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| Birth name | Roger Keith Barrett |
| Born | 6 January 1946 Cambridge, England |
| Died | 7 July 2006 (aged 60) Cambridge, England |
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| Years active | 1963–1974 |
| Labels | Harvest |
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (born January 6, 1946 – died July 7, 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He helped start the famous rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Syd was the band's first leader and wrote most of their songs. People knew him for his English accent when singing and his unique, flowing writing style. As a guitarist, he was known for his free-form playing and using cool sound effects like distortion and feedback.
Syd Barrett first trained as a painter, but he was active in music for less than ten years. With Pink Floyd, he recorded four songs released as singles and their first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). He also worked on parts of their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets (1968). In April 1968, Syd left the band because of his changing behavior. He then started a short solo career in 1969 with the song "Octopus". He also released two albums, The Madcap Laughs (1970) and Barrett (1970). Some members of Pink Floyd helped him record these albums.
In 1972, Syd stopped making music and lived a private life until he passed away. He went back to painting and enjoyed gardening. Pink Floyd later made songs to remember him, like "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (1975) and the rock story The Wall (1979). In 1988, a record company called EMI released an album of his unreleased songs, Opel. In 1996, Syd was added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. He died in 2006 due to health problems.
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Life and Music Journey
Early Days
Roger Keith Barrett was born on January 6, 1946, in Cambridge, England. He grew up in a middle-class family and was the fourth of five children. His father, Arthur Max Barrett, was a well-known doctor. In 1951, his family moved to a new home in Cambridge.
Syd sometimes played piano but preferred writing and drawing. He bought a ukulele at age 10, a banjo at 11, and a guitar at 14. A year later, he got his first electric guitar and even built his own amplifier. He was also a Scout when he was younger.
There are a couple of stories about how Syd got his nickname. One story says he was named after an old jazz bassist from Cambridge, Sid "the Beat" Barrett. Syd changed the spelling to make it his own. Another story says his school friends called him Syd when he was 13. This was because he wore a flat cap instead of his scout hat to a field day. "Syd" was seen as a "working-class" name. He used both names for several years. His sister Rosemary said he was never called Syd at home.
Syd was taught by the mother of Roger Waters, who would later be Pink Floyd's bassist. Later, in 1957, Syd and Roger Waters went to the same high school. Syd's father died in 1961, just before Syd's 16th birthday. Syd's diary entry for that day was left blank. By this time, his brothers and sisters had moved out, and his mother rented out rooms in their house.
To help Syd feel better after his father's death, his mother encouraged his band, Geoff Mott and the Mottoes, to play in their living room. Roger Waters, who was Syd's childhood friend, often came to these shows. In 1962, Syd's band broke up.
In September 1962, Syd started studying art at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology. There he met David Gilmour. In 1963, Syd became a big fan of The Rolling Stones. He even saw them play in Cambridgeshire with his girlfriend, Libby Gausden.
Around this time, Syd began writing songs. One friend remembered hearing "Effervescing Elephant," which later appeared on his solo album Barrett. Syd and David Gilmour sometimes played acoustic music together. Syd also played bass and guitar in other bands. In 1964, Syd and Libby saw Bob Dylan perform. This show inspired Syd to write "Bob Dylan Blues". Syd then decided to study painting in London and started at Camberwell College of Arts in the summer of 1964.
Pink Floyd Years (1965–1968)
The band that became Pink Floyd changed its name and members many times starting in 1964. Some of their early names were the Abdabs and Sigma 6. In 1965, Syd joined them when they were called the Tea Set. When they found another band with the same name, Syd came up with "the Pink Floyd Sound." This later became just Pink Floyd. In 1965, they recorded music in a studio for the first time.
London Music Scene and Early Gigs
Pink Floyd started by playing cover songs of American R&B music. But by 1966, they had created their own style of rock and roll. It was a mix of rock and jazz. After a band member named Bob Klose left, the band's music changed. They started to improvise more on guitars and keyboards. Drummer Nick Mason felt that most of the new ideas came from Syd.
During this time, Syd read books like Grimms' Fairy Tales and Tolkien's The Hobbit. He wrote most of the songs for Pink Floyd's first album and also songs for his future solo albums. In 1966, a new rock club called the UFO opened in London. Pink Floyd was the main band there and became very popular in London's underground music scene.
