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Sep 8, 2020 · Barrett found inspiration through LSD usage. Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd perform in 1966; Photo: Adam Ritchie/Redferns. In 1965, as the foursome that became Pink Floyd were finding their musical ...
Jul 25, 2023 · Like Robert Johnson, Syd Barrett’s recorded legacy is slim. There are 40-odd songs, mostly written during a rich creative period from 1966 to 1967, ranging from the cosmic freak- out of Interstellar Overdrive to the childish whimsy of The Gnome to the cracked and melancholy Jugband Blues. Yet these songs drew up the blueprint that would shape ...
Jul 11, 2006 · 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 ...
Sep 20, 2022 · Using the broadest brush strokes, Pink Floyd became the UK’s first major psychedelic band thanks to their visionary leader Syd Barrett, then the world’s biggest prog rock band after they cut him loose in early 1968. But, like the tragic spaceman in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barrett had been cut adrift to float in his private inner world until he died, leaving one of rock’s most mysteriously ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Roger Keith Barrett, better known as Syd Barrett, was born in Cambridge, England on January 6, 1946. Barrett was the fourth of five children born to Max and Winifred Barrett, who encouraged his ...
Syd Barrett’s famous mirrored guitar was created at this time by modifying his original white Fender Esquire with adhesive plastic to give it a new silver coloured body, and then mounting 15 reflecting discs on it. The mirror disc guitar was probably premiered at the All Saints Church Hall concert on 14 October – a “POP DANCE featuring ...
Jun 15, 2023 · During the late 1960s, Syd Barrett’s involvement with psychedelics, particularly LSD, became a focal point in the narrative of Pink Floyd. While it is widely believed that Barrett’s erratic behavior was a result of his excessive drug use, Waters shares a different perspective. He suggests that Barrett’s encounters with acid were merely a ...
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