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Originally Posted by jmn3
Actually, I think the article is screwed up. Syd founded Pink Floyd with Nick, Rick and Roger. David Gilmour came in as Syd was on his way out and effectively replaced Syd as the guitar player in Pink Floyd.
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David was an old friend of Syd's and came in to really help out on guitar due to Barretts habit of standing onstage and doing nothing due to his illness. Eventually David had to even sing and mime Syds bits too. It was only later that they all decided to stop bringing Syd to the gigs and David really took over Barretts parts although Roger then really took control of the band at that point.
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Originally Posted by jmn3
Syd's been a real sad story for thirty years plus. The story goes that when the band were in the studio recording "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" for the WYWH album, Syd showed up one day. At first, the band had no idea who the bald fat man was. After a little bit they realized it was Syd! Keep in mind, that album was released in 1975...so there's been over thirty years passed even since that incident.
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It was during the Wish You Were Here sessions but contrary to popular belief it wasn't during the recording of Shine On.. Syd was about 17-18 stone in weight. He had shaved his head and eyebrows and was jumping up and down with a toothbrush in his mouth. It must have been very distressing for all of them.
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Originally Posted by jmn3
It's amazing how sad some of the lives of these people can be. These are people who could have it all if they played their cards right.
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I think in Syds case it was the opposite. He didn't want the fame and fortune. It got too much for him to deal with. A bit like Peter Green too. Fortunately Peter was able to return to his self to some degree in the later years. I chatted with him once and found him to be a charming and funny chap.