Barrett was behind Floyd’s first three singles (“Arnold Layne”, “See Emily Play”, “Apples And Oranges”) and at the same time ...

A founding member of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett was best known ... the resultant stress of fame, paired with Barrett's increasing use of mind-altering drugs, seemed to trigger psychological problems.

Pink Floyd guitarist and co-vocalist David Gilmour was told to give up drugs if he wanted to stay ... playing alongside Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, Nick Mason and Richard Wright.

I polished it yesterday." Shortly after that interview, Barrett became a recluse and his mental deterioration was blamed on drugs. Syd Barrett was photographed backstage at Top of the Pops in 1967 ...

Comfortably Numb' is maybe the finest song Pink Floyd ever wrote, but due to its descriptive lyrics it is also their most ...

They began as a vehicle for Syd Barrett, a warped-minded genius ... is a milestone of tripped-out elegance and exploration. Barrett’s drug abuse eventually rendered him useless, and by the ...

In 2007, the members of Pink Floyd reunited for a tribute concert in London in honor of the band's co-founder Syd Barrett, ...

The band were older and heavily influenced by psychedelia, from John Perry’s Jimi Hendrix-influenced guitar to Perrett’s ...

To readers of the U.K. press of a certain seventies vintage, Nick Kent was one of the key music writers in an age when it ...

Drugs, particularly psychedelic drugs ... I believe you are working on releasing a collection of material that you recorded with Syd Barrett. The recording of The Last Minute Put Together Boogie Band ...

The talented but troubled Pink Floyd co-founder is certainly celebrated by Nick Mason’s group, now on their seventh tour in ...

The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as “music, culture or art based on the experiences produced by psychedelic drugs” which ... The Twilight World of Syd Barrett outlines, the Floyd ...