“Asked what his artistic purpose was: "There is no purpose. We do whatever we do. You either blow your brains out or get on with something."”

—  Roger Waters

June 1987[citation needed]
Philosophy

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English songwriter, bassist, and lyricist of Pink Floyd 1943

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