“He was disillusioned by wealth clashing with his principles. His fans thought riches were a good thing. Their reaction was the basis of everything else he did”: Roger Waters as seen via his Pink Floyd lyrics

Roger Waters.

In 2017, as Roger Waters launched solo album Is This The Life We Really Want? he discussed being inspired by people who’d taken on ‘the system’ because they believed it was important to stand against what they saw happening.

“One takes courage from all of that,” he said. “You see people behaving properly and you think, ‘Wow, I’d like to be part of the blowing of the whistle,’ even if it’s only be writing a poem or writing a song or making a record or whatever it might be.”