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Pink Floyd's Roger Waters has hit out at The Weeknd and Drake, saying that he is "far more important than any of them will ever be".

We are beyond thankful to Abel and his beautiful crew for their friendship, hospitality, generosity and for spending day with Phoenix and I. He will cherish this experience forever. 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.”

"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 ...

"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.\r\n"I love Roger Waters and I think he’s done some amazing things, but that was like 50 years ago. 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.\r\nAs 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).\r\n\r\nKevin Winter\/Getty Images\r\n"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. Take a step down," another added.\r\n\r\nWhat are your thoughts on the Pink Floyd frontman's comments?

In a new interview, Pink Floyd member Roger Waters said he and his tour were 'far, far, far more important' than the Weeknd and Drake.

There is stuff going on here that is fundamentally important to all of our lives.” “I have no idea what or who the Weeknd is, because I don’t listen to much music,” Waters began. Would it not have been possible to review his show one night and my show another night?”

Roger Waters has taken exception with some media outlets prioritizing newer pop acts' tours over his own trek. Waters is known for being the bassist and ...

Sales of Floyd’s 1979 “The Wall” album are around 30 million worldwide. Waters is known for being the bassist and creative driving force behind Pink Floyd albums like “The Wall” and “Dark Side Of The Moon,” two massively enduring mega sellers. In turn, Rogers responded, “Good, I’m glad to hear that, and I look forward to reading this in the pages of your newspaper.

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, in a recent interview with Toronto's The Globe and Mail, questioned the interviewer on why his recent shows in the city were not ...

After the kid was identified, The Weekend flew the kid and his father to his next show in Philadelphia on July 14. Upon being informed that The Weekend was to open his ‘After Hours ‘Til Dawn’ tour in Toronto on the same night but couldn't due to a nationwide power outage, Waters responded: "I have no idea what or who The Weeknd is, because I don’t listen to much music. Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, in a recent interview with Toronto's The Globe and Mail, questioned the interviewer on why his recent shows in the city were not reviewed.

In a quote that's sure to stoke debate, the Pink Floyd legend has claimed that he's "far, far, far more important" than The Weeknd and Drake.

“I don’t go to those kinds of shows, because I don’t like them. There is stuff going on here that is fundamentally important to all of our lives.” 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.

Roger Waters, the 78-year-old bassist and singer who co-founded the pioneering group Pink Floyd, failed to shatter any stereotypes about boomer rockers ...

“I have no idea what or who the Weeknd is,” Waters said about the Toronto-born artist, which clearly wasn’t true, because he knew that the superstar's gig at the Rogers Centre was ultimately canceled on the night in question. He is also the first artist to hold the top position on five Billboard charts at once. He has also released four live albums, almost all repackaged Pink Floyd material. He’s won four Grammys, and he is the RIAA’s highest-certified digital singles artist ever. He also explained that “I don’t listen to much music,” which is, I think most will agree, a perplexing thing to hear a musician say. With that, he asked why Toronto outlets didn’t send someone to review his recent area shows.

In a recent interview, Pink Floyd's frontman stated that he is "far, much more important" than Drake and The Weeknd. #RogerWaters.

Meanwhile, The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is the number one Billboard Hot 100 song of all time, he has four Grammys, and he averages 75 million monthly Spotify listeners. "And, by the way, with all due respect to The Weeknd or Drake or any of them. "I have no idea what or who The Weeknd is because I don't listen to much music," he told The Globe and Mail, noting it "seemed off."