In a new interview with the BBC World News series HARDtalk set to air on Thursday, Roger Waters says he regrets taking legal action against his former Pink Floyd bandmates.
NME reports Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985 and subsequently pursued former bandmates Nick Mason and David Gilmour through the courts for their continued use of the Pink Floyd name and material.
"I did, I did think that was wrong, and I was wrong!" Waters tells host Stephen Sackur. "Of course I was. Who cares? It was a commercial decision and in fact it’s one of the few times that the legal profession has taught me something. Because when I went to these chaps and said 'listen we’re broke, this isn’t Pink Floyd anymore', they went 'what do you mean? That’s irrelevant, it is a label and it has commercial value, you can't say it’s going to cease to exist, you obviously haven’t looked back to Runnymede, you obviously don’t understand English jurisprudence…It’s not about what you think, it’s about…it’s what it is'. The law is everything what we have, that’s what The Wall is about."
Waters also revealed in the session that he plans to release a new solo album, his first since “Ça Ira” in 2005.
"I’ve had a few breakthroughs recently which I won’t talk about, but I am going to make another record,” said the bassist. “I’ve had a very, very strong idea, and I shall pursue it, and I will make at least one more record and I am really looking forward to getting my teeth stuck into it.”
Waters will wrap up his three-year world tour, “The Wall Live”, this weekend in Paris.
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