a classic rock blog. heavy emphasis on roger waters (pink floyd) (follows as shipscounselor)
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Tried to fix this lips but I think it was a mistake using blue ink, would like to fill in the other side of his face with some more graphite
Please someone, anyone, gif the guitar licks attempts. I'm begging
Ooh, fun stuff! Disclaimer that I don't think it serves a purpose to speculate on anyone's sexuality when they never made any public statements or we're having to really reeeeally reach for evidence to fit our hopes (Queen fandom is...bad for that). I think it's just as likely as not that he was Queer in some way, and it wouldn't change too much about his story. I think if marginalized folks see themselves in him, it at least speaks to his experience of life being in the margins for a whole host of reasons. Could be that was a lil đ could be other things.
As far as his personality/mental health goes, I really believe Syd was on the schizophrenia spectrum, not ASD. Reading interviews he gave around the time everything went to shit for him, and in conjunction with everything that his loved ones have (publicly) said about his mindset, his thought processes were more disorganized than most people. He had a tendency for loose associations and tangentiality in his speech, eccentric creativity, low tolerance for constraints of any kind. And some of those characteristics overlap with ASD, but it's specifically the disorganized thought processes and loose associations that lead me that direction. Drugs making it worse is kind of a tale as old as time in that regard. The timing is also right - age of onset for full presentation of symptoms in schizophrenic disorders is late teens to early 30s, if he was on the autism spectrum he'd have had signs in childhood. I admittedly don't know about his childhood and don't know if his family have discussed that.
I need to go watch the full documentary for context, but I wonder if he was writing Arnold Layne around the time he did the whole "pretending" thing. Wouldn't surprise me if part of his creative process was just doing "odd" things for the experience of it.
Hereâs the Roger clip of him talking about when Syd said âIâm a homosexualâ and was wearing a frock lol
Iâve been going crazy trying to find that interview were Roger was talking about that one time Syd ran around in a dress pretending to be gay for a week. I think itâs on YouTube but theyâve been copyright striked :(
It must be struck because I cannot find it either I spent around 2 hours scouring for it đ©
Such a shame because itâs such a great clip lol
Hi! I'm new to Pink Floyd, and I wanted to ask you if you could recomend some interview or video?
I would definitely steer you to Pink Floydâs Live at Pompeii first! Itâs a great film they made in 1972 right before Dark Side was released. It has performances interspersed with footage of them recording in the studio and has interviews as well! You can find most of the clips on YouTube I believe.
I would also recommend watching all of the membersâ (sans Syd) interviews for John Edgintonâs Syd Barrett documentary, as well as the documentary itself. You can watch these on YouTube as well and Edginton has posted the full versions of them with info you donât get from the actual documentary. Hereâs Rogerâs, Rickâs, and Davidâs: https://youtu.be/hI0lFi1JFHQ https://youtu.be/URbiyWY-szY https://youtu.be/RQhxEpXEaNA
Hope this was helpful!
forever and always thinking of that one video where the Stones were taking turns kissing a girl on the forehead for the press and they asked Charlie to do it and he shook his head and said âlove is a much more deeper thing than that. itâs not flippant to be sold away on the celluloid.â
Roger in the 70s: are there an paranoids here tonight? Anybody who worries all the time? Is there anyone here whoâs weak? IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT BREATHES OXYGEN?? IS THERE ANYONE WHO HAS A NOSE?? IS THERE ANYONE THAT HATES BROCCOLI?? ANYBODY HERE HAVE ROMANTIC TENSION WITH THEIR BANDMATES??? COME ON LET ME HEAR YOU!!!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Nick Mason and Roger Waters reunited, September 13, 2006
Photo by Eleanor Reiche
While the classic rock fandom and internet users at large are angry about Roger Waters's open letter to the Ukrainian first lady, I'd like to offer this additional public statement taken directly from the man's social media:
It is always healthy to question the intentions and beliefs of others in good faith. Roger Waters is extremely vocal and abrasive in the ways in which he expresses his opinions. That has always been true. He also questions himself and his community (leftists) when his closely held beliefs are challenged, as seen in this statement. In the end, his values always boil down to human rights. He is a leftist, through-and-through, and that means he sees authoritarianism, nationalism, and fascism as the enemies, and unification of all people as the end goal.
