I always used to look at books and wonder how anybody could come up with so many words. But my divorce and then falling in love with somebody else has released in me an ability to write in other ways apart from songs.

On 2 July 2005 he reunited with Pink Floyd bandmates Nick Mason Richard Wright and David Gilmour for the Live 8 global awareness event; it was the group's first appearance with Waters in 24 years. The group have sold more than 250 million albums worldwide including 74. He has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999 and played The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety for his world tour of 2006–2008.