Syd Barrett
Background information
Birth name	Roger Keith Barrett
Born	6 January 1946(1946-01-06) Cambridge, England
Died	7 July 2006 (aged 60) Cambridge, England
Genre(s)	Psychedelic rock, psych folk, space rock
Occupation(s)	Musician Singer-Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Slide guitar, Ukelele, Mandolin, Banjo
Years active	1964 - 1974
Label(s)	Harvest/EMI
Associated acts	Pink Floyd Stars Kevin Ayers

Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Psychedelic folk or Psych folk is a Music genre that is a blending of Folk music and Psychedelic rock or pop Space rock is a subgenre of Rock music; the term originally referred to a group of early mostly British 1970s Progressive rock and psychedelic A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the Guitar. The ukulele (ˌjʉːkəˈlɛɪli from ʻukulele /ˌʔukuˈlele/ variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or alternatively abbreviated uke A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Harvest Records was a Record label created by EMI in 1969 to promote Progressive rock music and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Pink Floyd are Stars were a short-lived British supergroup that played three shows in 1972. Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent) is an English Songwriter and major influential force in the English Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He is most remembered as a founding member of British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, providing major musical and stylistic direction in their early work, although he left the group in 1968 amidst speculations of mental illness exacerbated by heavy drug use. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Pink Floyd are

He was active as a rock musician for about seven years, recording two albums with Pink Floyd and two solo albums before going into self-imposed seclusion lasting more than thirty years. His post-rock band life was as an artist and keen gardener, ending with his death in 2006, and a number of biographies have been written about him since the 1980s. During his withdrawal from public life there were numerous speculative, although largely appreciative works about him, most notably his former band Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here. Wish You Were Here is a Concept album by Pink Floyd. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios between January and July 1975 and released on 15 September

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early years 1.2 Pink Floyd years (1964–1968) 1.3 Solo years (1968–1972) 1.4 Later years (1972–2006) 1.4.1 Final recordings 1.4.2 Withdrawal to Cambridge 1.4.3 Death and aftermath 2 Legacy 2.1 Wish You Were Here sessions 2.2 Compilations 2.3 Creative impact and technical innovation 2.4 Musical and pop culture influence 2.5 Mental state 3 Discography 3.1 Singles with Pink Floyd 3.2 Albums with Pink Floyd 3.3 Compilations with Pink Floyd (featuring his work) 3.4 Solo albums 3.5 Appears On 3.6 Solo compilations 3.7 Solo radio session recordings 3.8 Solo singles 3.9 Other 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links

Biography

Early years

Barrett was born at 60 Glisson Road in the English city of Cambridge to a middle-class family. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England His father, Arthur Max Barrett, was a prominent pathologist, and both he and his wife, Winifred, encouraged the young Roger (as he was known then) in his music. Pathology (from Greek grc πάθος pathos, "fate harm" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study and When Barrett was three years old, his family moved to 183 Hills Road. After his brothers and sisters left home, his mother rented out rooms to lodgers, including a future Prime Minister of Japan. The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime ^[1] Barrett acquired the nickname "Syd" at the age of 14, a reference to an old local Cambridge drummer, Sid Barrett. Syd Barrett changed the spelling in order to differentiate himself from his namesake. ^[2] His father died of cancer on December 11, 1961, less than a month before Barrett's 16th birthday. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He attended Cambridgeshire High School for Boys, now known as Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge and enrolled in Camberwell art school in South London in 1964 before forming his first band in 1965. The Cambridgeshire High School for Boys was founded as the Cambridge and County School for Boys in 1900 Hills Road Sixth Form College (HRSFC is a state funded Co-educational Sixth form college in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Camberwell College of Arts (formerly known as Camberwell School of Art and Crafts) is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London and is one of South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes During this pre-Pink Floyd time he wrote such tunes as "Effervescing Elephant" to play at local parties. Barrett was the second and final studio album of new material released by former Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett. ^[3][4]

Pink Floyd years (1964–1968)

Starting in 1964, the band that would become Pink Floyd underwent various line-up and name changes such as "The Abdabs", "The Screaming Abdabs", "Sigma 6" and "The Meggadeaths". In 1965, Barrett joined them as "The Tea Set", and when they found themselves playing a concert with a band of the same name, Barrett came up with the name "The Pink Floyd Sound" (later "The Pink Floyd"). He devised the name "Pink Floyd" by juxtaposing the first names of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council whom he had read about in a sleeve note by Paul Oliver for a 1962 Blind Boy Fuller LP (Philips BBL-7512): "Curley Weaver and Fred McMullen, (. Pinkney "Pink" Anderson ( February 12 1900 — October 12 1974 After Dr Floyd Council ( September 2 1911 &ndash May 9 1976) was an American Blues guitarist and singer Paul Ambrose Oliver is the name of a 19th Century inventor Paul Oliver (born 25 May 1927 in Nottingham, England Blind Boy Fuller (born Fulton Allen) ( July 10, 1907 - February 13, 1941) was an American Blues Guitarist Curley James Weaver ( 25 March 1906 - 20 September 1962) was an American Blues Musician known as the "Georgia . . ) Pink Anderson or Floyd Council—these were a few amongst the many blues singers that were to be heard in the rolling hills of the Piedmont, or meandering with the streams through the wooded valleys". Pinkney "Pink" Anderson ( February 12 1900 — October 12 1974 After Dr Floyd Council ( September 2 1911 &ndash May 9 1976) was an American Blues guitarist and singer Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching

