John Byrne, the lead singer of garage-rock band Count Five and the writer of their 1966 hit “Psychotic Reaction" died on December 15th following kidney and liver failure in San Jose, California. He ...

John “Sean” Byrne was only 19 when he wrote "Psychotic Reaction." The song may have made Count Five a one-hit wonder, but it went on to become one of the most influential tracks of the garage rock era ...

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Millions have heard John Byrne sing the words “I feel depressed/I feel so bad,” the opening line to the Count Five’s 1966 garage-rock anthem “Psychotic Reaction.” But when his friends, fans and ...