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David Gilmour Says Roger Waters Supports ‘Genocidal and Autocratic Dictators’


Pink Floyd's David Gilmour shot down ever playing with Roger Waters again, citing the singer's polarizing political statements.

David Gilmour shut down the notion that he’d ever perform with former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters again, citing the singer’s notoriously polarizing political views. I tend to steer clear of people who actively support genocidal and autocratic dictators like Putin and Maduro,” Waters said in an interview with TheGuardian on Thursday. Elsewhere in The Guardian interview published Thursday, Gilmour addressed the state of the music industry for younger upcoming acts, saying that “the rich and the powerful have siphoned off the majority of this money.”

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