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After he left Pink Floyd, nobody was quite sure what to make of where Syd Barrett would go next. The resulting album tells us ...
The story of Pink Floyd is a whirlwind of death, madness, bad blood, herculean guitar solos and towering egos. But one of the ...
Pink Floyd are a band who were always willing to lean into different themes, and that's exactly what happened on the song Roger Waters likened to a Western.
Nearly 60 years after its release, fans are revisiting Pink Floyd’s legendary debut — their only full album led by Syd ...
Syd Barrett’s time with Pink Floyd lasted a scant three years, from 1965 to 1968. His impact on the group he co-founded, however, not to mention countless other artists over the last 60+ years ...
'Barrett,' the second – and last – solo effort from former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett, arrived on Nov. 14, 1970.
Syd and Frisky the cat, 183 Hills Road, Cambridge, circa 1964. The Estate of Roger Keith Barrett* Waters later reacted to Mason’s statement in another Rolling Stone interview.
Syd Barrett co-founded and named Pink Floyd, wrote most of its early songs, anticipated the psychedelic era of the ’60s–and then all but disappeared from the British rock scene he helped ...
Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett (1946-2006) would have been 75 years old on January 6. To commemorate his birthday, we’re republishing the following except from Nicholas Schaffner’s book ...
Syd Barrett, who died several days ago (no one is sure exactly when) at age 60, was, to say the least, a mess. The wire services are remembering the co-founder and first lead singer of Pink Floyd ...