Syd Barrett
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"It was really a magical thing. He fell into a psychedelic crack": a man who accompanied Syd Barrett on his ill-fated acid trips is now a viral sensation on TikTok
By Fraser Lewry published
Prince Stanislas Klossowski de Rola a.k.a. Prince Stash has gained over 100,000 followers on TikTok with his rock'n'roll stories

"Loath to actually leave Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett made it so they had to chuck him out. And none of them ever got over it": Storm Thorgerson's documentary on the Pink Floyd founder reviewed
By Ian Fortnam published
Have You Got It Yet? The Story Of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd reviewed

"People were very down on us after Syd left. Everyone thought Syd was all the group had": In the wake of the worldwide success of The Dark Side Of The Moon, David Gilmour remembered when Pink Floyd were written off as yesterday's men
By Paul Brannigan published
Pink Floyd's management weren't the only ones who thought the group were doomed after Syd Barrett's exit

"Syd Barrett was absolutely unbelievable": Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page on Pink Floyd's "very, very cool" early years and Syd Barrett's "futuristic vision"
By Paul Brannigan published
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page was hugely impressed by Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd

“We probably did about as much as we could have... but I have a regret or two”: Pink Floyd's David Gilmour reflects on what he might have done differently with Syd Barrett
By Paul Brannigan published
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour looks back on his relationship with Syd Barrett in new documentary

An official Syd Barrett YouTube channel has been launched
By Jerry Ewing published
The Syd Barrett Estate has launched an official YouTube channel for the Pink Floyd founder - first up are new videos for Terrapin, Dominoes and Dark Globe

Watch the trailer for the new Syd Barrett movie
By Jerry Ewing published
Have You Got It Yet? The Story Of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd opens in Everyman Cinemas in May

Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett once believed that Alice Cooper's cornflakes were singing and dancing for his entertainment
By Paul Brannigan published
When Pink Floyd came to stay at Alice Cooper's house in Venice Beach in 1968, Syd Barrett was in "a different headspace" Cooper recalls
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