About
George Roger Waters was born on 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey, England. His father, Eric Fletcher Waters, a schoolteacher, died in combat at Anzio, Italy, in February 1944 when Roger was five months old; this loss became a recurring theme in his songwriting. He grew up in Cambridge, where he befriended Syd Barrett. He studied at Regent Street Polytechnic in London, where he met Nick Mason and Richard Wright; Barrett joined them in 1965 to form Pink Floyd. After Barrett's departure in 1968, Waters became Pink Floyd's principal lyricist, conceptual leader, and co-lead vocalist.
* 1943-09-06
Major works
- The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)album
- Wish You Were Here (1975)album
- Animals (1977)album
- The Wall (1979)album
- The Final Cut (1983)album
Key milestones
- 1990Staged *The Wall – Live in Berlin*, one of the largest rock concerts in history, with an estimated attendance of 200,000–450,000, commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall.
- 2005Composed the opera *Ça Ira*, based on the French Revolution.
- 2012*The Dark Side of the Moon* was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.
Themes
Loss and griefWar and politicsAlienation and isolationMadness and mental healthPower and authority
Sources: britannica.com · bbc.co.uk