On July 7, 2006, the world lost one of the most eccentric, unrecognizable, and influential founding fathers of psychedelic rock: Syd Barrett.

Exploring the true inspiration behind 'Lucifer Sam', the Syd Barrett psychedelic masterpiece which appeared on the iconic Pink Floyd debut album back in 1967.

Pink Floyd never really shook the ghost of Syd Barrett. In 1975, they met the ghost head-on. Wish You Were Here dealt with ...

Syd Barrett left Pink Floyd in 1968, but it would be another two whole years until his debut solo album, The Madcap Laughs, ...

Officially splitting in 1985 and mud-slinging ever since, Roger Waters spoke candidly about how guitarist David Gilmour ...

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The making of Pink Floyd’s 1975 masterpiece was partly a tribute to their former frontman - but when Syd Barrett himself appeared at the studio, his former bandmates took a while to realise it ...

Before Pink Floyd's second album arrived, school friend David Gilmour had been invited to join – but the five-member lineup ...

The Syd Barrett documentary 'Have You Got It Yet?,' about the Pink Floyd founder-turned-cult icon, has shared its first trailer ahead of its release.

Syd Barrett’s time with Pink Floyd lasted a scant three years, from 1965 to 1968. His impact on the group he co-founded, however, not to mention countless other artists over the last 60+ years ...

“Syd Barrett’s writing with the early Pink Floyd was inspirational. Nothing sounded like Barrett before Pink Floyd’s first album. There were so many ideas and so many positive statements.

Syd Barrett, a founder of Pink Floyd, lived to be 60 — hardly a ripe old age. But his artistic death, a protracted one, happened in his 20s, and he had become a recluse before he turned 30.