Syd Barrett - The Crazy Diamond has been eclipsed by the moon...
 

Roger Keith Barrett, nicknamed Syd, best remembered as the charismatic leader of Pink Floyd in the late 60s, until he lost himself after years with experimentation drugs. Anyway, he wrote much of the legendary and one of the best and maybe important records of the 60s "The piper at the gates of dawn". He also wrote Pink Floyds two top ten hits " See emily play" and "Arnold layne". After he left/Kicked out, he released "The Madcap laughs" and "Barrett" between 1969, and 1970. His lyrics and music has inspired artist such as David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Television, The Damned, Smashing Pumpkins, The Soft Machine, Soundgarden, R.e.m., The Cure, Tool, and many more.

In 1975, when Pink Floyd was recording "Wish you were here", a tribute to Barrett. When they were recording in the Abbey Road studios, then suddenly Syd was in for a visit. At first sight, the old band mates did not recognize Syd, he was a bald, fat and pale man who just stood there and watching at them. After Roger Waters realised that it was Syd, he has later said, he began to cry. There where much emotions in the work of the tribute album to Syd, and then he just shows up, from nowhere.

After this, Syd lived in the basement at his mothers house in Cambridge.
Until his death 7 July 2006.

Rumours has it that Johnny Depp has shown an interest in a biographical film based on Barrett's life.


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