Syd Barrett
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"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

“He didn’t like to be reminded of the past… he went to his sister’s to watch a documentary about him and Pink Floyd, but left, complaining it was too loud”: Syd Barrett was more than just another mad genius
By Tommy Udo published
The psychedelic visionary just wasn’t interested in his own legacy after abandoning the music industry in 1972 – but he never stopped creating

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

Watch Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett trip on mushrooms for the very first time in this historic student film from 1966
By Liz Scarlett published
Syd Barrett wanders across Cambridge's Gog Magog Hills while embarking on his first psychedelic experience in this student film from the 1960s
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