While Pink Floyd began by playing cover versions of American R&B songs (in much the same vein as contemporaries The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds and The Kinks), by 1966 they had carved out their own style of improvised rock and roll, which drew as much from improvised jazz as it did from British pop-rock, such as that championed by The Beatles. The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 In that year, a new rock concert venue, the UFO, opened in London and quickly became a haven for British psychedelic music. The UFO Club was a famous but shortlived UK underground club in London during the 1960s venue of performances by many of the top bands of the day London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic Pink Floyd, the house band,^[5] was their most popular attraction, and, after making appearances at the rival Roundhouse, became the most popular musical group of the so-called "London Underground" psychedelic music scene. The Roundhouse is an arts venue in London, England. The Roundhouse has hosted notable performers Morrissey, The Stranglers, Sonic Youth This is about the 1960s cultural movement For the tube train system see London Underground. ^[6]

By the end of 1966 Pink Floyd had gained a reliable management team in Andrew King and Peter Jenner. Peter Jenner (1943 -) is a British manager of rock bands and acts and a Record producer. The duo soon befriended American expatriate Joe Boyd, who was making a name for himself as one of the more important entrepreneurs on the British music scene. Joe Boyd (born August 5, 1942) is an American Record producer and former owner of the Witchseason production company Boyd produced a recording session for the group in January 1967 at Sound Techniques in Chelsea, which resulted in a demo of the single "Arnold Layne". " Arnold Layne " was the first single released by British Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd, shortly after landing a recording contract with King and Jenner took the song to the recording behemoth EMI, who were impressed enough to offer the band a contract, under which they would be allowed to record an album. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The band accepted. By the time the album was released, "Arnold Layne" had reached number 20 on the British singles charts (despite a ban by the BBC) and a follow-up single, "See Emily Play" had done even better, peaking at number 6. " See Emily Play " was the second single recorded by British Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd.

These first two singles, as well as a third ("Apples and Oranges"), were written by Syd Barrett, who also was the principal visionary/author of their critically acclaimed 1967 debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd 's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett 's leadership although he made some contributions to The album's title was taken from the mystical "Pan" chapter of The Wind in the Willows. The Wind in the Willows is a classic of Children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Of the 11 songs on The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Barrett wrote eight and co-wrote another two. ^[7]

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was recorded intermittently between January and July 1967 in Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios. At that same time at Abbey Road the Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in Studio 1 and the Pretty Things were recording S.F. Sorrow. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. The Pretty Things are a Rock and roll band from London. They pioneered a raw approach to Rhythm and blues that influenced a number of key SF Sorrow is the title of a 1968 LP by the British rock group The Pretty Things. When The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was released in August of that year, it became a smash hit in the UK, hitting #6 on the British album charts (the album was not nearly so successful in the USA). However, as the band began to attract a large fanbase, the pressures on Barrett contributed to his experiencing increasing psychiatric illness.

Barrett's behaviour became increasingly unpredictable, partly as a consequence of frequent experimentation with psychedelic drugs such as LSD. ^[6] Many report having seen him on stage with the group, strumming on one chord through the entire concert, or not playing at all^[8]. At a show at The Fillmore West in San Francisco, during a performance of "Interstellar Overdrive", Barrett slowly detuned his guitar. For the San Francisco neighborhood see Fillmore District. For other venues named Fillmore see Fillmore#Music venues. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city " Interstellar Overdrive " is a psychedelic composition by Pink Floyd, which appears on their 1967 debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn The audience seemed to enjoy such antics, unaware of the rest of the band's consternation. Before a performance in late 1967, Barrett apparently crushed Mandrax and an entire tube of Brylcreem into his hair, which subsequently melted down his face under the heat of the stage lighting, making him look like "a guttered candle". Methaqualone is a Sedative drug which is similar in effect to Barbiturates a general CNS Depressant. Brylcreem (pronounced brill-cream) is a brand name of a men's hair grooming product ^[9] Nick Mason later disputed the Mandrax portion of this story, stating that "Syd would never waste good mandies". ^[10]

Following a disastrous abridged tour of the United States, David Gilmour (a school friend of Barrett's) was asked to join the band as a second guitarist to cover for Barrett as Barrett's erratic behaviour prevented him from performing. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers For a handful of shows David played and sang while Barrett wandered around on stage, occasionally deigning to join in playing. The other band members soon tired of Barrett's antics and, in January 1968, on the way to a show at Southampton University, the band elected not to pick Barrett up: One person in the car said, "Shall we pick Syd up?" and another person said, "Let's not bother" (Gilmour interview in Guitar World - January 1995). The University of Southampton is a university situated in the city of Southampton, on the south coast of England. They attempted to retain him in the group as a songwriter, much as The Beach Boys had with Brian Wilson, but this proved impossible. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead

There are many stories about Barrett's bizarre and intermittently psychotic behaviour — some are known to be true. Psychosis (from the Greek ψυχή "psyche" for mind or soul and -οσις "-osis" for abnormal condition with adjective psychotic According to Roger Waters, Barrett came into what was to be their last practice session with a new song he had dubbed "Have You Got It, Yet?". Syd Barrett-era unreleased songs Lucy Leave "Lucy Leave" is one of the first songs of Pink Floyd. The song seemed simple enough when he first presented it to his bandmates, but it soon became impossibly difficult to learn: while they were practising it, Barrett kept changing the arrangement. He would then play it again, with the arbitrary changes, and sing "Have you got it yet?". Eventually they realised they never would and that they were simply bearing the brunt of Barrett's idiosyncratic sense of humour. Idiosyncrasy, from Greek ιδιοσυγκρασία idiosunkrasia, "a peculiar temperament" "habit of body" ( idios "one's own" ^[11]

