![]() The most crucial point, according to the court, was that the musician’s performance “did not glorify or relativise the crimes of the Nazis or identify with Nazi racist ideology”, and nor was there any evidence that Waters used propaganda material in his show, the spokesperson added.Ĭriticism of the decision came from the International Auschwitz Committee, which called it “deplorable”. “It is not for the court to pass judgment on this,” a spokesperson told German media. However, the court said that despite the Waters show making use of “symbolism manifestly based on that of the National Socialist regime” – the tastelessness of which it said was exacerbated by the choice of the Festhalle as the venue due to its historical background – the concert should be “viewed as a work of art” and that there were not sufficient grounds on which to justify banning Waters from performing. Part of their criticism related to the location of the concert, the Festhalle, in which, during the November pogroms of 1938, more than 3,000 Jewish men from Frankfurt and surrounding areas were rounded up, abused and later deported to concentration camps where many of them were murdered. The city has the right to appeal against the ruling.Ĭity authorities in Frankfurt and elsewhere in Germany had objected to the concert on the grounds that a previous tour had featured as part of the stage show a balloon shaped like a pig depicting the Star of David and various company logos. ![]() While acknowledging that aspects of his show were “tasteless” and obviously lent on symbolism inspired by the Nazi regime, it cited artistic freedom among its main reasons for the decision. He also took personal credit for bringing theater to rock n’ roll.Frankfurt’s administrative court has now declared his right to go ahead with the event. ![]() Waters also said he is extremely grateful for their time together, because their art left a lasting impact on the music world. ![]() Waters went on to say that he doesn’t mean to put either of them down, but wanted to clear things up for factual purposes. Phew! This is not rocket science people, get a grip. I had nothing to do with either of the Pink Floyd studio albums, Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell, nor the Pink Floyd tours of 19, and I have nothing to do with Endless River. I left Pink Floyd in 1985, that's 29 years ago. I on the other hand, am not part of Pink Floyd. David and Nick constitute the group Pink Floyd. David Gilmour and Nick Mason have an album coming out. Errhh? I don't have an album coming out, they are probably confused. Some people have been asking Laurie, my wife, about a new album I have coming out in November. ‘Oh, he’s just the boring teacher figure who tells us what to do, but he can’t tune his own guitar.’“– Waters revealed. “It was a very toxic environment, when I was around some people – David and Rick mainly – who were always trying to drag me down and trying to knock me off whatever that perch was…by claiming that I was tone deaf and that I didn’t understand music. Recently in an interview, Roger Waters recalled the dark days of the band and revealed the one thing David Gilmour and Richard Wright told him that ultimately led to his decision to leave! Fans were devastated to hear the news, but at the same time tensions within the band were growing, and it was only a matter of time before they reached a tipping point. ![]() This was the year that Pink Floyd “broke up,” or founding member Roger Waters decided to leave the band. The straw that broke the camel’s back 1985. ![]()
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