Syd Barrett, Founder of Pink Floyd, Dies
A sad day today. Syd Barrett, the troubled genius who co-founded Pink Floyd but spent his last years in reclusive anonymity, has died.
Barrett co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright, and wrote many of the band’s early songs.
Barrett eventually was replaced by Gilmour on guitars and Gilmour then moved on to also replace Waters on vocals.
Well thanks Syd for getting one of my all time favorite bands together, rest in peace.
“every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way the time is gone the song is over, thought i’d something more to say”
July 11th, 2006 at 4:04 pm
set the controls for the heart of the sun syd. r.i.p.
July 11th, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Shine on you crazy diamond . . .
Listen to your first CD of theirs and you’ll be reminded of how cookie and talented that guy was.
He lost alot when he lost it.
Ben O.