Barrett did not contribute any material to the band after A Saucerful of Secrets was released in 1968. A Saucerful of Secrets is the second Album by rock band Pink Floyd, and marks the group's stylistic change from psychedelic to Of the songs he wrote for Pink Floyd after The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, only one ("Jugband Blues") made it to the band's second album; one became a less-than-successful single ("Apples and Oranges"), and two others ("Scream Thy Last Scream" and "Vegetable Man") were never officially released. " Jugband Blues " is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their second album A Saucerful of Secrets Syd Barrett-era unreleased songs Lucy Leave "Lucy Leave" is one of the first songs of Pink Floyd. Syd Barrett-era unreleased songs Lucy Leave "Lucy Leave" is one of the first songs of Pink Floyd. Barrett supposedly spent some time outside the recording studio, waiting to be invited in (he also showed up to a few gigs and glared at Gilmour). Barrett played slide guitar on "Remember a Day" (which had been recorded during the The Piper at the Gates of Dawn sessions) and also played on "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun". " Remember a Day " is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their second album A Saucerful of Secrets " Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun " is a song by British Psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their second album ^[12] His main contribution to the album, "Jugband Blues," is often seen by Pink Floyd fans as Barrett's admission that his days in the band were probably numbered ("It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here/And I'm most obliged to you for making it clear/that I'm not here", the song opens). " Jugband Blues " is a song by British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, and is featured on their second album A Saucerful of Secrets In March 1968 it was officially announced that he was no longer a member of Pink Floyd.

Solo years (1968–1972)

After leaving Pink Floyd, Barrett distanced himself from the public eye. However, at the behest of EMI and Harvest Records, he did have a brief solo career, releasing two solo albums, The Madcap Laughs and Barrett. Harvest Records was a Record label created by EMI in 1969 to promote Progressive rock music and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and The Madcap Laughs was Syd Barrett 's first solo album after being replaced in Pink Floyd by his old school friend David Gilmour. Barrett was the second and final studio album of new material released by former Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett. Much of the material on both albums dates from Barrett's most productive period of songwriting, late 1966 to mid 1967, and it is believed that he wrote few new songs after he left Pink Floyd.

The first album, The Madcap Laughs, was recorded in two distinct sessions, both at Abbey Road Studios: a few tentative sessions took place between May and June 1968 (produced by Peter Jenner), while the bulk of the album was recorded between April and July 1969. The record was produced first by Malcolm Jones, a young EMI executive, and then by David Gilmour and Roger Waters. Jones states in his book "The Making of the Madcap Laughs" that "when Dave came to me and said that Syd wanted him and Roger to do the remaining parts of the album, I acquiesced. " A few tracks on the album feature overdubs by members of the band Soft Machine. Soft Machine was an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S Barrett also played guitar on the sessions for Soft Machine founder Kevin Ayers' debut LP Joy of a Toy, although his performance on "Religious Experience" was not released until the album was reissued in 2003. Soft Machine was an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent) is an English Songwriter and major influential force in the English Joy of a Toy is the debut solo album of Kevin Ayers, a founding member of Soft Machine.

The second album, Barrett, was recorded more sporadically than the first, with sessions taking place between February and July 1970. This effort sounds more polished than the first, but Barrett was arguably in a worse state. The album was produced by David Gilmour and featured Gilmour on bass guitar, Rick Wright on keyboard and Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley. Humble Pie were a rock, Rhythm and blues band from England and were one of the first supergroups of the 1970s. Jerry Shirley (born 4 February 1952, Waltham Cross, London) is an English rock Drummer, best known for

Despite the numerous recording dates for his two solo albums, Barrett undertook very little musical activity between 1968 and 1972 outside the studio. On 24 February 1970, he appeared on John Peel's BBC radio programme Top Gear playing five songs - only one of which had been previously released. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio This article is about the radio show for other uses of Top Gear see Top Gear (disambiguation Top Gear was originally a short-lived Three would be re-recorded for the Barrett album, while the song "Two of a Kind" was a one-off performance (the song appears on the 2001 compilation The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me?) with the lyrics and composition having since been credited to Richard Wright. The Best of Syd Barrett Wouldn't You Miss Me? is a single disc Compilation album, released in 2001 Barrett was accompanied on this session by David Gilmour and Jerry Shirley who played bass and percussion, respectively.

Gilmour and Shirley also backed Barrett for his one and only live concert during this period. The gig took place on 6 June 1970 at the Olympia Exhibition Hall, London, and was part of a Music and Fashion Festival. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The trio performed four songs, playing for less than half an hour, and because of poor mixing, the vocals were inaudible until part-way through the last number. At the end of the fourth song, Barrett unexpectedly but politely put down his guitar and walked off the stage.

