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Every book Roger Waters recommended on podcasts
Roger Waters is a legendary musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the co-founder of Pink Floyd, whose appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience highlighted his deep engagement with dystopian literature, political critique, and powerful storytelling. During the podcast, Waters enthusiastically recommended Cormac McCarthy's novel All the Pretty Horses, sharing that it inspired him to write a poem which he ultimately sent to the author. In addition to his literary recommendation, Waters discussed prophetic dystopian warnings found in classic speculative fiction. He spoke about Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwell's 1984, referencing them alongside his own music to emphasize ongoing concerns about totalitarianism, societal control, and impending dystopian futures that authors had previously warned readers about decades prior.
Books recommended by Roger Waters
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All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy is a celebrated Western novel following a young Texan who crosses the border into Mexico with a companion, encountering hardship, romance, and tragedy.
Recommended“well I wrote a poem about my experience with Cormac mccarthur's All the Pretty Horses I don't know if you've read that novel but if you haven't you should it's a fantastic book and uh I was feeling like that about it so I wrote a poem and I sent it to him”
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme government surveillance, historical negationism, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“before we do the song sheep the last thing be it says all was right to warn Us in Brave New World in 1984 and Aldous Huxley was right to warn us of the coming dystopia in in”
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic dystopian novel portraying a technologically controlled future society engineered for easy pleasure and societal sorting.
Discussed“before we do the song sheep the last thing be it says all was right to warn Us in Brave New World in 1984 and Aldous Huxley was right to warn us of the coming dystopia in in”
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Books Roger Waters wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Rogan Experience #1878 - Roger Waters | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2024-06-27 | 3 |