Bob Ezrin on working with Peter Gabriel, his fallout with Roger Waters and more 

Bob is legend. Great interview.

Used to listen to RR 25 to 30 years ago or more on CHOM. Didn't realize he was still around, he sounds exactly the same. For what Bob Ezrin accomplished on The Wall, I am eternally grateful.

This was a great interview. Bob Ezrin has quite a story to tell.

Brilliant interview, what a storied producer life of this living legend.

Ezrins work in the studio is stunning. I do not know how else to put it.

Great interview! Thanks a lot. Some people aged like fine wine. My compliments to Bob for his excellent work with Alice Cooper, Kiss, Pink Floyd, etc. Just can't imagine how the world of music will look like without him.

Peter Gabriel’s debut album is fantastic. It’s a snapshot of Peter’s search for identity at the time with a wide range of styles. Each song stands on its own contributing to a great experience for the entire album. Peters perfectionist tinkering (on all his albums) is what a good producer doesn’t tolerate. Good for Bob for drawing the line in the sand.

I’m a huge fan of Bob’s work. Very interesting interview. I’m also a huge fan of Floyd. I am puzzled how the discussion digressed to inferring Roger Waters is an antisemite. Bob was correct in stating the policies of the government of Israel are troubling. That’s what Roger states. Roger also denounced the violence committed by Hamas and others. Is Roger antisemitism solely because he supports BDS? I’m sorry but antisemitism is well defined and the Jewish population cannot redefine it to fit their needs. Criticizing the policies of the Israeli government is in no way speaking against the Jewish people or the practice of Judaism. Roger advocates for human rights for all, including Jews! He may not be a likable guy but that is a completely different discussion.

Great interview. Always nice to listen to someone with character. Like Bob.

Great interview. Bob seems like a genuine, down-to-earth world class producer. lf his only output was 'Under My Wheels' and 'Solsbury Hill' l would tip my cap to him.

Great interview with Toronto Bob Ezrin Randy. I love the story of how he wound up producing Peter Gabriel and Lou Reed. Berlin is probably my fav Bob Ezrin production other than Love It To Death and Billion Dollar Babies. Although Gabriel's first record was great, his 2nd produced by Robert Fripp is my fav Gabriel solo record.

Probably one of the top 5 producers of all time.

I have always wanted to work with Bob Ezrin!! I love his body of work.

Great to hear some Jack Richardson love. He was my production teacher in college and I learned a ton from him, as well as got to listen to the master tapes of the Guess Who and get the skinny on Cooper records.

I saw the name "Toronto Bob" on my beloved Love it to Death album back in the 70s, and as a Canadian my ears perked up. This country has been blessed to have mega-producers like Jack, Bob ... and Daniel Lanois. Three of the best to ever do it. And the new generation like 40 are obviously making their mark. Great interview, and Bob's discuss of Waters' views on Israel and Ukraine were measured and accurate. No, Roger doesn't get to decide what anti-Semitism is.

Really excellent and insightful interview with an intelligent human being.

Great interview - it explains Waters behaviour.

Criticizing the government of Israel ain’t anti-Semitic. Also Roger’s Dad died while fighting anti-semites, so get bent 😊

... this guy is growing on me. He seems philisophical about his own existence, which makes him relateable and likeable.

Bob Ezrin is a brilliant producer : listen to the record ' Berlin ' from Lou Reed. It is incredible what he made of those songs. Brilliant recordings , brilliant musicians , brilliant compositions. For me the best record I have ever heard ( with R&R Animal )

Hamilton Ontario was 2 years prior to the Montreal show and was also the last show of the 1975 N American tour

Bob is so likable.

Two sides to every story, the truth is usually in the middle.

When I grow up i wanna be Bob Ezrin 😀

Очень продуктивный специалист, спасибо Боб❤

Ezrin is groovy.

He makes a good point about WHO gets to decide what is an anti semite, HOWEVER, Israel is a STATE, not a people. When we criticize Saudi Arabia, we aren't criticizing Islam, at least sane people aren't. When the Saudis kill a journalist we aren't being anti muslim for criticizing them. And IF the Saudis said "you are being anti muslim" when we criticize them, it would be laughed out of the park. The comparison is that Israel is on the defensive, and are saying "yeah, but you hardly ever criticize saudi arabia', which isn't actually true. Its just that the BDS movement is more organized, which means its a threat. And the 'your anti semitic' line is now thrown out at ANYBODY who criticizes Israeli policy, and how far thats gone downhill is now evidence by the fact the BIGGEST protests of the Israeli government right now are ISRAELIS. So so much for 'the regions oldest democracy'. But as for Roger, its good he's giving a public voice to an opinion that gets very little mention at least in any recognizable media. Apart from that I dont' take morality lessons from millionaire rock stars. In BOTH regions one can ask why the US has such an interest in places so far away. Its not like we have big involvement in the Eretrea and Ethiopia conflict, although I just watched a report that apparantly the CIA has its fingerprints all over at least ELEVEN military coups that have happened in Africa, which ought to tell you how slim the west's interest in 'democracy' is. And for the most part media just beats the drums of war yet again. And its worth pointing out that I'm in Canada, as is Ezrin and this radio station. By historians its well known that not only did the eugenics movement get spawned from this side of the pond where it became 'the holocaust', but also the bantustands of South Africa which became the model for Palestine, originated in the reservation system of Canada, the US, and Australia and New Zealand. When canadians criticize Israel they can be asked what they've done for first nations rights. As late as the sixties the canadian government had an overt policy of genocide, thats now been admitted by government. First nations protests don't get the kid gloves that truckers protests do, they are taken far more seriously. But again, the doesn't EXCUSE Israel. I've heard Rogers comments, I've heard NOTHING remotely 'racist' in any of them. They are directed against STATES, one of which happens to be predominantly jewish.

