Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett

Just been anounced he died a couple of days ago. Was only in Pink Floyd at the very beggining before being sacked for his drug use and mental health issues, but he was a very talented man. Time to get the old Floyd vinyl out. Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Just seen that.


Shine on you crazy diamond indeed

i heard it on planet rock!

he took loads of lsd at once and lost his mint and had 2 be seccluded in oxford or summit


WHAT A WAY 2 LOOSE URE MARBLES

I know a mouse, and he hasn't got a house
I don't know why, I call him Gerald
He's getting rather old, but he's a good mouse

= legend R.I.P

Wasnt he asked by his mam 2 paint the kitchen yellow and he literaly painted everything yellow ie carpets, cupboards, cornflakes boxes, toasters, cups etc! :chill:

you see pics of him pre-fried and post-fried he looks like 2 different people almost. after he fucked himself his eyes really did look like black holes in the sky.


drugs are bad kids, m'kay!

bet he didnt hav a care in the world tho!


EASY

Before - circa 1967



After - circa 1975

The guy was a fucking genius.

I can see 'Wish You Were Here' and 'Shine on You Crazy Diamond' getting a belting all over the world later this evening.

RIP

Syd Barrett had one noted reunion with Pink Floyd, in 1975 during the recording sessions for Wish You Were Here. Barrett attended the Abbey Road session unannounced and watched the band record Shine On You Crazy Diamond — coincidentally, a song about him. At that time, Syd had gained a lot of weight and 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; it is captioned simply: Syd Barrett, 5th June 1975). Eventually, they realised who he was and Roger Waters was so distressed that he was reduced to tears. Members of the band also reported on their featured VH1 episode of Behind The Music that Barrett held a toothbrush and attempted to brush his teeth by holding the brush still and jumping up and down. 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 after succumbing to the pressures of life and fame.

In an interview for VH1, 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 the Shine On sessions. 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 recognise 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 another interview, Nick Mason has said: "When I think about it, I can still see his eyes, but... it was everything else that was different." In yet another interview, Roger Waters has said: "I had no idea who he was for a very long time."

Photo mentioned above

really sad but I guess he did well to last this long

Watch Live at Pompeii for a band truely ahead of their time.

Got it on vcr, awesome.

I was there when they recorded their gig at Earls Court in 94, which is released on the new DVD

Best gig ever.

played crazy diamond on R2 the day, tune

L.S.D eh

Pulse. Been looking for it for ages. Been deleted now though. Will have to e-bay it

fuck that's sad bad shit

There's a little man in a little house
With a little pet dog and a little pet mouse
I know where he lives and I visit him
We have sunday tea, sausages and beans
I know where he lives
Cause I know where Syd Barrett lives

He was very famous once upon a time
But no one knows even if he's alive
But I know where he lives and I visit him
In a little hut in Cambridge
I know where he lives
Cause I know where Syd Barrett lives

And the trees and the flowers are so pretty, aren't they?

He was very famous once upon a time
And no one cares even if he's alive (we do)
But I know where he lives and I visit him
In a little hut by the edge of the wood

Oh shut up!

Half the people in your top 5 will have been inspired by Pink Floyd you spaz

If you actually had a clue you would know that it`s a tribute song to Syd by the Televison Personalities from the 80`s

:angel3:

I'll go and face the corner with me hat on....