Barrett made one last appearance on BBC Radio, recording three songs at their studios on 16 February 1971. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. All three came from the Barrett album, and were presumably aired to encourage people to buy the record. After this session, he would take a hiatus from his music career that lasted more than a year, although in an extensive interview with Mick Rock and Rolling Stone in December, he discussed himself at length, showed off his new 12-string guitar, talked about his American tour with Jimi Hendrix, and stated that he was frustrated in terms of his musical work because of his inability to find anyone good to play with. Mick Rock is a photographer best known for his iconic shots of 1970s Glam rock icons such as Queen, David Bowie James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter ^[13]

Later years (1972–2006)

Final recordings

In 1972, Barrett formed a short-lived band called Stars with ex-Pink Fairies member Twink on drums and Jack Monck on bass. Stars were a short-lived British supergroup that played three shows in 1972. The Pink John Charles Alder (born 29 November 1944) better known as Twink, is an English Drummer, Singer and Song writer Jack Monck is a bass guitarist He has worked with Syd Barrett and David Thomas. Though the band was initially well received, one of their gigs at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge proved to be disastrous (Monck describes just how disastrous it was in a TV interview in 2001 for the BBC Omnibus series documentary 'Crazy Diamond'). The Cambridge Corn Exchange is a concert venue in Cambridge. The venue is recognised as one of the premier music and theatre venues in the UK. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England A few days after this final show, Twink recalled that Barrett stopped him on the street, showed him a scathing review of the gig they had played, and quit on the spot. ^[10]

In August 1974, Peter Jenner convinced Barrett to return to Abbey Road Studios in hope of recording another album. Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, However, little became of the sessions, which lasted three days and consisted of blues rhythm tracks with tentative and disjointed guitar overdubs (the only titled track is "If You Go, Don't Be Slow"). Once again, Barrett withdrew from the music industry. He sold the rights to his solo albums back to the record label, moved into a London hotel and when the money ran out he walked back to Cambridge to live in his mother's basement. Further attempts to bring him back (including one endeavour by The Damned who wanted him to produce their second album) were all fruitless. The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an Until his death, Barrett still received royalties from his work with Pink Floyd from each compilation and some of the live albums and singles that had featured his songs; Gilmour has commented that he (Gilmour) "[made] sure the money [got] to him all right".

Withdrawal to Cambridge

According to a 2005 profile by a recent biographer Tim Willis, Barrett, who had reverted to using his original name of Roger, continued to live in his late mother's semi-detached home in Cambridge, and had returned to his original art-form of painting, creating large abstract canvases. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e He was also said to have been an avid gardener. Gardening is the practice of growing Plants for their attractive flowers or foliage and Vegetables or Fruits for consumption His main point of contact with the outside world was his sister, Rosemary, who lived nearby. While reclusive, it was his physical health that prompted most concern, being afflicted with stomach ulcers and type 2 diabetes. A peptic ulcer, also known as PUD or peptic ulcer disease, is an Ulcer (defined as mucosal erosions equal to or greater than 0 Diabetes mellitus type 2 or Type 2 Diabetes (formerly called non - Insulin -dependent Diabetes mellitus (NIDDM or adult-onset diabetes is a metabolic ^[14]

Although Barrett had not appeared or spoken in public since the mid-1970s, time did little to diminish interest in his life and work; reporters and fans still travelled to Cambridge to seek him out, despite his attempts to live a quiet life. Many photos of Barrett being annoyed by paparazzi when walking or biking, from the 1980s until his death in 2006, had been published in various media. Paparazzi is a plural term ( paparazzo being the singular form for Photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographs of Celebrities

Apparently, Barrett was not happy being reminded about his past as a musician and the other members of Pink Floyd had no direct contact with him. However, he did go to his sister's house in November 2001 to watch the BBC Omnibus documentary made about him – reportedly he found some of it "too noisy", enjoyed seeing Mike Leonard (of Leonard's Lodgers) again (who he called his 'teacher'), and enjoyed hearing "See Emily Play" again. " See Emily Play " was the second single recorded by British Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd. ^[15]

His sister, Rosemary Breen, insists that Barrett neither suffered from mental illness nor received treatment for it at any time since they resumed regular contact in the 1980s. ^[16] She allowed that he did spend some time in a private "home for lost souls" — Greenwoods in Essex — but claimed there was no formal therapy programme there. Some years later, Barrett apparently agreed to sessions with a psychiatrist at Fulbourn psychiatric hospital in Cambridge, but Breen claimed that neither medication nor therapy was considered appropriate in her brother's case. A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders A psychiatric hospital (previously called insane asylum, mental hospital; or derogatorily looney bin, nut house or Funny Farm) is Medication, also referred to as medicine, can be loosely defined as any substance intended for use in the diagnosis cure mitigation treatment or prevention of disease Therapy (in Greek: θεραπεία) or treatment, is the attempted Remediation of a health problem usually following a Diagnosis ^[16]

Death and aftermath

Barrett died on Friday 7 July 2006 at his home in Cambridge. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England ^[17] He died of pancreatic cancer,^[18][19] but this was usually reported as "complications from diabetes. Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor of the Pancreas. Each year about 37680 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with this condition and 34290 "^[20] The occupation on his death certificate was given as "retired musician. "^[21]

In 2006, his home, located in St. Margaret's Square, was placed on the market and reportedly attracted considerable interest. ^[22] After over 100 viewings, many by fans, his house was sold to a French couple who bought the house simply because they liked it—reportedly they knew nothing about Barrett. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. ^[23] His other possessions were auctioned for £120,000. ^[24] NME produced a tribute issue to Barrett the week after with a photo of the songwriter on the cover. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been In a interview with The Times Barrett's sister states that he has an unpublished book, "He read very deeply about the history of art and actually wrote an unpublished book about it, which I’m too sad to read at the moment. But he found his own mind so absorbing that he didn’t want to be distracted. "

According to a local Cambridge newspaper, Barrett left approximately £1. 25 million to his two brothers and two sisters. This income was apparently largely acquired via royalties from Pink Floyd compilations and live recordings which featured songs he had written whilst with the band. ^[25]

