When it comes to unpredicted celebrity beef, Roger Waters has seemingly taken the cake
The Pink Floyd frontman recently said he’s “far, far more important” than Canadian crooners Drake and The Weeknd in a new interview.
The 78-year-old music legend offered his commentary after The Weeknd’s Toronto concert received more media coverage than his.
“People have told me he’s a big act. Well, good luck to him. I’ve got nothing against him.”
The bassist and singer went on to diss another Toronto icon: Drake.
“And, by the way, with all due respect to The Weeknd or Drake or any of them. I am far, far, far more important than any of them will ever be, however many billions of streams they’ve got. There is stuff going on here that is fundamentally important to all of our lives,” he said.
“I have no idea what or who The Weeknd is because I don’t listen to much music,” he told The Globe and Mail, noting it “seemed off.”
He also dissed Drake in the interview.Getty Images
Several fans took to social media in response to his comments.
The Weeknd had a concert in Toronto the same night as Waters.Getty Images for TW
Nevertheless, the numbers may speak for themselves: 11 of Drake’s tracks have hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, he has four Grammys, and averages 67 million monthly Spotify listeners.
Meanwhile, The Weeknd has the number one Billboard Hot 100 Song of All Time with “Blinding Lights,” he boasts four Grammys, and averages 75 million listeners on Spotify each month.
He claimed to be “far more important” than the singers.Getty Images
Comparatively, Waters has a number one UK single, achieved six number one albums in the UK, and boasts one Grammy with his bank, Pink Floyd.
As a solo artist, he averages 550,000 monthly Spotify listeners.
