Roger Waters nombra al miembro de Pink Floyd que “se vendió” (y no es David Gilmour)
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During the peak of their career, Pink Floyd faced the typical tensions of a rock band, one of which included the perception of “selling out.” Roger Waters felt that Richard Wright , one of the band’s key members, was becoming too pretentious .
Although Pink Floyd had ceased to be an underground band by the late 1970s and had become one of the biggest rock stars in the world, Waters maintained a rebellious spirit.
Through albums like Wish You Were Here and Animals , he insisted that the life of a rock star was not always glamorous. Success brought with it an isolation that sometimes meant distancing himself even from his bandmates.
Roger Waters called Richard Wright a “sellout”… for buying a country house
Wright , whose playing on ‘Wish You Were Here’ was impeccable, displayed a more restrained style on ‘Animals’ . This contrasted with David Gilmour ‘s complex guitar harmonies . However, outside the studio, Wright faced criticism from Waters for his lifestyle .
After the release of ‘Dark Side of the Moon,’ Wright recalled a confrontation with Waters , who accused him of selling out by buying a country house . According to Wright , Waters told him:
“ I can’t believe you did this. You’ve sold out. You’re doing what every other rock star does ” (via Far Out) .
Wright responded by calling him a hypocrite, as Waters had also purchased a country house shortly after, justifying it with: “I didn’t want it. My wife wanted it.” Wright considered this excuse to be “absolute bullshit.”
Tensions came to a head during the production of ‘The Wall’, where Waters excluded Wright from the project. When the band took the album on tour, Wright was relegated to the position of salaried musician.
Despite these conflicts, Wright was not a sell-out in the traditional sense. His solo work and return to Pink Floyd with ‘The Division Bell’ showed his dedication to the band’s progressive roots. He even collaborated with artists of the next generation, suc
h as Sinead O’Connor.
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