A tribute concert was held at the Barbican Centre, London on 10 May 2007 with Robyn Hitchcock, Captain Sensible, Damon Albarn, Chrissie Hynde, Kevin Ayers and his Pink Floyd bandmates performing (albeit not on stage at the same time for the last). Barbican Centre is the largest Performing arts centre in Europe Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born March 3, 1953) is an English Singer-songwriter and guitarist Captain Sensible (born Raymond Burns, 24 April, 1954) is a Singer, songwriter Guitarist (and sometimes bassist) who Damon Albarn, ˈdɛɪmən ˈɔːɫbɑːn (b March 23 1968 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951 Akron Ohio) is an American rock musician best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent) is an English Songwriter and major influential force in the English ^[26]

Legacy

Wish You Were Here sessions

Barrett had one noted reunion with the members of Pink Floyd in 1975 during the recording sessions for Wish You Were Here. Wish You Were Here is a Concept album by Pink Floyd. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios between January and July 1975 and released on 15 September Barrett attended the Abbey Road session unannounced, and watched the band record "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" — as it happened, a song about him. " Shine On You Crazy Diamond " is a nine-part Pink Floyd composition with lyrics written by Roger Waters in tribute to former band member Syd Barrett By that time, Barrett had become quite overweight, had shaved off all of his hair, including his eyebrows, and his ex-bandmates did not at first recognise him (one of the photographs in Nick Mason's book Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd appears to have been taken that day (page 211); it is captioned: Syd Barrett at Abbey Road Studios, 5th June 1975). Inside Out A Personal History of Pink Floyd is Nick Mason 's personal Memoir of Pink Floyd published on 28 October 2004 Eventually, they realised who he was and Roger Waters was so distressed that he was reduced to tears. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician A reference to this reunion appears in the film Pink Floyd The Wall (1982), where the character 'Pink,' played by Bob Geldof, shaves off his eyebrows (and body hair) after succumbing to the pressures of life and fame. Pink Floyd The Wall is a 1982 Musical film by British director Alan Parker based on the 1979 Pink Floyd album Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer

In an interview for the 2001 BBC Omnibus documentary Syd Barrett: Crazy Diamond (later released on DVD as The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story), the story is told in full. The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story is a documentary released on DVD on 24 March 2003, produced by Otmoor Productions in 2001 as part of the Rick Wright spoke about the session, saying: "One thing that really stands out in my mind, that I'll never forget; I was going in to the "Shine On" sessions. Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd I went in the studio and I saw this guy sitting at the back of the studio, he was only as far away as you are from me. And I didn't recognize him. I said, 'Who's that guy behind you?' 'That's Syd'. And I just cracked up, I couldn't believe it. . . he had shaven all his hair off. . . I mean, his eyebrows, everything. . . he was jumping up and down brushing his teeth, it was awful. And, uh, I was in, I mean Roger was in tears, I think I was; we were both in tears. It was very shocking. . . seven years of no contact and then to walk in while we're actually doing that particular track. I don't know – coincidence, karma, fate, who knows? But it was very, very, very powerful". In the same documentary, Nick Mason stated: "When I think about it, I can still see his eyes, but. Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. . . it was everything else that was different". In that same interview, Roger Waters has said: "I had no idea who he was for a very long time". David Gilmour stated : "None of us recognised him. Shaved. . . shaved bald head and very plump".

Compilations

In 1988, EMI Records released an album of Barrett's studio outtakes and previously unreleased material recorded from 1968 to 1970 under the title Opel. Opel is a 1988 Compilation album consisting of unreleased and alternate versions of previously released songs recorded by former Pink Floyd frontman The disc was originally set to include the unreleased Barrett Pink Floyd songs "Scream Thy Last Scream" and "Vegetable Man", which had been remixed for the album by Malcolm Jones. Syd Barrett-era unreleased songs Lucy Leave "Lucy Leave" is one of the first songs of Pink Floyd. Syd Barrett-era unreleased songs Lucy Leave "Lucy Leave" is one of the first songs of Pink Floyd. However, the two songs were pulled (reportedly by the remaining members of Pink Floyd) before Opel was finalized.

In 1993 EMI issued another release, Crazy Diamond, a box set of all three albums, each loaded with further out-takes from his solo sessions that illustrated vividly Barrett's inability or refusal to play a song the same way twice. Crazy Diamond is a 1993 triple-CD boxed set of Syd Barrett 's two 1970 albums The Madcap Laughs and Barrett,

EMI also released The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me? in the UK on April 16, 2001, and in the US on September 11, 2001. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. This was the first time his song "Bob Dylan Blues" was ever officially released, taken from a demo tape that David Gilmour had kept after an early 1970s recording session. Gilmour still has the tape, which also contains the unreleased "Living Alone" from the Barrett sessions. ^[27]

A number of bootleg LPs, CDs and other recordings of Barrett's live and solo material exist. Pink Floyd are an English rock band their Discography consists of twelve Studio albums three Live albums ten compilations, five soundtracks

For years the "off air" recordings of the BBC sessions with Barrett's Pink Floyd circulated, until an engineer who had taken a tape of the early Pink Floyd gave it back to the BBC—who played it during a tribute to John Peel on their website. John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio During this tribute, the first Peel programme (Top Gear) was aired in its entirety. This show featured 1967 live versions of "Flaming", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", and a brief 90-second snippet of the instrumental "Reaction in G".

