Media appearances and named targets
Roger Waters made critical remarks about several artists during media appearances on the Due Dissidence podcast, Rolling Stone and Rolling Stone Brazil. The people and groups named across those appearances include Rush, Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan and the Sex Pistols.
Due Dissidence podcast — comments on Rush
On the Due Dissidence podcast Waters focused comments on Rush, saying he had probably heard their songs a million times. He used dismissive phrasing about the band and said in relation to them that it would “make no difference” and that “They’re not Billie Holiday”.
Rolling Stone and Rolling Stone Brazil — broader critiques and Ozzy comment
In a Rolling Stone interview Waters offered broader critiques that included Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan and the Sex Pistols, and he used phrases such as “I couldn’t care less”. Waters also appeared in Rolling Stone Brazil and across his interviews he made a comment concerning Ozzy Osbourne’s death in 2025.
Rush background and consolidation
Rush had previously expressed admiration for Roger Waters and Pink Floyd, and Neil Peart cited Waters’ approach as inspiration for the song Limelight on the 1981 album Moving Pictures. Across multiple media appearances Waters criticized the named artists, and his remarks appeared on the Due Dissidence podcast, Rolling Stone and Rolling Stone Brazil on unspecified dates.
