Syd, RIP
[saw a kid on the street the other day with a Pink Floyd t-shirt and
wondered at their appeal to Today’s Youth]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5169344.stm
Pink Floyd’s Barrett dies aged 60
Barrett became a recluse in the 1970s after leaving Pink Floyd
Syd Barrett, one of the original members of legendary rock group Pink
Floyd, has died at the age of 60, the band’s spokeswoman has confirmed.
He was born Roger Barrett in Cambridge and met future bandmates Roger
Waters and David Gilmour at school there.
The guitarist was invited to join Pink Floyd by Waters in 1965 but
left three years later after only one album with his mental state
affected by drugs.
“He died very peacefully a couple of days ago,” said the spokeswoman.
“There will be a private family funeral.”
He had suffered from diabetes in recent years and had not been
recording music.