Latest about Syd Barrett
“He was wandering off, not wanting to be a star”: The beginning of the end for Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett
1968 single will always be significant in their history – but not all for the best reasons
Syd Barrett’s iconic Madcap floorboards to go on show on South Coast this July
The Piper venue near Hastings will feature a week-long programme of gigs and talks in July to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Syd Barrett's passing
Syd Barrett 80th birthday celebrations include tribute concert in Cambridge and tribute album featuring Pink Floyd, David Gilmour and more...
A special tribute concert at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, where Syd Barrett played his last ever live show, will take place in October
“How dare he revolutionise rock’n’roll then walk away!” Syd Barrett was never lost. He just didn’t want to be found
In the 90s a Prog writer set out to doorstep the former Pink Floyd mastermind and demand an explanation for his disappearance from music. It didn’t go to plan – which came as a great relief
Derek Shulman takes aim at Syd Barrett, Beach Boys and Eagles in his not-very-gentle memoir Giant Steps
Former Gentle Giant vocalist who became an A&R bigwig provides an refreshingly undiplomatic account of his career on stage and off it
The people behind Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown are planning a Syd Barrett movie
Could Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett and The Mamas & The Papa’s Cass Elliot be getting the big screen treatment?
The real Syd Barrett, by the people who knew him
The magic and mystery surrounding the architect of Pink Floyd endures – and a larger canvas emerges of a confident, multi-talented originator...
Earliest known Syd Barrett painting to be auctioned
Syd Barrett's 1963 pastel and watercolor Dried Flowers goes up for auction in July
