![]() The Facebook rep also noted that companies regularly reach out to musicians about using their songs in advertising, and that Facebook respects the decision of artists about whether to work with them or not. “And yet here he is, one of the most powerful idiots in the world.”Īccording to a Facebook spokeswoman, Zuckerberg had nothing to do with the request to use the Pink Floyd song the request to Waters originated from the Instagram marketing team. Roger Waters says Mark Zuckerberg asked to use one of Pink Floyds most famous songs to promote Instagram. “How did this little prick who started out as ‘She’s pretty, we’ll give her a four out of five, she’s ugly, we’ll give her a one,’ how did he get any power?” Waters asked. Waters then brought up FaceMash, the Hot or Not type site Zuckerberg created before Facebook that allowed students to compare the looks of women on campus. The Pink Floyd bass player and principal songwriter revealed in a press conference last week that he has rejected Mark Zuckerberg’s. ![]() ![]() “And yet, they want to use it to make Facebook and Instagram even bigger and more powerful than it already is,” he responded, “so that it can continue to censor all of us in this room and prevent this story about Julian Assange getting out into the general public so the general public can go, ‘What? No. Roger Waters won’t be another brick in Facebook’s wall. We feel that the core sentiment of this song is still so prevalent and so necessary today, which speaks to how timeless the work is.” Roger Waters Tells Mark Zuckerberg 'F You' The Jimmy Dore Show 1.15M subscribers Subscribe 16K 176K views 1 year ago TheJimmyDoreShow Become a Premium Member. Roger Waters, Rejects Facebook’s Offer To Use Pink Floyd Song, Slams Mark Zuckerberg. You think, ‘How did this little p–ck, who started off by saying, ‘She is pretty, we’ll give her a four out of five’, ‘She’s ugly, we’ll give her a one’ - how the f–k did he get any power in anything?’ And yet here he is, one of the most powerful idiots in the world.Waters pulled out a printed copy of Facebook’s request, reading, “We want to thank you for considering this project. Han de saber que antes de iniciar esta nota, recordamos que billion (en inglés) no se traduce como billón, sino como mil millones. “I will not be a party to this bulls–t, Zuckerberg. So the general public could go, ‘What? What? No! No more!’ He then added, “And yet they want to use it to make Facebook and Instagram even bigger and more powerful than it already is, so it can continue to censor all of us in this room and prevent this story about Julian Assange getting out. Waters revealed the interaction with Facebook during a campaign event to free the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange that reportedly took place on 10th June. We feel that the core sentiment of this song is still so prevalent and necessary today, which speaks to how timeless your work is, truly.” Pink Floyd ’s Roger Waters had a rather blunt response to Mark Zuckerberg after the Facebook founder asked him if one of his songs could be used in a promotional film for Instagram. Waters read from Zuckerberg’s letter, stating, “We want to thank you for considering this project. El exlíder de Pink Floyd participó hace poco en una conferencia en apoyo a Julian Assange y aprovechó para contar una desagradable anécdota con Mark Zuckerberg. “(It’s an) insidious movement of them to take over absolutely everything.” Roger Waters es, además de uno de los músicos más prolíficos del siglo XX, uno de los mayores activistas de derechos humanos y de diversas causas humanistas. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Roger Waters Gets Nasty Over Mark Zuckerberg's Lucrative Offer for Use of Pink Floyd Song. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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