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returntothepit >> discuss >> Syd Barrett R.I.P. by Josh_Martin on Jul 11,2006 10:27am
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toggletoggle post by Josh_Martin at Jul 11,2006 10:27am
Syd Barrett, the former lead singer of Pink Floyd and one of the key figures of the 60s, has died at the Cambridgeshire home to which he retreated as a recluse more than 30 years ago.

The Guardian has learned that the singer, 60, who suffered from a psychedelic-drug induced breakdown while at the peak of his career, died last Friday from complications related to diabetes.

His brother Alan confirmed his death, saying only: "He died peacefully at home. There will be a private family funeral in the next few days."

Born Roger Keith Barrett in Cambridge in 1946, he acquired the nickname Syd aged 15. He left Pink Floyd in 1968, just as the band was about to achieve worldwide recognition, and lived in the basement of his mother Winfred's semi-detached house, where he boarded up the windows to keep out the eyes of both the press and fans. He recorded two solo albums.

Pink Floyd's Shine on You Crazy Diamond, from the 1975 album Wish You Were Here, was said by many to be a salute to him. Barrett's use of drugs, particularly LSD, in the 60s, was well-documented and he was often described as the original acid casualty.

Dave Gilmour, the Pink Floyd guitarist drafted in to the band during a period in which Barrett was behaving erratically, said in an interview earlier this year that he thought that Barrett's breakdown would have happened anyway.

He said: "It was a deep-rooted thing. But I'll say the psychedelic experience might well have acted as a catalyst. Still, I just don't think he could deal with the vision of success and all the things that went with it."


http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,1817952,00.html



toggletoggle post by Scoracrasia   at Jul 11,2006 10:28am
Just read about that. Bummer.



toggletoggle post by Josh_Martin at Jul 11,2006 10:48am



toggletoggle post by sinistas   at Jul 11,2006 10:55am
that SUCKS.



toggletoggle post by Kinslayer at Jul 11,2006 10:59am
That's too bad.



toggletoggle post by greggdeadfacenli at Jul 11,2006 11:06am
R.I.P SYD



toggletoggle post by retzam at Jul 11,2006 11:23am
Man, bummer. Today I'll listen to the first couple Floyd albums and Syd's ridiculous solo stuff in his honor. R.I.P. Syd

Sweet video of Astronomy Domine by the way.



toggletoggle post by whiskey_weed_and_women  at Jul 11,2006 1:15pm
shine on you crazy diamond !



toggletoggle post by ConquerTheBaphomet  at Jul 11,2006 3:04pm
R.I.P. Roger "Syd" Barrett
1946-2006

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond"



toggletoggle post by whiskey_weed_and_women  at Jul 11,2006 3:07pm
It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here
And I'm much obliged to you for making it clear that I'm not here.
And I never knew the moon could be so big
And I never knew the moon could be so blue
And I'm grateful that you threw away my old shoes
And brought me here instead dressed in red
And I'm wondering who could be writing this song.

I don't care if the sun don't shine
And I don't care if nothing is mine
And I don't care if I'm nervous with you
I'll do my loving in the winter.

And the sea isn't green
And I love the Queen
And what exactly is a dream
And what exactly is a joke.



toggletoggle post by retzam at Jul 11,2006 3:20pm
Great song



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