Song Quotes by Roger Waters

9 Song quotes by Roger Waters

Roger Waters offers nine short reflections on songs, each hinting at his poetic, often political lens. The collection is a concise window into his thoughtful approach to music.

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When I first got a guitar, it was a Spanish, classical thing.

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I am one of the best five writers to come out of English music since the war.

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When you've done something, certainly if you create a piece of music, you then hear it with fresh ears when you play…

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Either you write songs or you don't. And if you do write songs like I do, I think there's a natural desire…

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I don't really listen to Radiohead. I listened to the albums and they just didn't move me in the way, say, John…

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I think there are things in my story that have helped my creativity. Your father being killed, for instance, is one of…

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That one record changed everything for me. After Sgt. Pepper, it's the most influential record in the history of rock and roll.…

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You can draw a line between what I'm interested in and what I'm not interested in. On one side you can name…

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We're not ignored by The Guinness Book Of Records, but we've been largely ignored by the media during our lifetime. If you…

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In my rear view mirror the sun is going down sinking behind bridges in the road and I think of all the good things…

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Almost everybody thinks that the fight is about ideology. Everybody will tell you, 'Well, the fighting is all about the Middle East.' 'Well, it's…

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The United States has held out against taking part in any of the world consensus that there should be a court of human rights…

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“We're just two lost souls Swimming in a fish bowl, Year after year, Running over the same old ground. What have we found? The…

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There is a magic in some books / That sucks a man into connections / With the spirits hard to touch / That join…

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I don't really listen to Radiohead. I listened to the albums and they just didn't move me in the way, say, John Prine does.…

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I could have been an architect, but I don't think I'd have been very happy. Nearly all modern architecture is a silly game as…

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Either you write songs or you don't. And if you do write songs like I do, I think there's a natural desire to want…

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We're not ignored by The Guinness Book Of Records, but we've been largely ignored by the media during our lifetime. If you read any…

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You take the risk of being rejected.

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I've only ever written about one thing in my life, which is the fact that we, as human beings, have a responsibility to one…

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I think there are things in my story that have helped my creativity. Your father being killed, for instance, is one of the best…

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