Disturbed frontman David Draiman is rarely shy in voicing his opinions on political and cultural issues. In a new interview with Linda Advocate, Draiman was asked about his “ongoing feud” with Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters. Needless to say, Draiman is not a fan.
“He’s a piece of work, that deluded old freak,” Draiman said. “Antisemitic to his rotten core. Just ask (former Pink Floyd bandmate) David Gilmour and his wife — they’ll testify to it. He’s been that way for the duration of his life and the duration of his career. It’s nothing new. He’s a coward. He’s a hypocrite. He is a supporter of dictators and dictatorial regimes all over the world. He’s an apologist for Putin and apologist for anybody that’s on the wrong side of history. He’s a deluded wannabe-socialist as well.”
Draiman said Waters is a hypocrite. “Everything that he wrote about, everything that he professed to believe in that was so — even a maniac can create some great art, and it’s hard to argue with the level of artistry of, let’s say, a piece of work like ‘The Wall’. But everything that he was trying to convey and express in that piece of art, he has shown himself to be a hypocrite for. I was already losing my mind with him years ago when he was flying around a pig in his stadiums with the Star Of David on it. The guy is a bully. And he wouldn’t even dare to engage with me. Because it’s not about logic and reasoning and facts and reality to people like him. It’s all about the narrative. It’s all about their hate-fueled antisemitic, just spite-filled narrative that they continue to fuel this narrative of demonization of our people, of the State of Israel, their inability to accept the fact that we even exist. He’s a monster.”
Draiman was then asked if he had ever met Waters in person. “Oh, I’d love to meet him in person,” he said. “Nothing would make me happier. I’d gladly serve whatever jail time and pay the bail necessary for whatever I could get done within a very limited period of time.”
Draiman’s full interview can be viewed below.
