“Are there any paranoids in the audience tonight? (the crowd cheers) Is there anyone who worries about things? (the crowd cheers again) Pathetic. This is for all the weak people in the audience! Is there anyone here who's weak? (the crowd cheers once more) This is for you, it's called Run Like Hell! (the song starts)”

— Roger Waters

During the Los Angeles performance of "The Wall" at the Los Angeles Arena, California, February 1980
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English songwriter, bassist, and lyricist of Pink Floyd 1943

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