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Roger Watersis denying reports he canceled his upcoming shows in Poland, as Krakow city councilors prepare to declare him persona non grata.
Waters made headlines this month for his controversial stance on the war betweenRussia and Ukraine, blaming “extreme nationalists” in Ukraine for setting the “country on the path to this disastrous war” in a letter sent to Ukrainian first ladyOlena Zelenska. Zelenska later took toTwitterto denounce Waters' claims, saying he should take up the matter of peace with Russia’s president,Vladimir Putin, instead.
Recently, Polish media outlets reported his two-night appearance at Tauron Arena in Krakow in April has been canceled. An official from the venue reportedlysaid"Roger Waters' manager decided to withdraw … without giving any reason."
In a Saturday evening Facebookpost, thePink Floydco-founder denied the reports, calling out two Polish media outlets specifically for their reporting. “Your papers are wrong in their assertions that either, I or my management, has canceled my forthcoming shows in Krakow, we haven’t.” Waters went on to say on the verified account that a cancellation would be “a sad loss for me, because I have been looking forward to sharing my message of love with the people of Poland.”
Waters acknowledged the resolution in his statement, saying he has worked his entire life “in the service of human rights,” and is facing the penalty unfairly. He claims he’s made “public efforts to encourage all involved in the disastrous war in Ukraine, especially the governments of the USA and Russia, to work towards a negotiated peace, rather than escalate matters towards a bitter end that could be nuclear war and the end of all life on this planet.”
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source: people.com
