- The potential sale of Pink Floyd’s catalog has been a topic of much discussion for the past couple of years, but it’s seemed increasingly unlikely that a deal might come to fruition. Now, the Financial Times reports that Sony Music is in “advanced talks” to acquire the band’s music for around $400 million to $500 millionSpecifics on the deal have been kept under wraps, with representatives for neither the group nor Sony responding to media requests for comment. But if the price is as high as reports indicate, it would imply that Waters’ remarks have had little impact. A lower price tag would mean he has effectively devalued the catalogWaters’ former bandmate David Gilmour agreed with his wife Polly Samson’s assessment on Twitter back in February that Waters was “anti-Semitic to [his] rotten core.” Waters was quick to refute those accusations, calling them “incendiary and wildly inaccurate.”
Regardless, the tensions between Pink Floyd’s members could make a sale of their catalog a source of relief for the band. Earlier this month, Gilmour told Rolling Stone that he would be pleased to reach a deal on the catalog’s sale, which would enable him to finally get “out of the mud bath” — seemingly referring to Waters’ controversial views.
- “To be rid of the decision-making and the arguments that are involved with keeping it going is my dream,” said GilmoThe group seemed close to reaching a deal back in 2022, but the continuous feud between the band’s members — especially over Roger Waters’ controversial political statements regarding Israel and Ukraine — seemed to have complicated the deal and scared off any potential buyersur.
