The galvanising force behind Pink Floyd's early successes, Syd Barrett's gifts for quirky lyricism, imaginative songcraft and audacious guitar playing were central to the band's kaleidoscopic sound.

Of the members of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett is arguably the most misunderstood. Though he helped found the band and came up with their name, Barrett’s legacy is a complicated one. Heleft Pink Floyd in ...

For someone so essential to the emergence of progressive rock, Syd Barrett’s tragedy becomes more layered considering how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images You will no doubt have read the obituaries for Syd Barrett, who died of cancer on July ...

Barrett's old bandmates tried to pitch in, just as they had on his debut. David Gilmour served as producer on the disjointed sessions, adding guitar, bass, drums and organ as needed. Richard Wright ...

“I was passionately in love with the writing of Syd Barrett from Pink Floyd,” revealed David Bowie in the 2007 BBC documentary Seven Ages of Rock. “There was something slightly not-quite-with-us about ...

Barrett: The Definitive Visual Companion is the only official book about the late Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett and features over 350 images, including rare photographs, artwork, letters and more.

Mercury Studios has completed work on a documentary about Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett. Titled Have You Got It Yet? after an unreleased Barrett song, the film was started by longtime Floyd ...

Today marks what would have been Pink Floyd founding guitarist Syd Barrett’s birthday. Barrett was born Roger Keith Barrett on January 6, 1946 in Cambridge, England. In 1965, Barrett — along with ...

In the book Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Story, Roger Waters is quoted as saying about his former bandmate Syd Barrett, “It couldn’t have happened without him, but on the other hand it ...