Roger Waters

Roger Waters is an English rock musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Following his departure from Pink Floyd in 1984 Waters began a solo career, releasing three studio albums The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking (1984), Radio K.A.O.S. (1987), and 1992's Amused to Death. In 1990 Waters staged one of the largest rock concerts in history, The Wall - Live in Berlin on the vacant terrain between Potsdamer Platz and the Brandenburg Gate.

Waters reunited with Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour for what would be a final one-off performance at the 2 July 2005 Live 8 concert in London's Hyde Park. This was Pink Floyd's first appearance with Waters since their final performance of The Wall at Earls Court London 24 years earlier.

Waters recently confirmed to David Frost that he is hoping to tour The Wall in late 2010. Waters' manager Mark Fenwick has confirmed that Waters will tour The Wall. The name of the tour is Roger Waters: The Wall Live.

Born in Great Bookham near Leatherhead, Surrey, Waters grew up in Cambridge. In 1965 Roger Waters co-founded Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. Through 1966 and 1967 Barrett was Pink Floyd's lead guitarist, singer, and primary songwriter. Barrett agreed to leave Pink Floyd and Pink Floyd "agreed to Blackhill's entitlement in perpetuity" in regards to "past activities."The lineup of Waters, Gilmour, Wright and Mason eventually brought Pink Floyd to world prominence, producing some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums of the 1970s.

Waters became the main lyrical contributor and primary songwriter in Pink Floyd after Barrett's departure. During the recording of The Wall, Waters, Gilmour, and Mason became increasingly unhappy with Wright's lack of contribution to the album. Waters threatened to take The Wall tapes and not allow them to be used as a Pink Floyd album at a time when they were nearly bankrupt from bad investments and so Wright, under much duress, decided to leave Pink Floyd.