By the end of 1966, Pink Floyd had a good management team: Andrew King and Peter Jenner. They formed a company called Blackhill Enterprises to manage the band's money. King and Jenner wanted to record some demo songs to get a record deal. King said that Syd suddenly became a songwriter.
King and Jenner became friends with Joe Boyd, who promoted the UFO Club. Boyd was becoming an important person in the British music scene. The band started playing shows outside London for the first time. In November, they played a unique show called "Philadelic Music for Simian Hominids." They also played at the Roundhouse and a charity event at the Albert Hall, which was their biggest venue yet.
In early 1967, Syd was dating Jenny Spires. Jenny convinced filmmaker Peter Whitehead to use Pink Floyd in a movie about the "swinging London" scene. In January, Whitehead took the band to a studio to record. They recorded a 16-minute version of "Interstellar Overdrive" and another song called "Nick's Boogie." Whitehead filmed this recording, and it was used in the movie Tonite Let's All ... in London. Whitehead later said the band played together "just like a jazz group."
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Joe Boyd tried to get the band a deal with Polydor Records. But their manager, Bryan Morrison, wanted to create a bidding war between Polydor and EMI. In late January, Boyd produced a recording session for the group. After the bidding war idea ended, Pink Floyd signed with EMI. This deal was special because it gave the band unlimited studio time at EMI Studios.
The band's first studio album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, was recorded from February to July 1967 at Abbey Road Studios. It was produced by Norman Smith, who used to work with The Beatles. When the album came out on August 4, the song "Arnold Layne" (released earlier in March) had reached number 20 on the British charts. The next song, "See Emily Play", reached number 5. The album was very popular in the UK, reaching number 6 on the album charts. Syd wrote their first three singles and was the main writer for their first album. He wrote eight of the eleven songs on Piper and helped write two others.
Health Changes
From late 1967 to early 1968, Syd's behavior became very unpredictable. He was once described as happy and outgoing, but he became sadder and quieter. He had trouble speaking clearly, forgot things, had big mood swings, and sometimes seemed frozen in place. These changes started slowly, but one time he went missing for a long weekend. When he came back, friends said he was "a completely different person."
One noticeable change was that he often had a blank, empty stare. Syd sometimes didn't recognize his friends or know where he was. On a trip to Los Angeles, he once said, "Gee, it sure is nice to be in Las Vegas!" Many people reported that on stage, he would sometimes play only one chord for the whole concert or not play at all. At a show in Santa Monica, Syd slowly untuned his guitar during the performance.
Leaving Pink Floyd
During Pink Floyd's UK tour with Jimi Hendrix in November 1967, guitarist David O'List sometimes played in place of Syd. This happened when Syd couldn't perform or didn't show up. Around Christmas, Pink Floyd asked Syd's school friend David Gilmour to join as a second guitarist to help out. For a few shows, David Gilmour played and sang while Syd walked around on stage, sometimes joining in. The other band members grew tired of Syd's actions. On January 26, 1968, as they were driving to a show, they decided not to pick Syd up. Someone in the car asked, "Shall we pick Syd up?" and another said, "Let's not bother."
Since Syd wrote most of the band's songs, the plan was to keep him as a songwriter who didn't tour, like Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. But this didn't work out.
According to Roger Waters, Syd came to what would be their last practice session with a new song called "Have You Got It Yet?" The song seemed simple at first, but it became impossible to learn. The band realized Syd was changing the song as they played it. Roger Waters called it "a real act of mad genius."
Of the songs Syd wrote for Pink Floyd after The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, only "Jugband Blues" was on their next album, A Saucerful of Secrets (1968). "Apples and Oranges" was not a successful single. Other songs like "Scream Thy Last Scream" and "Vegetable Man" were not released until 2016 because they were thought to be too dark. Syd played guitar on the Saucerful of Secrets songs "Remember a Day" and "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun".
