David Daiman had some strong words to say about Roger Waters during a recent interview. The Disturbed singer, who is Jewish, accused the former Pink Floyd member of being antisemitic, calling him a "deluded old freak."
“He’s a piece of work, that deluded old freak,” he declared. “Antisemitic to his rotten core."
"Just ask David Gilmour and his wife — they’ll testify to it,” Daiman added, referring to Waters' former bandmate cosigning his wife's claims of the singer-songwriter being antisemitic, among other things, last year.
“He’s a coward. He’s a hypocrite. He is a supporter of dictators and dictatorial regimes all over the world. He’s an apologist for Putin and apologist for anybody that’s on the wrong side of history. He’s a deluded wannabe-socialist as well," Daiman continued. “The guy is a bully. It’s all about hate-fueled, anti-Semitic, spite-filled narrative that continues to fuel this narrative of demonization of our people. He’s a monster.”
Waters has always been outspoken about his politics, and last year confirmed his boycott against Israel declaring that “the Israelis are committing genocide;" however, he's vehemently denied accusations of being antisemitic. “I am not, and have never been, an antisemite – as anyone who really knows me will testify," he said in a statement. "I know the Jewish people to be a diverse, interesting, and complicated bunch, just like the rest of humanity. Many are allies in the fight for equality and justice, in Israel, Palestine and around the world.”