Creative impact and technical innovation

Barrett wrote most of the Pink Floyd's early material. He was also an innovative guitarist, using extended techniques and exploring the musical and sonic possibilities of dissonance, distortion, feedback, the echo machine, tapes and other effects; his experimentation was partly inspired by free improvisation guitarist Keith Rowe. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Extended techniques are performance techniques used in Music to describe unconventional unorthodox or "improper" techniques of Singing, or of A distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic of an object image sound waveform or other form of information or representation Audio Feedback (also known as the Larsen effect after the Danish scientist Søren Larsen who first discovered its principles is a special kind of Feedback An echo machine is the early name for a sound processing device used with electronic instruments to repeat the sound and produce a simulated echo Keith Rowe (born March 16, 1940 in Plymouth, England) is an English Free improvisation Guitarist and painter. One of Barrett's trademarks was playing his guitar through an old echo box while sliding a Zippo lighter up and down the fret-board to create the mysterious, otherworldly sounds that became associated with the group. Zippo lighter is a refillable metal lighter manufactured by Zippo Manufacturing Company of Bradford Pennsylvania. Barrett was known to have used Binson delay units to achieve his trademark echo sounds. Binson was an early manufacturer of Echo machines Unlike most other analog echo machines they used an analog magnetic drum recorder instead of a Tape loop.

Barrett brought the guitar in a new direction. His free-form sequences of sonic carpets pioneered a new way to play the rock guitar. ^[28] He played several different guitars during his tenure with Pink Floyd, including an old Harmony hollowbody electric, a Harmony acoustic, a Fender acoustic, a single-coil Danelectro 59 DC^[29], several different Fender Telecasters, and a white Fender Stratocaster used in late 1967. The Harmony Company is an American Musical instrument manufacturer that was in its heyday the largest stringed instrument manufacturer in the USA 59-DC guitars were manufactured by Danelectro (the "DC" stands for 'double cutaway' The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares However, a silver Telecaster Esquire with mirrored discs glued to the body was the guitar he was most often associated with and the guitar Barrett himself "felt most close to. The Fender Esquire is a solid body Electric guitar manufactured by Fender, and was the first guitar sold by Fender in 1950 "^[13]

Musical and pop culture influence

Many artists have acknowledged Barrett's influence on their work. Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Marc Bolan, and David Bowie were early fans; Jimmy Page, Brian Eno, and The Damned all expressed interest in working with him at some point during the 1970s. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer songwriter and Guitarist David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an Bowie recorded a cover of "See Emily Play" on his 1973 album Pin Ups. " See Emily Play " was the second single recorded by British Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd. Pin Ups is a 1973 covers album by David Bowie, released by RCA (see 1973 in music) Townshend called Barrett legendary.

Barrett's decline had a profound effect on Roger Waters's songwriting, and the theme of mental illness would permeate Pink Floyd's later albums, particularly 1973's Dark Side of the Moon and 1975's Wish You Were Here which was a deliberate and affectionate tribute to Barrett, the song "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" being specifically about him. The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition is a Concept album by the British Progressive Wish You Were Here is a Concept album by Pink Floyd. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios between January and July 1975 and released on 15 September

In 1987, an album of Barrett cover songs called Beyond the Wildwood was released. Beyond the Wildwood - A Tribute to Syd Barrett is a Tribute album consisting of music written by Pink Floyd 's original guitarist vocalist and primary songwriter The album collected songs from Barrett's Pink Floyd albums and his solo albums. Artists appearing were UK and USA indie bands including The Shamen, Opal, The Soup Dragons, and Plasticland. In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous The Shamen were an experimental Electronic music band initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland by Colin Angus (b Opal were an American alternative / psychedelic band in the 1980s The Soup Dragons were a Scottish Alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s named after a character in the 1970s children's TV Plasticland is an American Neo-Psychedelic and Garage rock (revival band formed in Milwaukee Wisconsin, in 1980 with two members of Arousing

Other artists that have written tributes to Barrett include his contemporary Kevin Ayers, who wrote "Oh Wot a Dream" in his honour (Barrett provided guitar to an early version of Ayers' song "Religious Experience: Singing a Song in the Morning"). Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent) is an English Songwriter and major influential force in the English Barrett fan Robyn Hitchcock has covered many of his songs live and on record, and has paid homage to his forebear with the songs "The Man Who Invented Himself" and "(Feels Like) 1974". Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born March 3, 1953) is an English Singer-songwriter and guitarist The Television Personalities' track "I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives" from their 1981 album And Don't the Kids Love It is another tribute. The Television Personalities are an English group with a varying line up (The Television Personalities became the subject of controversy and derision when, as they had been selected as the opening act on David Gilmour's About Face tour in the early 1980s, lead singer Dan Treacy decided to read aloud Barrett's real home address to the audience of thousands. The Television Personalities are an English group with a varying line up Gilmour removed them from the tour immediately afterwards. )^[30]

Johnny Depp has shown interest in a biographical film based on Barrett's life. John A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people ^[31]

Barrett is also portrayed briefly in the opening scene of Tom Stoppard's play Rock 'n' Roll (2006), performing Golden Hair. Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE (born 3 July 1937 is a British Screenwriter playwright Rock 'n' Roll is a play by Czech -born British Playwright Tom Stoppard that premiered at the Royal Court Theatre Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. His life and music, including the disastrous Cambridge Corn Exchange concert and his later reclusive lifestyle, are a recurring motif in the work. Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist Barrett died during the play's run in London.