The members of Pink Floyd felt bad and didn't tell Syd directly that he was no longer in the band. According to Richard Wright, who lived with Syd at the time, he would tell Syd he was going out for cigarettes when leaving for a show. He would come back hours later to find Syd in the same spot, sometimes with a cigarette burned down between his fingers. This event was later shown in the movie Pink Floyd – The Wall. Syd would sometimes ask, "Have you got the cigarettes?"
Syd spent time outside the recording studio, waiting to be invited in. He also came to a few shows and stared at David Gilmour. On April 6, 1968, Pink Floyd officially announced that Syd was no longer a member. Blackhill Enterprises, who managed the band, kept Syd because they saw him as the band's musical leader.
Solo Years (1968–1972)
After leaving Pink Floyd, Syd was not seen in public for a year. In 1969, at the request of EMI and Harvest Records, he started a short solo career. He released two solo albums, The Madcap Laughs and Barrett (both in 1970), and one song as a single, "Octopus". Some songs, like "Terrapin" and "Bob Dylan Blues", showed his early interest in blues music.
The Madcap Laughs (1970)
After Syd left Pink Floyd, Peter Jenner stopped managing them. He took Syd to EMI Studios to record songs in May that would be on Syd's first solo album, The Madcap Laughs. But Jenner said it was very hard to work with him. By June and July, most of the songs were in better shape. However, Syd broke up with his girlfriend and ended up in psychiatric care in Cambridge. In early 1969, Syd moved into a flat in London with artist Duggie Fields. Syd's flat was so close to David Gilmour's that Gilmour could see into Syd's kitchen.
Syd decided to return to music and contacted EMI. He was connected to Malcolm Jones, who led EMI's new prog rock label, Harvest. Jones produced the album after Norman Smith and Jenner said no. Syd wanted to use the recordings he made with Jenner, and some of them were improved. The recording sessions with Jones started in April 1969. Syd brought in friends to help: Jerry Shirley, drummer for Humble Pie, and Willie Wilson, drummer for David Gilmour's old band. David Gilmour played bass for the sessions. Jones said it was hard to communicate with Syd. A few songs on the album also have extra music added by members of Soft Machine.
At one point, Syd told his flatmate he was going for a drive but followed Pink Floyd to Ibiza. A friend saw him on a beach with dirty clothes and a bag full of money. During the trip, Syd asked David Gilmour for help with his recording sessions.
After two sessions produced by Gilmour and Waters, they remade one song and recorded three new ones. These sessions paused when Gilmour and Waters were mixing Pink Floyd's new album, Ummagumma. However, by the end of July, they recorded three more songs. The problem was that the songs were recorded as Syd played them "live" in the studio. On the released versions, some songs have false starts and Syd talking. Gilmour and Waters left the song "Opel" off Madcap, even though it was more complete.
When the album came out in January 1970, Jones was surprised by the poor playing on the songs produced by Gilmour and Waters. Gilmour said, "Perhaps we were trying to show what Syd was really like. But perhaps we were trying to punish him." Waters was more positive, saying, "Syd is a genius." Syd said, "It's quite nice but I'd be very surprised if it did anything if I were to drop dead. I don't think it would stand as my last statement."
Barrett (1970)
Syd's second album, Barrett, was recorded more slowly, from February to July 1970. David Gilmour produced the album. Gilmour played bass guitar, Richard Wright played keyboard, and Jerry Shirley played drums. For the first two songs, Syd tried to play or sing along to existing music. But Gilmour thought they were losing Syd's unique style. One song ("Rats") was first recorded with just Syd. Other musicians later added music to it, even though the speed of the song changed. Shirley said Syd "would never play the same tune twice." Sometimes Syd couldn't play anything that made sense, but other times what he played was "absolute magic." Syd, who sometimes saw sounds as colors, would say things like, "Perhaps we could make the middle darker and maybe the end a bit middle afternoonish. At the moment it's too windy and icy."
These recording sessions happened while Pink Floyd was starting to work on their album Atom Heart Mother. Syd sometimes went to "spy" on the band as they recorded.
Live Shows
Even though he recorded a lot for his solo albums, Syd didn't do many live performances between 1968 and 1972. On February 24, 1970, he appeared on John Peel's BBC radio show Top Gear. He played five songs, but only one had been released before. Three songs were later re-recorded for the Barrett album. The song "Two of a Kind" was a one-time performance. David Gilmour played bass and Jerry Shirley played drums with Syd for this session.
