After leaving Pink Floyd, Roger Waters called the band ‘rubbish nonsense’. Without him, they still sold 20,000,000 records
After Roger Waters left Pink Floyd following *The Final Cut*, he argued that the band had effectively ended and tried to stop David Gilmour from continuing under its name. Gilmour won the legal dispute and led the group through a new phase, showing that Pink Floyd could still attract a large audience without Waters.
Waters later dismissed the post-split albums as “rubbish”, calling *The Division Bell* “nonsense” and criticising *A Momentary Lapse of Reason* for its lyrics and concepts. Those records sold more than 20 million copies combined, while the article notes that both Waters and Gilmour had successes and shortcomings in their separate careers.
In short
- Waters said Pink Floyd was finished after *The Final Cut*.
- Gilmour won the right to continue using the band’s name.
- The post-Waters albums sold more than 20 million copies.