Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett in an undated photo. Barrett has died aged 60, after living the life of a recluse for the last 30 years.
As a founder member of legendary rock group Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett wrote songs at once wistful, surreal and quintessentially English. Barrett's increasingly erratic mental state led to him leaving the band in 1968.
A source close to the band, who did not want to be named, said Barrett died on Friday, 7th. Media reports say complications from diabetes were the cause.
Barrett's bizarre on-stage antics in the late 1960s were linked to his experimentation with psychedelic drugs, and he left the band in 1968.
The singer, songwriter and guitarist, who wrote the bulk of Pink Floyd's earliest music, has been credited with helping shape its progressive sound and influencing artists including David Bowie.
He wrote most of the songs on Pink Floyd's first album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", which was a hit in Britain, and also worked on "A Saucerful of Secrets", released in 1968.
Barrett issued his first solo album, "The Madcap Laughs", in 1970, with backing from members of Pink Floyd and Soft Machine, but his involvement in music had ended by the mid-1970s and he has lived the life of a recluse ever since.
Pink Floyd's 1975 track "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", from the album "Wish You Were Here", is widely believed to be a tribute to Barrett.
Introducing their classic song, Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters said: "This is for the people who can't be here - especially Syd." But the epic Shine On You Crazy Diamond, written as a tribute to Syd Barrett, will stand as his epitaph.
The tribute-song "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is here..watch the video..at the end you can see the image of Syd Barrett in a big screen behind the band
And this is "Wish You Were Here"..my favorite i must say
As a founder member of legendary rock group Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett wrote songs at once wistful, surreal and quintessentially English. Barrett's increasingly erratic mental state led to him leaving the band in 1968.
A source close to the band, who did not want to be named, said Barrett died on Friday, 7th. Media reports say complications from diabetes were the cause.
Barrett's bizarre on-stage antics in the late 1960s were linked to his experimentation with psychedelic drugs, and he left the band in 1968.
The singer, songwriter and guitarist, who wrote the bulk of Pink Floyd's earliest music, has been credited with helping shape its progressive sound and influencing artists including David Bowie.
He wrote most of the songs on Pink Floyd's first album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", which was a hit in Britain, and also worked on "A Saucerful of Secrets", released in 1968.
Barrett issued his first solo album, "The Madcap Laughs", in 1970, with backing from members of Pink Floyd and Soft Machine, but his involvement in music had ended by the mid-1970s and he has lived the life of a recluse ever since.
Pink Floyd's 1975 track "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", from the album "Wish You Were Here", is widely believed to be a tribute to Barrett.
Introducing their classic song, Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters said: "This is for the people who can't be here - especially Syd." But the epic Shine On You Crazy Diamond, written as a tribute to Syd Barrett, will stand as his epitaph.
The tribute-song "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is here..watch the video..at the end you can see the image of Syd Barrett in a big screen behind the band
And this is "Wish You Were Here"..my favorite i must say
