Roger Waters - is he really that idiotic?

[DodgyGeezer]

looks like RW has been gobbing off again only, this time, he's rather upset the Poles who've cancelled his gig...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-6302...

[colin_p]

Rich rock star with a god complex.
+
Tendency to throw tantrums
+
Probably nobody in his circle daring to say "NO, have a word with yourself."
+
Off the charts lef-tardedness
=
fking tttish, unfiltered and childlike behaviour.

Edited by colin_p on Sunday 25th September 19:51

[HiAsAKite]

In response to the thread title..

....it would appear so, yes

[grumbledoak]

He has always been political, and often quite outspoken. I don't think that necessarily makes him "idiotic". I've even agreed with him sometimes, and I'm far from a leftie.

Unwanted truths or awkward questions about Ukraine? Well, we can't have that, can we? Better make an example of him.

ETA the "open letter" he is apparently in trouble for seems to be this one -
https://rogerwaters.com/open-letter-olena/

It's not Washington's line, but I cannot see anything obviously untrue in it either.

Edited by grumbledoak on Sunday 25th September 20:05

[Yahonza]

Not someone who is or was ever afraid of expressing his opinions.
Hopefully he won't get 'cancelled' by his detractors. As is the way these days.
Definitely not an idiot. A bit of an erse sometimes perhaps.

[Dr Jekyll]

grumbledoak said:

He has always been political, and often quite outspoken. I don't think that necessarily makes him "idiotic". I've even agreed with him sometimes, and I'm far from a leftie.

Unwanted truths or awkward questions about Ukraine? Well, we can't have that, can we? Better make an example of him.

I think it's more that he avoided the 'unwanted truth' that Russia might have some responsibility for the war.

[TX1]

Well done the Poles.

[Spleen]

He's always been a bit of a gobste though, hasn't he? Expressing an opinion is fine and there was a brilliant article by Kissinger on how the West must take some responsibility for the war in Ukraine but Waters just shows himself up to be a bit of a plank with a very skewed version of events neatly missing the massive misstep by Putin.

Stick to playing music Woger and stop trying to be the next Bono.

[Common Porpoise]

well done , Poland.

[Double Fault]

Conceited tosspot.

[Wacky Racer]

[cherryowen]

As someone who wrote the lyrics to some of Floyd's greatest tunes, he has - historically - been a total and utter wkspangle and a colossal anus

[Horsey McHorseface]

cherryowen said:

wkspangle

My new favourite word

[visitinglondon]

Spleen said:

He's always been a bit of a gobste though, hasn't he? Expressing an opinion is fine and there was a brilliant article by Kissinger on how the West must take some responsibility for the war in Ukraine but Waters just shows himself up to be a bit of a plank with a very skewed version of events neatly missing the massive misstep by Putin.

Stick to playing music Woger and stop trying to be the next Bono.

Frankly, the music is st so I’d rather he shut the fk up and gave the music a miss, too

[mko9]

grumbledoak said:

He has always been political, and often quite outspoken. I don't think that necessarily makes him "idiotic". I've even agreed with him sometimes, and I'm far from a leftie.

Unwanted truths or awkward questions about Ukraine? Well, we can't have that, can we? Better make an example of him.

ETA the "open letter" he is apparently in trouble for seems to be this one -
https://rogerwaters.com/open-letter-olena/

It's not Washington's line, but I cannot see anything obviously untrue in it either.

Edited by grumbledoak on Sunday 25th September 20:05

If that is how he truly understands the situation, then in this case, yes he is a fking idiot.

[anonymoususer]

Horsey McHorseface said:

cherryowen said:

wkspangle

My new favourite word

Me too
It's as good as c o ck w o m b l e that I first saw on here
Thank you mr Cherry

[Spleen]

I like hoofwking bungle.

[Pitre]

Love Pink Floyd and they're better without this arrogant self-important tw4t.

Why do some musicians think that their popularity gives them a platform for their political views? Conceited wker.

[Reginald Molehusband]

The above is the correct answer.

[Spleen]

Pitre said:

Love Pink Floyd and they're better without this arrogant self-important tw4t.

Why do some musicians think that their popularity gives them a platform for their political views? Conceited wker.

Just to build on this a little, I don't necessarily have a problem with an egocentric muso gobbing off about a thing they believe in, it's more that just because they have celebrity status and a captive audience, it doesn't make them any more right than the average Joe (or Josephine) on the street. That's what really irks me. Shut up.