Syd Barrett’s unique ability to “deconstruct” the guitar
A look at the synesthesia of Syd Barrett, a condition where he saw sounds and heard colours, changing his guitar , his ...
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The real Syd Barrett, by the people who knew him
In 2016, marking 10 years since Syd Barrett’s death, Prog explored the magic and mystery of the man who created Pink Floyd ...
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David Gilmour Built Pink Floyd’s Massive Syd Barrett Tribute Out of Just Four Notes
Pink Floyd’s album Wish You Were Here might have been a comprehensive, album-wide tribute to Syd Barrett, but the nine-part ...
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David Gilmour recalls the exact moment Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett tribute Shine On You Crazy Diamond was born
In June 1974, Pink Floyd embarked upon a short tour of France ... sign - so from that moment we started building around the ...
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The Mysterious Life of Syd Barrett: Pink Floyd’s Original Frontman
When his death was announced, fellow Pink Floyd member David Gilmour said: “His career was painfully short, yet he touched more people than he could ever know.” Syd Barrett’s life may have ...
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The Chilling Fall Of Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett
Many consider Syd Barrett Pink Floyd's guiding light, but the truth is he was only with them for a tiny fraction of their history. What ended his time with Pink Floyd was an abrupt and bizarre ...
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Syd Barrett to be subject of new documentary, Have You Got It Yet?
The Story of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd. ORDER NOW: Bob Dylan is on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut READ MORE: Nick Mason on Syd Barrett: “He was pushing in a weirder direction ...
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Pink Floyd legend Syd Barrett dies
Pink Floyd legend Syd Barrett has died at his Cambridgeshire home. The singer, 60, who suffered from an LSD-induced breakdown while at the peak of his career in the Sixties, died last Friday (July 7).