Also Berlin by Lou Reed. Great work

Great interview. I just wouldn't place that mic not in front of my face.

Pretty much anyone who has ever had a relationship with Roger Waters has had a falling out. He's not a mentally or emotionally well person. 4 (5?) divorces, running off the great musicians in Pink Floyd, etc.

Bob's disdain for Al is really part of a pattern in music. Everybody gets Moogs and Arps. Then fans and bands get bored with synths. The B3's and Fender Rhodes come back out. Then there's drum machines. All the rage for a while, especially linked with synths. Then that becomes passe. lt's a fact that a bunch of pickers with various acoustic instruments and their own voices on somebody's front porch will always be as cool, for me, as a rock band in a stadium with a gazillion watt PA.

Defending oneself against the calumny of being falsely labeled "antisemitic", as Roger has had to do, is not the same as attempting to define what antisemitism is or how others ought to feel in the way Ezrin implies here, much less taking anyone "down as a people."

“Each man has his price Bob, your’s was pretty low”

He also worked on the 1st album by JOHN WAITE and the BABY'S

I once thought it would be really cool to go to a Halloween costume party dressed up as one of those brown uniform guys from the Wall, including the crossed hammers armband. But obviously, these are now very different times.

You see? Just like what he says about Waters, Wagner and Pound, i can say the same about his overtly Z*-ist defensive and supervising stance - I personally don't need the other part to attest whether i'm this or that. Sorry, Bob, love your work (for Real), but don't give us that shit of an argument.

Oh yes, maybe he doesn't like to repeat it, but the original line from Peter was going to be "make your life a taxi not a tomb". I don't say that to embarass Peter, its good for people to know that songwriting doesn't just come down from on high. Thats actually more 'Gabriel like' a line though, it sort of kind of makes a deep sense but can mean a number of different things. Moribund the burgermeister is still my favourite song on the album. The barbershop idea though was pretty brilliantly insane. I will still listen to Peters first four albums far more than So or Us.

Roger Waters knows more about history & geopolitics than Bob Ezrin, simple as that. Criticizing Israel doesnt make you an anti-Semite, and being Jewish doesnt mean someone's a Nazi just because you say so.

Wait a sec...Hurricane Andrew was 13 years _before_ Katrina...did I hear that wrong..?

Thank you, Bob. Youve made me and many millions of others so happy with your musical direction. I applaud your stance on Anti-semitism and Roger. its sad but true. ❤from UK.

It's nice to hear someone close to Roger call him out on his behavior. We live in times where people downplay and cover up the truth. I used to be a huge fan of Rodger, but now it just makes me sick to think I fed money to his arrogance, ignorance and frankly, evil.

Hahaha, @32:15. He becomes 20 years old again. He has a lot of love in his heart for those guys. "This is kinda weird, eh?"

Ezrin says Zionism is inseparable from Judaism. That’s like saying being German is impossible without being a Nazi.

Bob often talks about "they" as in "they asked me..." but it's never been clear to me how or why Bob Ezrin became a prominent music producer. What's the backstory? Richardson just opens the door for Bo at age 19 in 1969?

23:23

About roger and the pig thank you bob that was an honest prespective,setting the record straight on modern roger .

Every member of Pink Floyd had much to contribute . . However lyricly speaking - Roger Waters is still relevant. "is this the life we really want?" Walks circles around "The division Bell" despite their almost 25yrs apart. David has nothing interesting to say that can't be overheard being uttered in any old diner. Rattle that clock also offers nothing interesting within the words written. I love Miles Davis, he might be the greatest single line composers in all of history. So i have no quarrel with music that has no sung poetry or even music with poorly contained lyrics as long as the music is good enough. My issue is with David & his wife Calling Roger some racist and in the very same life David has no issues performing poetry written entirely by a racist? I would imagine a David Gilmore show without any lyrics by Roger Waters would be Lame AF comparitivly. Stop singing classic Floyd. Either you believe Mr. Waters is a bad man or you dont. Circulating HIS messages and presenting Roger's body of poetry is a hypothetical move on your part if you indeed hold the false belief that Roger Waters is antisemitic.

I'm shockled he's not aware how bad U2 are.

Oh Come on! Get on with it.

