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Originally Posted by PoorOldPo
Probably one of the greatest songwriters of the 60's/ 70's, and the most admirable in terms of his ethos of what music and songwriting should be.
Syd Barrett. Founder and original front man of Pink Floyd, he basically gave the band their sound and direction before a mental breakdown. People just blame it on acid( he took quite a substantial amount of acid) but he had an underlying bout of schitzophrenia which just surfaced early because of the acid. He then retired from music sensibly as opposed to keep going and probably burn out and die. He only died a few years ago.
Syd Barrett - Octopus - YouTube |
D'oh!
The only other time I had seen his face I had seen before was on the cover of Piper at The Gates of Dawn.
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