Mental state

There has been much speculation concerning the psychological well-being of Syd Barrett. Many believe he suffered from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia ( from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν "to split" and phrēn ^{[32][11] [33]} A diagnosis of bipolar disorder has also been considered. ^[34]

Barrett's use of psychedelic drugs, especially LSD, during the 1960s is well documented. Modern psychedelia For "psychedelics" see Psychedelic drug. Some believe that Barrett's drug use was responsible for, or at least contributed to, his mental illness. In an article published in 2006, Gilmour was quoted as saying: "In my opinion, his breakdown would have happened anyway. Mental breakdown (also known as nervous breakdown or snapping) is a non-medical term used to describe a sudden acute attack of Mental illness such as 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. "^[35]

Many stories of Barrett's erratic behaviour off stage as well as on are also well-documented. In Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey, author Nicholas Schaffner interviewed a number of people who knew Barrett before and during his Pink Floyd days. These included friends Peter and Susan Wynne-Wilson, artist Duggie Fields (with whom Barrett shared a flat during the late 1960s), June Bolan and Storm Thorgerson, among others. Storm Thorgerson (born 1944 in Potters Bar, which was in Middlesex at the time and is now in Hertfordshire) is an English Graphic designer.

"For June Bolan, the alarm bells began to sound only when Syd kept his girlfriend under lock and key for three days, occasionally shoving a ration of biscuits under the door. "^[36] A claim of cruelty against Barrett committed by the groupies and hangers-on who frequented his apartment during this period was described by writer and critic Jonathan Meades. Jonathan (Turner Meades (born 21 January 1947, Salisbury, England) is a British writer on food Architecture, and "I went [to Barrett's flat] to see Harry and there was this terrible noise. It sounded like heating pipes shaking. I said, 'What's up?' and he sort of giggled and said, 'That's Syd having a bad trip. We put him in the linen cupboard. '"^[37] Storm Thorgerson responded to this claim by stating "I do not remember locking Syd up in a cupboard. It sounds to me like pure fantasy, like Jonathan Meades was on dope himself. "^[38]

However, in the book Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett and the Dawn of Pink Floyd, authors Mike Watkinson and Pete Anderson included quotes from a story told to them by Thorgerson that underscored how volatile Barrett could be. "On one occasion, I had to pull him off Lynsey (Barrett's girlfriend at the time) because he was beating her over the head with a mandolin. "^[39]

According to Gilmour in an interview with Nick Kent, the other members of Pink Floyd approached psychiatrist R.D. Laing with the 'Barrett problem'. Nick Kent (born 24 December 1951) is a British Rock critic and Musician. Ronald David Laing ( 7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989 was a Scottish Psychiatrist who wrote extensively on Mental illness After hearing a tape of a Barrett conversation, Laing declared him incurable. ^[40][41]

Gilmour also proposed, in an interview with the National Post's John Geiger, that the stroboscopic lights used in their shows combined with the drugs could have had a seriously detrimental effect on Barrett's mental health if he was a photo-epileptic who suffered partial seizures. The National Post is a Canadian English-language national Newspaper based in Don Mills, Ontario, a district of John E Geiger (born 1875 - died ? was an American rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. Photosensitive epilepsy is a form of Epilepsy in which Seizures are triggered by visual stimuli that form patterns in time or space such as flashing lights bold When partial seizures occur in the temporal lobes patients are often misdiagnosed with schizophrenia or psychosis. Psychosis (from the Greek ψυχή "psyche" for mind or soul and -οσις "-osis" for abnormal condition with adjective psychotic ^[42]

After Barrett died, his sister, Rosemary Breen, spoke to biographer Tim Willis for The Sunday Times. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. She insisted that Barrett neither suffered from mental illness nor received treatment for it at any time since they resumed regular contact in the 1980s. ^[16] She allowed that he did spend some time in a private "home for lost souls" — Greenwoods in Essex — but claimed there was no formal therapy programme there. Some years later, Barrett apparently agreed to sessions with a psychiatrist at Fulbourn psychiatric hospital in Cambridge, but Breen claimed that neither medication nor therapy was considered appropriate in her brother's case. A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders A psychiatric hospital (previously called insane asylum, mental hospital; or derogatorily looney bin, nut house or Funny Farm) is Medication, also referred to as medicine, can be loosely defined as any substance intended for use in the diagnosis cure mitigation treatment or prevention of disease Therapy (in Greek: θεραπεία) or treatment, is the attempted Remediation of a health problem usually following a Diagnosis ^[16]

His sister denied he was a recluse or that he was vague about his past: "Roger may have been a bit selfish — or rather self-absorbed — but when people called him a recluse they were really only projecting their own disappointment. A recluse is someone in isolation who hides away from the attention of the public a person who lives in Solitude, i He knew what they wanted but he wasn’t willing to give it to them. " Barrett, she said, took up photography, and sometimes they went to the seaside together. "Quite often he took the train on his own to London to look at the major art collections — and he loved flowers. He made regular trips to the Botanic Gardens and to the dahlias at Anglesey Abbey, near Lode. Dahlia is a Genus of bushy tuberous, Perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. Anglesey Abbey is a Country house, formerly a priory in the village of Lode, 5 ½ miles (8 Lode is a small village in East Cambridgeshire on the southern edge of The Fens. But of course, his passion was his painting", she said. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e ^[43][16]

Discography

Singles with Pink Floyd

• 1967: "Arnold Layne" / "Candy and a Currant Bun" (#20 UK)
• 1967: "See Emily Play" / "The Scarecrow" (#6 UK, #134 U. " Arnold Layne " was the first single released by British Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd, shortly after landing a recording contract with " Candy and a Current Bun " was the B-side to Pink Floyd 's first single Arnold Layne. " See Emily Play " was the second single recorded by British Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd. " The Scarecrow " is a song on Pink Floyd 's debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn ( 1967) S. )
• 1967: "Apples and Oranges" / "Paint Box" (Rick Wright)

