SYD BARRETT – New Book On The Late PINK FLOYD Legend Out In 3 Weeks
Yesterday, this message was posted on the socials of SYD BARRETT,
the legendary co-founder and inspirator of the early Pink Floyd years.
No title, nor further info, so far.
From 1965 until 1968, he was the band’s frontman and primary songwriter,
known for his whimsical style of psychedelia and stream-of-consciousness
writing. As a guitarist, he was influential for his free-form playing and for
employing effects such as dissonance, distortion, echo, and feedback.
He got fired by the group as his increasingly erratic behaviour, partly due
to his heavy use of psychedelic drugs, got worse and worse. He developed
a blank, dead-eyed stare. Barrett did not recognize friends, and he often did
not know where he was.
When his health got somewhat better, he wrote/recorded
and released 2 solo LPs, The Madcap Laughs and Barrett.
Both came out in 1970.
BARRETT
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THE MADCAP LAUGHS