Gilmour and Shirley also played with Syd for his only live concert during this time. The show was on June 6, 1970, at the Olympia Exhibition Hall. The three of them played four songs. The sound mixing was poor, so Syd's singing was hard to hear until the last song. At the end of the fourth song, Syd quietly put down his guitar and walked off the stage. Syd made one last appearance on BBC Radio, recording three songs on February 16, 1971. All three were from the Barrett album. After this, he took a break from music for over a year.
Later Years (1972–2006)
Stars and Final Recordings
In February 1972, Syd played a few times in Cambridge with Twink on drums and Jack Monck on bass. They called themselves The Last Minute Put Together Boogie Band. Later, the three formed a short-lived band called Stars. They were first well-received at local coffee shops and the town's Market Square. However, one of their shows at the Corn Exchange with MC5 was not successful. A few days after this show, Twink remembered that Syd stopped him on the street, showed him a bad review of their gig, and quit the band right there.
Syd's contract with EMI ended on May 9, 1972. He signed a paper that ended his connection with Pink Floyd and any future money from their recordings. In October 1973, he went to a jazz and poetry show. The performer, Pete Brown, dedicated a poem to Syd, saying he was "one of the best songwriters in the country." To his surprise, Syd, who was playing guitar earlier, stood up and said, "No I'm not." By the end of 1973, Syd had moved back to London. He stayed in different hotels and then settled in Chelsea Cloisters. He didn't have much contact with others, except for visiting his management to collect his money and occasional visits from his sister Rosemary.
In August 1974, Peter Jenner convinced Syd to return to Abbey Road Studios hoping to record another album. According to John Leckie, who worked on these sessions, Syd still "looked like he did when he was younger... long haired." The sessions lasted three days and included blues music with Syd's guitar playing that was not always connected. Syd recorded eleven songs, but only one was given a title: "If You Go, Don't Be Slow." After this, Syd left the music industry for good. He sold the rights to his solo albums back to the record company and moved into a London hotel. During this time, people tried to hire him to produce music for other bands, but it didn't work out.
Wish You Were Here Sessions
Syd visited the members of Pink Floyd in 1975 while they were recording their album, Wish You Were Here. He showed up at the Abbey Road studio without telling anyone. He watched the band working on the final mix of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"—a song about him. Syd, who was 29, had gained weight and shaved off all his hair, including his eyebrows. His former bandmates didn't recognize him at first. Syd spent part of the session brushing his teeth. Roger Waters asked him what he thought of the song, and Syd replied, "sounds a bit old." He may have briefly attended the party for David Gilmour's wedding that followed the recording sessions, but Gilmour said he didn't remember this.
A few years later, Roger Waters saw Syd in a department store. Syd ran away, dropping his bags, which Waters said were full of candy. It was the last time any member of Pink Floyd saw him.
Return to Cambridge
In 1978, when Syd's money ran low, he moved back to Cambridge to live with his mother. He returned to London for a few weeks in 1982 but soon went back to Cambridge permanently. Syd walked the 50 miles from London to Cambridge. Until his death, he received money from his work with Pink Floyd. David Gilmour said, "I made sure the money got to him." In 1996, Syd was added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. He did not go to the ceremony.
According to writer Tim Willis, Syd, who went back to using his birth name Roger, continued to live in his late mother's house. He returned to painting large abstract pictures. He was also a very keen gardener. His main contact with the outside world was his sister, Rosemary, who lived nearby. He lived a very private life, and his health declined.
Even though Syd had not appeared or spoken in public since the mid-1970s, reporters and fans traveled to Cambridge to find him. His family asked them to stop. Syd apparently did not like being reminded about his music career, and the other members of Pink Floyd did not have direct contact with him. However, he did visit his sister's house in November 2001 to watch a BBC documentary about him. He reportedly found some of it "a bit noisy," enjoyed seeing Mike Leonard again, calling him his "teacher," and enjoyed hearing "See Emily Play".
