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Pink Floyd star Roger Walters has admitted that he was 'wrong' to take legal action against the rest of the band, and that he deeply regrets suing them.
After leaving the prog rock legends in 1985, Waters took former bandmates Nick Mason and David Gilmour to court for continuing to use of the Pink Floyd name and play their back catalogue. However, in a new interview with BBC World News’ HARDtalk to be broadcast tonight (Thursday 19 September) Waters admits regretting his decisions in the 1980s.
"I did think that was wrong, and I was wrong," says Waters. "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'."
He added: "The law is everything what we have, that’s what the Wall is about."
Watch Roger Waters reuniting with Gilmour to perform Floyd classic 'Comfortably Numb' at the O2 Arena in 2011 below
Waters also added that he had hopes to drop his first solo material since his 2005 album, Ça Ira.
"I’ve had a few breakthroughs recently which I won’t talk about, but I am going to make another record," he said. "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."
Earlier this year, Pink Floyd have granted Spotify rights to their back catalogue after fans listened to classic track 'Wish You Were Here' a million times in just four days, as part of a challenge they set users.
The decision is a reversal of their previous stance, where they expressed skepticism about digital musical initiatives, although permitted iTunes to sell individual tracks from last year. Spotify are not the only streaming site with rights to Floyd's discography however; their tracks have been available on other streaming services such as Rhapsody, Rdio and Deezer for years – albeit only for paying subscribers.
Below: Roger Waters Brings Pink Floyd's The Wall Tour To Dublin's O2
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