Police in Germany have launched an investigation into Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters after he fired an imitation machine gun while wearing a Nazi-inspired uniform at a concert in Berlin
Waters has also defended his long-time use of such imagery and says it is intended to criticise groups such as the Nazis and show how"it's very easy for populist politics to develop into fascism".
Earlier this month, before the concert, he told the Katie Halper Show podcast:"It's theatre darling. The idea that no one can dress up in a f****** Nazi uniform ever, to do anything, in a theatre or a film, is ludicrous, obviously... it's a parody."It comes after Waters won a legal battle with officials in Frankfurt, who tried to cancel his planned concert in the city this Sunday, 28 May.The ban was overturned following a legal appeal by Waters.
The solo star also had two planned shows in Poland cancelled last year, reportedly over his views on the
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