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Toronto fans sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Roger Waters

Roger Waters, right, signs autographs as he arrives for the premiere of "Roger Waters: The Wall" at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Roger Waters, right, signs autographs as he arrives for the premiere of "Roger Waters: The Wall" at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn) Roger Waters, right, signs autographs as he arrives for the premiere of "Roger Waters: The Wall" at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

TORONTO (AP) – Roger Waters celebrated his 71st birthday in style with a world premiere of his new documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival.

When the former Pink Floyd front man walked out on stage Saturday night to introduce the film, a fan in the packed Elgin Theater screamed out happy birthday. That began an impromptu chorus of “Happy Birthday,” and Waters graciously acknowledged his age with an expletive.

“Roger Waters: The Wall” chronicles his recent tour covering the seminal 1979 Pink Floyd album – as well as his inspiration for writing it. After the final credits rolled, Waters came back out for a Q&A to a standing ovation.