Syd Barrett dead at 60

[David]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

It's a shame that so many of these very talented musicians end up like this.

Dead?

[johndoe]

Originally Posted by David

Dead?

Ya, those rock stars. Dying all the time. Sheesh.

[becca]

Well, I think he enjoyed his years away from the spotlight. The early Floyd lineup, at least before David Gilmour joined to pick up the lead guitar as it began falling from Syd, well, they were not very good actually. Roger Waters' bass and Rick Wright's keyboard skills were at best okay, but add some kind of crazy luck and Syd's willingness to bluff it out and somehow they had name club dates and a record deal that technically better bands must have been amazed by. Syd was a true original though, but once the game got overly serious it wasn't his kind of fun anymore I think, and the touring was very rough on everyone.

[foxyluva]

So sad His music was so influential. May he finally have some peace....

[WizNicks]

A very, very sad say! Although his last real official appearance has been in the early 70s, he will be missed by millions of fans.

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by xdreamsunwindx

I think what they mean is that David took over Syd's position. Kind of like in FM, when Christine left, Stevie took over some of her vocals.

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.

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.

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.

[madformac]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

[becca]

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!

I posted the photo from that day the week before in the pre-rumours area under the munich accident thread...