Biography for
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Date of Birth

6 September 1943, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Birth Name

George Roger Waters

Height

6' 3" (1.91 m)

Spouse

Pricilla Phillips	(28 July 1993 - 2001) (divorced) 1 child
Carolyn Christie	(1976 - 1992) (divorced) 2 children
Judy Trim	(1969 - 1975) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Often wears black clothes

Inflatable Pig on stage

Fender Precision Bass

Rickenbacker 4001

Martin acoustic guitars

Trivia

After leaving Pink Floyd, he sued, unsuccessfully, to prevent the remaining members from using the name.

Father Eric Fletcher Waters was killed in World War II in 1944 in Anzio, Italy. His death proved to be a huge inspiration on Pink Floyd's music, particularly on the albums "The Wall" (1979) and "The Final Cut" (1983).

Has been married three times, first to Judy Trim from 1969-1975 (she appears in a photo in some versions of the Pink Floyd album <i>Ummagumma</i>, credited as "Jude"), then to Carolyne Christie from 1976-1992, with whom he has two children, son Harry and daughter India, and finally to Priscilla Phillips from 1992-2001, with whom he has one child. His daughter India is a model, and son Harry tours with his dad as a keyboard player.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of Pink Floyd) in 1996.

Pink Floyd's album, "A Saucerful of Secrets", is featured on the sleeve of rock band Marillion's album, "Script for a Jester's Tear" (released in 1983).

Pink Floyd's album, "The Wall", is featured on the sleeve of Marillion's album, "Fugazi" (released in 1984).

His 1987 solo album "Radio K.A.O.S." came 24th on Classic Rock Magazine's list of the 30 greatest concept albums of all time. [March 2003]

Pink Floyd's 1973 album, "Dark Side of the Moon", topped Classic Rock Magazine's list of the 30 greatest concept albums of all time. Their 1979 album, "The Wall", came tenth and their 1983 album, "The Final Cut", came 21st on the list. [March 2003]

Attended the Regent Street Polytechnic School of Architecture, where he met fellow band mates Richard Wright, and Nick Mason.

Is a huge fan of John Lennon, and cites "Isolation" as one of his favorite songs of all time. He played on a Lennon tribute show in 1985 performing "Across the Universe" with bassist Andy Fairweather-Low.

Is partially tone-deaf. Uses earpieces in concert to help him sing. When he was in Pink Floyd, he used to have his bass guitars tuned by keyboardist Rick Wright.

2005 - engaged to waitress Laurie Durning

Pink Floyd were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for their outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture. (16 November 2005).

Lives in New York City.

The 2009 Sunday Times List estimated his net worth at $139 million.

Personal Quotes

I think there are things in my story that have helped my creativity. Your father being killed, for instance, is one of the best things that could happen to a kid if he's going to write poetry or songs.

[talking about his former band members in Pink Floyd in 2002, and why he had left Pink Floyd in 1985] "I knew that we were over with, as far as the traditional 'band of brothers' notion of a rock group goes. I mean, we just weren't like that any more and we were never going to be like that again ..."

You take the risk of being rejected. If you have pretentions to be an artist of any kind, you have to take the risk of people rejecting you and thinking you're an arsehole.

When I first got a guitar, it was a Spanish, classical thing. I took a few lessons from a woman in Cambridge who used to keep her guitar in her bed, as if it was a sexual thing.

The loss of a father is the central prop upon which (The Wall) stands. As the years go by, children lose their fathers again and again, for nothing. You see it now with all of these fathers, good men and true, who lost their lives and limbs in Iraq for no reason at all. I've done Bring the Boys Back Home in my encores on recent tours. It feels more relevant and poignant to be singing that song now than it did in 1979.

Where Are They Now

(August 2002) In addition to his recent 'In the Flesh' tour, Waters is working on songs for a new concept album, as well as an opera to be based on the French Revolution. He began writing songs for the opera in 1989, but put the project on hold the following year. He got back to working on it in 1998, and says it will be completed "early in the millennium."

(2003) Currently working on a new album and possible tour for 2004.

(June 2005) Reunited with Pink Floyd to play at Live 8 in Hyde Park, London, hosted by Bob Geldof.

(February 2006) Worldwide tour of his Pink Floyd classic <i>Dark Side of the Moon</i>. The second set of each concert consisted of playing the album in its entirety. Pink Floyd drummer and former bandmate 'Nick Mason' played in some shows.

(September 2010) Worldwide tour of his Pink Floyd epic, <i>The Wall</i>, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the album.