Albums with Pink Floyd

• The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (5 August 1967) #6 UK, #131 U. " Apples and Oranges " (released 1967 is the third UK " Paint Box " is a song by psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, written and sung by keyboardist Rick Wright. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd 's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett 's leadership although he made some contributions to Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. S.
• A Saucerful of Secrets (29 June 1968) #9 UK
• London 1966/1967 2005

Compilations with Pink Floyd (featuring his work)

• Relics (14 May 1971) #34 UK, #152 U. A Saucerful of Secrets is the second Album by rock band Pink Floyd, and marks the group's stylistic change from psychedelic to Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Relics is a Compilation album by Pink Floyd released in 1971 The album was released on 14 May in the UK and 15 July in the United Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. S.
• A Nice Pair (1974)
• Masters of Rock (1974, Europe) (AKA The Best of the Pink Floyd)
• Works (1983)
• Shine On (1992 box set)
• Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (5 November 2001) #2 UK, #2 U. A Nice Pair is a compilation album by Pink Floyd, re-issuing their first 2 albums The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and A Saucerful of Masters of Rock is a compilation album of early Pink Floyd music concentrating on singles and album tracks from 1967 to 1968 Works is a Pink Floyd compilation album released in 1983 by their former American label Capitol Records, to compete with their then-current album Echoes The Best of Pink Floyd is a compilation album by Pink Floyd. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. S.
• Oh, by the Way (2007 box set)

Solo albums

• The Madcap Laughs - (3 January 1970) #40 UK^[44]
• Barrett - (14 November 1970)

Appears On

• Joy of a Toy by Kevin Ayers (November 1969) Plays guitar on "Religious Experience: Singing A Song In The Morning" - bonus track on remastered 2003 CD. Oh by the Way is a compilation Box set by Pink Floyd The box set includes all of their standard studio albums packaged together as mini-vinyl replicas The Madcap Laughs was Syd Barrett 's first solo album after being replaced in Pink Floyd by his old school friend David Gilmour. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barrett was the second and final studio album of new material released by former Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joy of a Toy is the debut solo album of Kevin Ayers, a founding member of Soft Machine. Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent) is an English Songwriter and major influential force in the English Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Solo compilations

• Syd Barrett (November 1974) U. Syd Barrett is a 1974 double-album pairing of Syd Barrett 's two solo albums The Madcap Laughs and Barrett, both originally S. #163: The Madcap Laughs and Barrett packaged together
• Opel - (17 October 1988)
• Octopus: The Best of Syd Barrett (29 May 1992): Greatest hits album issued on the Cleopatra label. The Madcap Laughs was Syd Barrett 's first solo album after being replaced in Pink Floyd by his old school friend David Gilmour. Barrett was the second and final studio album of new material released by former Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett. Opel is a 1988 Compilation album consisting of unreleased and alternate versions of previously released songs recorded by former Pink Floyd frontman Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Octopus The Best of Syd Barrett, released May 29, 1992 is a one disc compilation of songs by Syd Barrett. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
• Crazy Diamond (April 1993): Boxed set with all three studio albums with bonus tracks
• The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me? (16 April 2001): Contains one previously unreleased track ("Bob Dylan Blues")

Solo radio session recordings

• The Peel Session (1 July, 1991): Recorded for John Peel's BBC radio show "Top Gear" with David Gilmour and Jerry Shirley backing. Crazy Diamond is a 1993 triple-CD boxed set of Syd Barrett 's two 1970 albums The Madcap Laughs and Barrett, The Best of Syd Barrett Wouldn't You Miss Me? is a single disc Compilation album, released in 2001 Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Peel Session is a collection of recordings by Syd Barrett released in 1987 Contains the otherwise unrecorded "Two of a Kind".
• The Radio One Sessions (March, 2004): The album contains the five songs of from The Peel Session and bootleg-quality recordings of three songs broadcast on the Bob Harris radio show in 1971. The Radio One Sessions is an album by early Pink Floyd vocalist and guitarist Syd Barrett. ^[45]

Solo singles

• "Octopus"/"Golden Hair" (15 November 1969)

Other

• A Treeful of Secrets

Filmography

• Syd's First Trip (1966)
• Pink Floyd London '66-'67 (1967)
• Tonite Let's All Make Love In London (1967)
• The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story (2003)

References

External links

• Malcolm Jones, The Making of the Madcap Laughs.
• The Madcap Gets the Last Laugh - A Remembrance of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett allmusic.com, July 2006. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide.
• Pink Floyd Fans Discuss The News Of The Death Of Syd Barrett - An anchor at CBS4, KCNC-TV in Denver, discusses Barrett's death at length KCNC-TV, July 2006. KCNC-TV, channel 4 is the CBS owned-and-operated Television station in Denver Colorado.
• The Syd Barrett Archives
• 'The Thing About Syd' at BBC Radio 2
• Profile of Syd Barrett at Find A Grave
• The New Syd Barrett Appreciation Society
• Dolly Rocker - The legend of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett. Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records
• 1500 Photos of Syd Barrett - Probably the most comprehensive collection of photos showing Barrett from baby to death.

Persondata
NAME	Barrett, Roger Keith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Barrett, Syd
SHORT DESCRIPTION	English musician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 6, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cambridge, England
DATE OF DEATH	July 7, 2006
PLACE OF DEATH	Cambridge, England

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