Tag: English musician

  • Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters calls the Berlin concert dispute a “smear.”

    Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters calls the Berlin concert dispute a “smear.”

    Pink Floyd singer Roger Waters said he condemns “fascism” in all its manifestations, after a backlash in Germany over the rockstar’s wearing of a Nazi-style uniform at a Berlin gig, which prompted a police inquiry.Police in Berlin announced on Friday that they were investigating Waters after photographs of the Pink Floyd co-founder surfaced on social…

  • Andy Rourke, bassist for The Smiths, has died.

    Andy Rourke, bassist for The Smiths, has died.

    Andy Rourke, whose fluid bass playing helped The Smiths rise from their humble beginnings in Manchester, England, to become an important and renowned indie rock band, died at the age of 59.Rourke had pancreatic cancer, Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr said. “Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by everyone who knew him,…