Former Pink Floyd has also criticized Jonny Greenwood in the past
Roger Waters needled Thom Yorke AND Johnny Greenwoodmusicians of Radiohead AND The smile.
The firstPink Floyd is a supporter of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement, which advocates an economic and cultural boycott of Israel.
In 2017, Waters had already spoken out against the decision of Radiohead to perform in Tel Aviv. He and other artists signed a letter asking the band not to play in Israel, where “a system of apartheid has been imposed on the Palestinian people.”
Now, in a new interview, the musician has returned to the topic, revealing that he also exchanged emails with him Yorke at the time of the first clash over Israel. Waters he argued on The Empire Files podcast (via NME): “I wrote some kind of email saying, ‘I’m sorry if you thought I was being provocative.'”
“He wrote me back and said, ‘Usually people on one side of the issue at least have the decency or grace or whatever to have a conversation,’” he continued. “So I wrote back and said, ‘ThomThe BDS people have been trying to talk to you for months! And so do I!'”
The conversation doesn’t seem to have ended well, as Waters he added: “This guy is a complete idiot.” Watch the interview:
History of controversies
Johnny Greenwood performed in Israel together with the Israeli musician Dudu Fee in June this year. The duo performed songs from the collaborative album Jarak Qaribakpublished last year.
The show would take place the next day Greenwood participated in the protests for the release of the alleged Israeli hostages held in Gaza. He would also have expressed himself in favor of new elections and against the Israeli government (via NME).
During the show in Tel Aviv, fans chanted for peace, while Fee he stated, “There are musicians here, not politicians. Music has always worked, we can live better days and return safely.”
The wife of Greenwood, Sharona KatanHe is Israeli. One of his relatives served in the Israeli army and lost his life during the war against Palestine.
In the month of October, Thom Yorke He left the stage during his show in Melboune, Australia, after an audience member mentioned the war between Israel and Palestine. The protester shouted: “Israeli genocide in Gaza! How can anyone remain silent in the face of conflict?”
The singer of Radiohead AND The smilethen he asked the fan to come on stage to talk to him face to face. “Come here and say it,” the musician asked. “Right here! Come on! Come here on the fucking stage and say what you want to say!”
When left unanswered, Yorke he declared before leaving the stage: “Do you want to ruin everyone’s night? Fine, you do. See you later then.” As reported by the public (via People), the artist returned shortly after to play “Karma Police”, a hit by Radiohead.
Source: Terra
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