Syd Barrett is Roger Keith Barrett (b.Jan. 6 1946).
2.2 What did he do?
He started The Pink Floyd in 1965 when his previous band, The Screaming Abdabs, disbanded. He had a successful handful of years with The Pink Floyd until 1968 when he was left due to his increasingly erratic behavior influenced by drug abuse and the pressure of fame. He started a solo career in 1968 as well with minor success.
2.3 Where is he now?
Syd Barrett is at home in Cambridgeshire, England. He occasionally ventures out, but mainly is kept to the house where he's said to paint and write literature.
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Basically, the dude went nuts, flipped it, and went obscure after that... I forgot exactly what the connection was. I think it had something to do with Axl taking forever to do anything, and having sort of been a recluse. Like a genius, who lost his way, and lost to the dust-bin of history.
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Date: 2004-11-11 05:24 pm (UTC)-m.
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Date: 2004-11-11 08:21 pm (UTC)From the FAQ
Date: 2004-11-12 02:43 am (UTC)Syd Barrett is Roger Keith Barrett (b.Jan. 6 1946).
2.2 What did he do?
He started The Pink Floyd in 1965 when his previous band, The Screaming Abdabs, disbanded. He had a successful handful of years with The Pink Floyd until 1968 when he was left due to his increasingly erratic behavior influenced by drug abuse and the pressure of fame. He started a solo career in 1968 as well with minor success.
2.3 Where is he now?
Syd Barrett is at home in Cambridgeshire, England. He occasionally ventures out, but mainly is kept to the house where he's said to paint and write literature.
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Basically, the dude went nuts, flipped it, and went obscure after that... I forgot exactly what the connection was. I think it had something to do with Axl taking forever to do anything, and having sort of been a recluse. Like a genius, who lost his way, and lost to the dust-bin of history.
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Date: 2004-11-12 03:29 am (UTC)