George Roger Waters is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and composer who was born on September 6, 1943. He served as the bassist when he co-founded the progressive rock group Pink Floyd in 1965. Syd Barrett left the band in 1968, and until his departure in 1985, Waters served as the group’s lyricist, co-lead vocalist, and conceptual leader.
Pink Floyd’s concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), The Wall (1979), and The Final Cut (1980) were commercial successes around the world (1983). They were one of the most critically acclaimed and financially successful bands in popular music by the early 1980s. In 1985, Waters quit the band due to artistic disagreements and a legal battle over the use of the band’s name and material followed. 1987 saw an out-of-court settlement. The Pros and Disadvantages of Hitch Hiking (1984), Radio K.A.O.S. (1987), Amused to Death (1992), and Is This the Life We Actually Want? are among Waters’ solo albums. (2017).
With 450,000 attendees, Waters’ 1990 The Wall – Live in Berlin concert was one of the biggest rock events in history. He was admitted to the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the US Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd. During that year, he made his first performance with Pink Floyd since 1981 at the Live 8 global awareness concert. He performed The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety during his world tour from 2006 to 2008, and the Wall Live tour from 2010 to 2013 was the highest-grossing solo artist tour at the time. He has performed as a solo act extensively since 1999.