His letter to First Lady Zelenska asks the people with the most power who are at least risk in times of war (oligarchs) to stop abusing that power and, in doing so, end the suffering they cause. It's not leadership that suffers in war, it's civilians and ground troops who are subject to the violent whims of people in charge. It may not be realistic to ask the Ukrainian government to back down - the Russian government sure as hell isn't - but it's not unreasonable to want the people in charge on all sides of this tragedy to stop fucking with people's lives for the sake of their own egos. And no, my fellow leftists on this hellsite, Waters is not a goddamn tankie. Literally every piece of music he's written since Radio K.A.O.S. has been ANTI-war, ANTI-violence, ANTI-capitalist, and ANTI-fascist. Hell, his last 2 albums with the Floyd are just as political, and the 3 albums before that carry the themes as well but more subtly. Even in the current letter to First Lady Zelenska his biggest plea is that we stop feeding a war machine. He is a pacifist. Get your heads outta your asses.
For my good faith critique of him: I personally wish he'd at least have the forethought to be like "maybe this is a letter better sent in private. No matter how carefully worded, expressing my opinions about geopolitics will not be helpful to suffering people who may read them." It is, at best, insensitive of him to publicly call for Ukraine (the governing body) to stop feeding a war machine, when Ukraine (the people) is trapped, frightened, and dying under a barrage of attacks by invaders. He also hasn't, to my knowledge, written a similar open letter to Russian leaders, other than these statements here where he very blatantly denounces Putin. He also probably knows that chances of Putin seeing anything he writes are like...real low. Olena Zelenska made herself publicly reachable and he took the opportunity to talk to SOMEone. Which I get, but he also knows that his opinions matter to people who are truly suffering, as seen in this post:
War is so painful, and people react quickly when those wounds are touched so indelicately. He is, almost as a rule, indelicate. I'm sure what young Alina wanted to hear is just that Roger doesn't think she and her people deserve to suffer. He could've stopped there and been a comfort to her, but going on to call out her leader and the role he will have to play if the war is going to end is unnecessary, even if it's true. My biggest critique of him is that he perseverates on the whole forest all the time when, sometimes, it would serve him better to focus on the trees; his westsplaining is his worst trait.
Anyway. I'm gonna go listen to Pros and Cons for the 3rd time this week. Need a little ~*camp*~ to cleanse the palate.
SJJCSJBWHR THIS IS EVEN WORSE THAN LAST YEARâS THIS IS SO FUCKING FUNNY
Roger Waters Amused to Death, 1992. Photos by Frank W. Ockenfels.
article headlines if i could write whatever insane shit i wanted about old men and force thousands of people to read it like those journalist boomers:
Top 10 Roger Daltrey Lesbian Moments
Bob Dylan Fails Again (a regular column with a different story each week)
What The Heck Is Going On There?: 20 Rockstar Duos Who Seem a Little Fruity
The Babygirlification of [name]: A Historical Analysis (another regular column)
In Appreciation of Peter Tork (another regular column)
Why I Think We Should Publicly Humiliate Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman, and Others
Paul McCartney in Popular Culture: Why You Losers Always Get Him Wrong
Were the Rolling Stones in a Polycule? Signs Point to "Maybe"âFeaturing an Exclusive Interview with Shirley Watts
A Tribute to Tom Petty, the First Dylarrison Shipper
Sisterhood of the Travelling Scarf: George Harrison's Om Scarf and Its Journey across the Dylarrison Polycule
Micky Dolenz's Best "Steppin' Stone" Performances, from Least to Most Camp
John Lennon Was Right (it doesn't matter what this one is about because the title alone will infuriate at least a hundred old men on impact)
Robert Plant and Other Beautiful Ladies
John is a Lesbian: A History of The Beatles and Queerness
5 Young Actresses I Would Cast as Bob Dylan Instead of Timothee Chalamet
Why The Monkees' Head (1968) is the Best Film of All Time
What's Granddad Doing?: The Daily Ringo Starr Update (tweets, occasional videos, news, etc.)
32 Pictures of Pete Townshend's Ass That I Think Everyone Needs to See
Roger and David, Green is the Colour rehearsalâŠ
.... which explains why he locked the group's car and left the keys inside.
Oh my god it finally happened I had a dream last night where Roger kissed me on the lips Iâm SCREAMING his lips were so soft
Attention all personnel! Iâve digitized and uploaded the two songs from this Japanese M*A*S*H vinyl I got! If you havenât seen my post on Reddit, these songs are very different (notably the theme song) and were not on YouTube before. Enjoy my fellow swamp rats! đž
The Joy of Suicide / Suicide is Painless
The Time for Love is Anytime!
Each of them is approximately 75% limbs, 15% hair, and 10% angst. Except Syd with his lil smile
Roger & Nick - Pink Floyd, Kralingen Holland Pop Festival, Kralingse Bos Rotterdam The Netherlands, June 28 1970. đ§
âThe Scarecrowâ edit! Hope yâall enjoyđș