Roger was the leader of the band that put attitude into Pink Floyd music. Otherwise you fall asleep listening to the them wondering around aimlessly!😮

CHOM still exists? Stopped listening to it circa 1985.

I agree with Bob on his discussion about Roger. I love Rogers work as an artist. I will leave it at that.

humbrag your way to the top folks

Maybe the real value of AI, for artistic purposes, is not so much that it will do things in a literal, precise manner, but that it can take a source input and twist it around in unexpected ways. Maybe randomly, maybe in any of countless other ways. And it could do that more efficiently than anything else, and BTW with no fear of embarrassment. A sort of free-association machine.

How the hell Bob gets anti-Semitism from Waters here is a puzzle. He worked on The Wall with him, would have been near by when they made the film of it too - allowing him understand the material in depth. Sure, it sounds like Roger may not be easy to get on with, but that doesn't make him anti-semitic. Why would Waters elevate Nazis when his dad was killed fighting them, how does that make any sense??? In his interviews over the years he has addressed the issues, especially after the re-contexting of The Wall when the ADL jumped on him. I advise people go look at this analysis and listen to the man in his own words here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JoQM79aIwQ8.html Emotions aren't facts, Bob.

Roger is right!!

I wonder what Bob would say about Palestine and Hamas now...

From what I can gather from Roger Waters interview. Roger states during The Final Cut Album that Ezrin was in the back playing donkey kong and telling Roger this new album was garbage. I am big fan of Roger and Final Cut Album but even I can see he is going to far with politics by drawing lines in the sand between good guys and bad guys. Maybe olive branch is needed on all sides.

Roger and Peter (and David Gilmour) all support Palestine...

It would be nice to hear Rogers opinion on Israel today 14/10. Who is the riff raff now Roger, have any smart remarks to share with us?

You are willfully obtuse Bob.

Because Jews perceive Roger Waters commentary and actions as hurtful and believe them to be anti semitic, does not, I repeat not, necessarily make it so, just by the belief it is. RW is justifiably appalled by the behavior and actions of modern day Israel. Also, the murderous rampage of Hamas in the past few days is beyond repugnant. They are beyond forgiveness.

What a spectacular way for Ezrin to throw away his legacy down to the dumpster.

This is the second time I listen to Bob Ezrin talking about his time with Roger....he's such a nice, intelligent artist but I guess non of that matters to Waters the same way he never really appreciated his other bandmates and their enormous contributions to the Floyd sound...What a pitty!

Love how you guys remove truth from this as it proves that there is no accountability on Talmud following Is(Rael). My initial post was removed! ... and I listened to both sides and all parties are guilty.

What an embarrassment. I wish Bill Hicks was still alive just so he could do another 1 hour special on people like you, Bob. It's a shame people like Hicks and George Carlin aren't around now that we need them the most.

Fantastic interview. Roger Waters continues to make my Top Ten Wanker list year after year. Too bad really

Every time I have read about Ezrin every artist has mentioned what a massive cokehead he was. Now he wants to come across as a professional.

god bless roger water's on his israel/palastine stance.

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“Wagner was a great artist, wasn’t he? Wasn’t a really great guy.” 😂

Well, then I will decide that Bob isn't a producer and not a Jew. That would be idiotic, wouldn't it, Bob? Holy shit.

Oh yeah, even though it was "popular" he ruined Alice Cooper, the first 2 albums are the best

Ezrin, the jew shall define anti semtism. End of story. No one can challenge this notion in a free society.

That interviewer is umm, ummm, ummmm, ummmmm, crap.

Really enjoyed what Bob Ezrin had to say about working with Peter Gabriel, but his take on Roger Waters and his (very correct) views on Apartheid Israel and it's racist, genocidal treatment of the Palestinian people is about as ignorant as it gets. Same about the US/NATO war on Ukraine and Russia. Very disappointing. Bob could learn a thing or two from Roger.

No Geddy did not miss the plot - Lou Reed is overrated. I really don't get the appeal.

24:18 And the other side of that story (Waters' take) goes like this: When he quit Pink Floyd, the reason he believed the band was over was because he thought he was taking the production secrets with him, i.e. "the Pink Floyd sound." And then, of course, he realised that he'd sat next to Ezrin producing The Wall and so Ezrin knew the ingredients to his "secret sauce." So _of course_ Gilmour was nice as pie to Ezrin, and oh-so accomodating, whatever you want Bob, because he desperately needed what was in Ezrin's head. That's why Waters was pissed at Ezrin: because Ezrin shared the secret of "the Pink Floyd sound" that Waters knew Gilmour would struggle to sound like Pink Floyd without. And he was right, because Gilmour went straight to Ezrin. It's really that simple. I'm sure Waters was kicking himself for not making Ezrin sign a non-disclosure agreement about the production techniques that were key to achieving the Pink Floyd sound, but it probably didn't occur to him in 1979 that such a move would be necessary and that his relationship with Gilmour would be rather more adversarial only a few years later.

Ezrin ruined a lot of albums, like The Wall. Good job on Love it To Death and Destroyer though.

The Wall would have great as a single LP..on the whole its garbage imo