Roger Waters has never been one to stifle his political views. The Pink Floyd legend has opened up about the forthcoming US presidential election, sharing a few choice words about Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Waters was asked whether he believes progressives should vote for Biden in the upcoming election following Bernie Sanders dropping out of the race.
“I’m on the fence,” Waters responded. “I’m so flabbergasted and gobsmacked by the way the Democratic National Committee has railroaded Bernie [Sanders]… again. And has put in place a candidate — I can’t imagine Biden beating Trump in an election.
“Biden is such a fucking slime ball, he’s so weak, and has no appeal to anybody,” Waters continued. “Trump, at least, is a snake oil salesman, he does tricks.. he does them really badly, but people don’t care.”
Biden is a vocal supporter of Bernie Sanders, and revealed that he “still staggering under the weight of them having rejected the only candidate who represented the people of America.”
“I obviously don’t know where I stand on that lesser of two evils question,” Waters said of the election between Biden and Trump. “I’m not sure the path to a new America that is not ruled by the current ruling class — by money, plutocracy, and a capitalist society — will be made any easier with Biden as president.”
In the same interview, Waters was asked whether there was a possibility of a Pink Floyd reunion, to which he responded, “No fucking way.”
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He continued, “No, it wouldn’t be nice. It would be fucking awful. Obviously if you’re a fan of those days of Pink Floyd, you would have a different point of view. But I had to live through it. That was my life. And I know in the wake of it, I’ve been cast as something of a villain by whoever, whatever, I can live with that. But would I trade my liberty for those chains? No fucking way.”
You can watch the interview below.
