David Gilmour has hinted at his relationship with his former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters, sharing: “One day there are things I will talk about.”
In a new interview with Mojo, the guitarist touched upon his fractious relationship with Waters over the years, something that neither of the two have made a habit of speaking about in public. Gilmour shared that he finds being asked about the relationship with his former bandmate “wearisome”.
“Do you know what decade of my life I was in when Roger left our pop group? My thirties. I am now 78. Where’s the relevance?” the musician told the outlet. However, in an interview with Rolling Stone, he did hint that he may dive further into the rocky relationship sometime in the future saying: “One day there are things I will talk about, but this isn’t that day.”
The musicians have been on frosty terms for decades now, with Gilmour most recently attacking Waters with claims of anti-semitism earlier this year. Gilmour’s wife Polly Samson shared a tweet in which she accused Waters of being “anti-Semitic to [his] rotten core”.
She continued: “Also a Putin apologist and a lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching, misogynistic, sick-with-envy, megalomaniac. Enough of your nonsense.”
Gilmour re-shared Samson’s tweet, adding that “every word [is] demonstrably true”.
Rolling Stone told the guitarist that they both “must known it was going to create an uproar” when they sent the tweets.
“People talk about the battle, but to me, it’s a one-way thing that’s been going on since he left with different levels of intensity, and Polly felt she had to say her piece,” Gilmour replied. “I agreed with her piece and said so. Again, that’s all. I don’t really have anything extra to add to this, any other lights to shine on that.”
Shortly before Gilmour’s post, Waters issued a statement in which he called Samson’s comments “incendiary and wildly inaccurate” and said he “refutes [them] entirely”. He added that he is currently “taking advice as to his position” regarding the claims.
Their comments came after Waters was interviewed by the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung, in which he discussed his views on Israel and the Russian-Ukraine war.
According to a translated version of the interview on Waters’ site, the musician was at one point asked if he still believed – as he had previously said – that the state of Israel was comparable to Nazi Germany. “Yes, of course,” he replied. “The Israelis are committing genocide. Just like Great Britain did during our colonial period.” Gilmour also previously promoted a documentary on Roger Waters’ alleged anti-Semitism.
Earlier this month, Gilmour spoke about selling the band’s catalogue in an interview with Rolling Stone. “To be rid of the decision making and the arguments that are involved with keeping it going is my dream,” he said, stating that it’s mainly to do with “getting out of the mud bath” – one that’s likely referring to Waters’ controversial and outspoken views.
Pink Floyd is reportedly in negotiations to sell their music catalogue for a sum estimated to be between $400 million and $500 million.
According to a report by Variety, sources have revealed that Sony Music is in “advanced” discussions to purchase the band’s recorded music rights for a substantial amount.
Variety also notes that the deal has faced complications in recent years due to Waters‘ political comments, particularly against Israel.
Elsewhere, Gilmour has been in recent headlines following the release of his new album ‘Luck and Strange’, which was issued on September 6. He performed his first live gig in four years at a pub open mic night and spoke out against the dynamic pricing practices that followed the release of Oasis concert tickets.
“I think Oasis should do exactly what they want to do,” he told ITV News. I’m not sure about this strange ticketing thing that’s going on. They should put a price on tickets and stick to it.” In the same interview, he said that a Pink Floyd reunion is unlikely because the band has only “three people left and we’re not talking”.
