This would be the group's last album together. "The Final Cut", released in 1983, was essentially a Roger Waters solo album "performed by Pink Floyd" as the credits stated. Waters became well-known for being an intense perfectionist and his controlling nature alienated the rest of the band. He and Gilmour were the main creative forces behind the albums "Meddle," "Dark Side of the Moon," and "Wish You Were Here" Waters eventually became the primary songwriter, being the driving force behind "Animals", and "The Wall" as well as the sole songwriter of "The Final Cut". In 1968, Syd Barrett was replaced by guitarist/singer David Gilmour. He, along with Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright, formed the band in 1965 and released their first album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" in 1967. Roger Waters was the main lyricist for the classic British rock band Pink Floyd. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey, UK) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer.
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