Roger Waters, the creative force behind Pink Floyd, one of the most selling rock bands in the history of music, is online to talk about politics.
The music legend is in no hurry, spending more than an hour talking mainly about his support for the Palestinian people. He still does music, he says, but activism like the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, is now his main concern.
- It's all day every day now. Except occasionally I take time off to work on This is not a drill, which is the new show. So I am still doing that. But most of my work is what I am doing now. This is it, this is what I do now, he tells Fagbladet.
Waters recently endorsed an ongoing campaign aiming to push the Norwegian Oil Fund to. These companies are active in Palestinian land that has been illegally occupied by Israel,.
The campaign is founded by Norway's largest union Fagforbundet, The Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees. In a written statement of support, Waters says
«I was quite genuinely very surprised when I learned of the Norwegian complicity in supporting the occupation through its Government Pension Fund».
It continues:
«It is a terrible stain on Norway's reputation as a nation concerned about peace and a humanitarian issues.»
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Verbally, Roger Waters is less diplomatic when asked about his support. The following Q and A is an extract of the interview, edited for brevity and clarity.
The Norwegian government oil fund is investing billions of dollars in companies active
