Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Believes He's "Far More Important" Than Drake & The Weeknd

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"I am far, far, far more important than any of them will ever be," the 78-year-old declared.

It's hard to deny that Drake and The Weeknd have solidified their names as some of the biggest in the music industry, though 78-year-old Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame would like to disagree – or at least state that he's "more important" than the Canadian artists.

As Page Six reports, the English musician sat down for an interview with The Globe and Mail recently, making it clear that he wasn't pleased to see Abel Tesfaye's Toronto concert receive more press than his own (even despite the fact that the show was held in The Weeknd's hometown, which is not even in Waters' home country).

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Believes He's "Far More Important" Than Drake & The Weeknd
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"I have no idea what or who the Weeknd is because I don't listen to much music," the Pink Floyd member said, mentioning that it "seemed off" for an artist he wasn't familiar with to get more shine than him. "People have told me he's a big act. Well, good luck to him. I've got nothing against him."

Next on Waters' diss list was another Toronto native – Champagne Papi.

"And, by the way, with all due respect to The Weeknd or Drake or any of them – I am far, far, far more important than any of them will ever be, however many billions of streams they’ve got. There is stuff going on here that is fundamentally important to all of our lives," Waters braggadociously stated.


After hearing what he said, social media users were quick to flame the "Another Brick in the Wall" artist. "I love Roger Waters, and Pink Floyd is one of my all-time favourite bands, but this seems like an ‘old man yells at cloud’ moment," one person pointed out.

"I love Roger Waters and I think he’s done some amazing things, but that was like 50 years ago. Take a step down," another added.

What are your thoughts on the Pink Floyd frontman's comments? Sound off below, and tap back in with HNHH later for more music news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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