"My bosses are those people sitting out there in the seats, by and large. "Let's be fair as to who my bosses are," Waters adds. But Waters isn't playing them reluctantly, mind you. Indeed, 'This Is Not a Drill' includes Pink Floyd classics like "Us and Them," "Eclipse," "Brain Damage," Wish You Were Here" and more. who are AEG, who understandably might have a slightly different agenda than I do, and so they are constantly trying to put my thumb harder and harder on the Pink Floyd button," Waters says. "I am under a huge amount of pressure from the promoters of the show. He added that when it comes to crafting a setlist, there are considerations beyond his personal whims it's a give-and-take between everyone involved in getting the show on the road. "I collaborated mainly with Sean and my coworkers, the people I'm working with on the content of the thing and discuss it." "I don't do that in a vacuum," Waters said of his setlist and his messaging. While 'This Is Not a Drill' was originally scheduled to take place in 2020, the show that Waters is bringing on the road this summer is significantly different than the one planned two years ago, including new visuals and even new music written since the pandemic. With Waters' long-awaited 'This Is Not a Drill' tour launching this week, the Pink Floyd cofounder caught up with Q104.3 New York's Jim Kerr to discuss how one of his most unique live shows ever came into being.
Roger Waters might get his name on the marquee (and the credit that goes with it) when he tours, but that doesn't mean the final spectacle of light and sound is entirely his brainchild.
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