In 1984, he released his first solo album, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, a project about a man's dreams across one night that dealt with Waters' feelings about monogamy and family life versus "the call of the wild".
En 1984 editou o seu primeiro disco, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, un proxecto sobre os soños dun home a través dunha noite trataba os sentimentos de Waters sobre a monogamia e a vida en familia fronte "a chamada do salvaxe".