Roger Waters Bio, Parents, Wife, Children, Siblings: Roger Waters, officially known as George Roger Waters is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and composer.
He developed a love for music at an early age and has been consistent throughout his career rising through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after acts in the entertainment space.
Roger Waters is known as co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd which was formed in 1965.
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Initially, he was the band’s bassist but following the departure of Syd Barrett (singer, and songwriter) in 1968 he also became their lyricist, co-lead vocalist, and conceptual leader.
The band achieved international success with several projects including; The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, and The Final Cut.
By the early 1980s, Pink Floyd had become one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful groups in popular music. Due to creative differences, Waters left the band in 1983 which led to a legal dispute over the use of the band’s name and material. They later settled out of court.
As a solo artist, Waters staged one of the largest rock concerts in history, The Wall – Live in Berlin, with an attendance of 450,000 in 1990.
He released several projects which include; The Pros And Cons of Hitch Hiking, Radio K.A.O.S, Amused To Death and Is This the Life We Really Want?
In 2015, Waters reunited with Pink Floyd bandmates Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour for the Live 8 global awareness event, the group’s only appearance with Waters since 1981.
He has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999 but his tour, the Wall Live tour of 2010–2013 was the highest-grossing tour by a solo artist at the time.
Waters was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 as a member of the band, Pink Floyd.
Roger Waters Age
Roger Waters celebrated his 79th birthday on September 6, 2022. He was born on September 6, 1943, in Great Bookham, United Kingdom. Waters will be 80 in September this year.
Roger Waters Height
Roger Waters has a great physique and stands at a height of 1.91 m
Roger Waters Parents
Roger Waters was born in Great Bookham, United Kingdom to Eric Fletcher Waters (father) and Mary Waters (mother).
His father was a religious Christian and a pacifist. During the early years of World War II, he was exempted from military service as a conscientious objector and he served as an ambulance driver.
Eric was born in 1914 and died in 1944 at the age of 30. Not much is known about Mary, He was born in 1913 and died in 2009 at the age of 96.
Roger Waters Wife
As of February 2023, Roger Waters had married five different women. His first marriage was in 1969 to Judith Trim, a porter. They divorced in 1975. She died in 2001.
In 1976, Waters got married to his second wife, Lady Carolyne Christie and after 16 years of being together, their union ended in 1992.
In 1993, Waters married Priscilla Phillips, his third wife and eight years later, their marriage ended in 2001.
In 2004, Waters engaged Laurie Durning, an actress, and filmmaker and after eight years of dating, the two tied the knot on January 14, 2012, and filed for divorce in September 2015.
Waters married his fifth wife, Kamilah Chavis, in October 2021; he described her as ‘finally a keeper’. Kamilah Chavis was his former chauffeur.
Roger Waters Children
Roger Waters has been blessed with three children; Harry Waters, India Waters, and Jack Fletcher.
He shares two of his children (Harry Waters and India Waters) with his second wife, Lady Carolyne Christie.
Harry is a musician and has played keyboards with his father’s touring band since 2002 while India has worked as a model.
Roger Waters shares his third child (Jack Fletcher) with his third wife, Priscilla Phillips.
Roger Waters Siblings
Roger Waters grew up with his elder brother, John D Waters who was born in 1941. Not much is known about him.
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