The weekend edition of the UK's Financial Times has Roger Waters as the latest guest in their Lunch with the FT column. Over a plate of gravadlax, Roger talks about the background to The Wall, and the current tour of the album. Clearly relaxed, Roger talks about holidays, his early drug experiments, and his thoughts on his career pre- and post- the split from David, Nick and Richard.

He noted that "Nick and I have become close friends again, which is great. He was always my friend in Pink Floyd. So the fact we fell apart and lost contact for many years was a shame." Talking of David, he mentions the upcoming appearance on Comfortably Numb and says in a measured way: "Yeah. So he says. That'll be great. I look forward to that."

Check out the full article at FT.com. Our thanks to Paul Dawson and Andy Jackson for the info.

Last year, a number of Brain Damage visitors took part in a pair of guided walks of Syd Barrett's Cambridge, run by I-SpySydInCambridge in conjunction with Brain Damage. The walks, tours of the city that took in many of the more significant sites which were connected to the life and times of Syd, and the various bands which lead to Pink Floyd, provided fascinating and illuminating looks at those early days.

The hosts of the tour - personal friends of Syd, who grew up with him - shared their own memories of school days and beyond with Syd, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, and other Pink Floyd illumni who lived and worked in Cambridge. They partnered with us for those two very special tours, and due to the success and enjoyment experienced on the walks, decided to run THREE special tours of Syd's Cambridge with us this year, and with available places being snapped up, we thought it a good time to remind those who haven't yet booked their spots, before they are all gone!

The dates for 2011 are: June 18th, July 16th, and September 10th - all Saturdays. As with the 2010 tours, some special guests are again being lined up. Should all be great days and not to be missed!

Universal have just announced the release of Legend on Blu-ray in North America on May 31st. This Ridley Scott fantasy film starring Tom Cruise as a forest dweller who must defeat the Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry) will be presented in an Ultimate Edition BD, featuring two versions of the movie: the 114-minute director's cut and the 94-minute theatrical cut. Of interest to Pink Floyd fans is the inclusion of Bryan Ferry, with David Gilmour on guitar, on the soundtrack with the song "Is Your Love Strong Enough". The Blu-ray includes the promo video for the track, which features a rather windswept David playing his Strat whilst Bryan sings in front of a large projection of the movie!

Save 30% on the normal retail price by ordering through these special links at Amazon.com and Amazon.ca. Our thanks to Kees Nijpels for the info!

Two more Roger Waters interviews for you today. The first of these appears over eight pages in the new issue of the Italian edition of Rolling Stone magazine (issue 90, April 2011), and features a familiar sight on the cover. The article is title "Roger Waters: just another brick in the wall" and can also be read online here, and is a fascinating look at Roger's thoughts on the band he left behind, and how the new production of The Wall developed from those initial thoughts of taking it back on the road. Out thanks to Alberto Durgante for his help with the Rolling Stone story.

Elsewhere, UK satellite TV channel Sky News had a quick chat with Roger and you can view the interview with him through this link but be warned that there are concert spoilers visible during the video clip.