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 ...

Besides plenty of memories, putting together 27 discs of audio and visual material for Pink Floyd‘s new The Early Years 1965-1972 box set gave drummer Nick Mason, at least, a fresh perspective on the ...

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 ...

Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd and one of rock's great recluses, died Friday at his home in Cambridge, England, at age 60. He was Pink Floyd's original lead vocalist and songwriter, but, ...

PINK Floyd's 1975 tribute to Syd Barrett on Wish You Were Here said it all: "Remember when you were young, You shone like the sun. Shine on, you crazy diamond. Now there's a look in your eyes, Like ...

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 ...

Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett (1946-2006) would have been 75 years old on January 6. To commemorate his birthday, we’re republishing the following except from Nicholas Schaffner’s book Saucerful ...

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 ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter In the world of rock music you don't get a greater icon than Syd Barrett, the founder member of Pink Floyd. After his time in the ...

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 ...