You will no doubt have read the obituaries for Syd Barrett, who died of cancer on July 7 2006. You will have read about how he was the original guiding light of Pink Floyd, who wrote, sang and played ...

The story of Syd Barrett that has been told and retold is that he founded Pink Floyd, lost his mind to LSD-induced psychosis, and disappeared into a deliberate and determined obscurity. Of course, no ...

In several interviews over the years, guitarist David Gilmour revealed his least favourite Pink Floyd albums, once describing ...

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Syd Barrett had the shortest tenure of anyone in Pink Floyd, but his creative contributions have long outlasted his time in the band (and his life in general). The youngest member of the English rock ...

“Syd Barrett,” Roddy Bogawa writes in the notes accompanying a new documentary, “just happened to become one of the most famous cult icons in music.” This raises a question: What is the criterion for ...

Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett looms large in the history of British music and the psychedelic scene of the late '60s and early '70s. His free-form style of guitar playing, unorthodox lyrics and ...

Syd Barrett’s legend looms large over the story of Pink Floyd. The band couldn’t have reached the heights they did without the inspiration they gained from their original leading light. But they ...

Revered British songwriter Robyn Hitchcock performs the songs of avowed cornerstone influence and Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett at two special events held to mark the iconic psychedelic rocker's ...

In January 1968, the members of Pink Floyd were on their way to a show in Southampton, England. One of them asked if they should divert to collect Syd Barrett. Another replied, “No, let’s not.” With ...

Syd Barrett was the guiding light of the original Pink Floyd — the band’s singer, primary songwriter and guitarist from their first day until their psychedelia-defining 1967 debut album, “Piper at the ...