Syd Barrett Quotes


There's so much around, you don't know what to listen to. All I've got at home is Bo Diddley, some Stones and Beatles stuff, and old jazz records.


Citations

Watts, Michael. "Syd Barrett: The Madcap Who Named Pink Floyd." Melody Maker, 27 Mar. 1971.

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Syd Barrett
Syd Barrett
  • Born: January 6, 1946
  • Died: July 7, 2006
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Musician, Singer-songwriter, Artist, Poet

Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett was an English singer, songwriter, musician and painter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Barrett was their original frontman and primary songwriter, becoming known for his whimsical take on psychedelia, English-accented singing, literary influences, and stream-of-consciousness writing style. As a guitarist, he was influential for his free-form playing and for employing dissonance, distortion, echo, feedback, and other studio effects.