Roger Waters

Roger Waters has never been one to bite his tongue, but his outspoken nature might be impacting the alleged sale of the Pink Floyd catalog.

The outlet reports artist Gerald Scarfe would retain some of the rights to his artwork from The Wall. However, the rights to the artwork for Dark Side of the Moon, Animals and Wish You Were Here would be part of the deal. Variety notes the rumored Pink Floyd catalog sale would also include the rights to the band’s name and likeness and their album artwork.

Roger Waters is reportedly jeopardising Pink Floyd's catalogue sale with his recent comments on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[penned a second letter to Vladimir Putin](https://guitar.com/news/music-news/roger-waters-open-letter-to-vladimir-putin-stop-ukraine-war/) after receiving a reply from Zelenska asking him to direct requests for peace to the Russian Federation. Zelenska replied to me via Twitter, I was very surprised and mightily moved,” he wrote in his letter to the Russian premier. Waters had a similarly controversial stance on the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, claiming, “You’ve seen [those reports] on what I’ve just described to you as Western propaganda.

Roger Waters' explosive new comments about Ukraine and other controversial topics could effect a potential catalog deal for Pink Floyd.

The deal would also include unreleased material from the band’s back vault, a profitable asset as Pink Floyd has yet to release any substantial trove of material from its 1973–1980 commercial peak. If these guys delayed an extremely lucrative box set release because they couldn’t agree on whose idea it was to record the cash register at the beginning of “Money”, there’s no telling what suffering a multi-million dollar loss might do. Most notable are his views on the Russian war in Ukraine, with Waters calling evidence of Russian war crimes “lies, lies, lies” and saying that Vladimir Putin‘s 2015 invasion of Syria was justified because “they were there at the invitation of the Syrian government.” Waters has previously drawn criticism for his views on Israel, something he drudges back up by saying that Jewish people in the U.S. [Financial Times ](https://www.ft.com/content/f307aa8b-b91b-4eec-a46a-3031f160c3c0)reporting Sony Music, Warner Music, BMG, Primary Wave, and the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital as interested parties. While Pink Floyd’s faces aren’t quite as recognizable as The Beatles or The Rolling Stones, ownership of the name Pink Floyd would allow the proprietors to stage any number of officially-sanctioned events (laser rock show, anybody?). Selling off one’s publishing deals is the latest craze for legacy acts, with artists such as Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, and many more cashing in for huge paydays.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Waters described the media as "western propaganda" and said reports of Russian war crimes in Ukraine were "lies." ...

David Gilmour, Nick Mason and the estate of late-keyboardist Richard Wright would also have to agree on the terms of a sale. Considering rising interest rates, tax issues and the diminishing value of the British pound, it's no surprise any major IP sale would be slow going, notwithstanding some controversy. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Waters described the media as "western propaganda" and said reports of Russian war crimes in Ukraine were "lies."