In a live streaming event Wednesday night, Roger Waters sat down with the New York Times to discuss his first solo studio album in 25 years, Is This The Life We Really Want?

Watch the interview below.

Is This The Life We Really Want?, due out June 2nd, is produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Beck, U2, “From the Basement”),  and includes 12 new songs from Waters.

On May 26th, Waters will kick off his North American Us + Them tour, which continues through October.

Hear the first single “Smell the Roses” here.