, the British songwriter wrote The Wall, a nightmarish rock opera he recorded with his former band, Pink Floyd.