Roger Waters Mother

UsandThem · Post by **UsandThem** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:16 pm

Was curious if Waters' mother was still alive during the release of The Wall.... If so, are there any interviews with her on how she felt about the lyrics in the album that pertain, some negatively, to her? Just a question that popped into my mind while listening to The Trial the other day.....

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:55 pm

I moved your topic from the Pink Floyd forum into the Roger Waters forum as it is more to do with Roger and his family.

Anyway, I had a look in The Pink FLoyd Encyclopedia by Vernon Fitch (3 ed) and there was no mention of her death in there.

It's an interesting question indeed! Is her death documented anywhere?

darkfrost12 · Post by **darkfrost12** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:11 pm

I assumed she has been dead at least since Leaving Beirut has been written, because of the line, "my mother bless her heart."

Mr Tuck · Post by **Mr Tuck** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:30 pm

maybe he says that because "She handed me the keys to the car"

darkfrost12 · Post by **darkfrost12** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:52 pm

Mr Tuck wrote:maybe he says that because "She handed me the keys to the car"

good point, but he was 17 at the moment. Maybe she had a change of heart after years of sheltering, so he blessed her heart, lol. I'm not sure if his mother was dead when he wrote the song mother, because I would to write that song while my mother is still alive, ha!

Post by **henno** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:13 pm

theres a lot of false stuff out there about his mother.... people think she was like the character from the wall, a strict school teacher, where roger has said that she wasnt anything like it.... eg "Mary Waters may have overcompensated for the absence of the father, but at the heart she was only trying to do the right thing by the youngest of her three boys. She was and is a person of strong convictions (including political ones, of a strongly leftist stripe): like mother, like son"

Zack · Post by **Zack** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:21 am

It's pretty clear Roger's mother was little like the mother in the Wall. Yes she is still alive, at least she was the in late 80s when he did an interview with Karl Dallas he printed in his book Bricks in the Wall. He said he warned her beforehand of the Wall and explained everything.

simpledumbpilot · Post by **simpledumbpilot** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:51 am

Keith Jordan wrote:I moved your topic from the Pink Floyd forum into the Roger Waters forum as it is more to do with Roger and his family.

Whilst it is to do with Roger and his family the root of the question is based in Pink Floyd, its a tricky one!

The Ballad Of Pink Floyd · Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:26 am

Roger's mother still lives and she gave no criticism towards the Mother song

RogerWatersxoxo · Post by **RogerWatersxoxo** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:24 pm

nemesis11f · Post by **nemesis11f** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:02 pm

Whatever she may be like in real life, may God bless her soul- She gave us Roger Waters. 'Nuff said.

peesea · Post by **peesea** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:48 pm

nemesis11f wrote:Whatever she may be like in real life, may God bless her soul- She gave us Roger Waters. 'Nuff said.

I don't think that's really appropriate as both she and Roger are athiests.

pffan1990 · Post by **pffan1990** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:07 am

peesea wrote:
nemesis11f wrote:Whatever she may be like in real life, may God bless her soul- She gave us Roger Waters. 'Nuff said.
I don't think that's really appropriate as both she and Roger are athiests.

LOL!

burning_bridges · Post by **burning_bridges** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:53 pm

I agree!

nemesis11f wrote:Whatever she may be like in real life, may God bless her soul- She gave us Roger Waters. 'Nuff said.

closer · Post by **closer** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 4:39 pm

burning_bridges wrote:I agree!

nemesis11f wrote:Whatever she may be like in real life, may God bless her soul- She gave us Roger Waters. 'Nuff said.

ditto