Death and Tributes
Syd Barrett died at home in Cambridge on July 7, 2006, at age 60, due to health problems. He was cremated at a funeral on July 18, 2006. No Pink Floyd members attended. In a statement, Richard Wright said, "The band are very naturally upset and sad to hear of Syd Barrett's death. Syd was the guiding light of the early band lineup and leaves a legacy which continues to inspire." David Gilmour said, "Do find time to play some of Syd's songs and to remember him as the madcap genius who made us all smile with his wonderfully eccentric songs about bikes, gnomes, and scarecrows. His career was painfully short, yet he touched more people than he could ever know."
NME magazine created a special issue to honor Syd a week later, with his photo on the cover. In an interview, Syd's sister, Rosemary Breen, said that he had written an unpublished book about art history. According to local newspapers, Syd left about £1.7 million to his four siblings. This money mostly came from royalties from Pink Floyd albums and live recordings that featured Syd's songs. A tribute concert, "Madcap's Last Laugh," was held in London on May 10, 2007. Syd's bandmates and other artists like Robyn Hitchcock and Damon Albarn performed. David Gilmour, Richard Wright, and Nick Mason played Syd's songs "Bike" and "Arnold Layne." Roger Waters performed his song "Flickering Flame."
In 2006, Syd's home in Cambridge was put up for sale and many people were interested. After over 100 viewings, many by fans, it was sold to a French couple who didn't know about Syd. On November 28, 2006, Syd's other belongings were sold at an auction in Cambridge. This raised £120,000 for charity. Items sold included paintings, scrapbooks, and everyday things that Syd had decorated.
A series of events called The City Wakes was held in Cambridge in October 2008 to celebrate Syd's life, art, and music. His sister, Rosemary, supported these first official events in his memory. After the festival's success, a charity announced plans to create a center in Cambridge. This center would use art to help people with mental health problems. A memorial bench was placed in the Botanic Gardens in Cambridge, and a bigger tribute was planned in the city.
Legacy and Influence
Music Collections
In 1988, EMI Records released an album of Syd's studio recordings and unreleased material from 1968 to 1970. It was called Opel. This album was supposed to include Syd's unreleased Pink Floyd songs "Scream Thy Last Scream" and "Vegetable Man." However, the band removed these two songs before Opel was finished. In 1993, EMI released Crazy Diamond, a box set of all three of his albums. It included more unreleased songs from his solo sessions, which showed that Syd often played a song differently each time. EMI also released The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me? in 2001. This was the first time his song "Bob Dylan Blues" was officially released. It came from a demo tape that David Gilmour had kept. The tape also had the unreleased song "Living Alone." In 2010, Harvest/EMI and Capitol Records released An Introduction to Syd Barrett—a collection of his Pink Floyd and solo work. This collection included a bonus song called "Rhamadan," a 20-minute track recorded in 1968.
Unofficial recordings of Syd's live and solo music also exist. For years, recordings of Syd's Pink Floyd BBC sessions were passed around. Later, an engineer gave a tape of early Pink Floyd music back to the BBC. They played it during a tribute to John Peel on their website. This show featured 1967 live versions of "Flaming", "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", and a short part of "Reaction in G". In 2012, engineer Andy Jackson said he found "a huge box of assorted tapes" belonging to Nick Mason. These tapes contained versions of R&B songs that Syd-era Pink Floyd played in their early years.
Creative Impact
Syd wrote most of Pink Floyd's early songs. According to critic Steven Hyden, even after Syd left the band, his spirit "haunted" their records. Their most popular work was inspired by what Syd represented.
Syd was a very creative guitarist. He used special techniques and explored new sounds with his guitar. He experimented with dissonance, distortion, feedback, echo machines, and tapes. His experiments were partly inspired by guitarist Keith Rowe. One of Syd's special tricks was playing his guitar through an old echo box while sliding a Zippo lighter up and down the guitar strings. This created mysterious, otherworldly sounds. Syd used Binson delay units to get his famous echo sounds. Daevid Allen, who started the bands Soft Machine and Gong, said Syd's use of slide guitar with echo inspired his own guitar style.
Syd's recordings with Pink Floyd and on his solo albums featured a strong British accent, especially from southern England. Writer Nick Kent described his singing as having a "quintessential English style." David Bowie said that Syd, along with Anthony Newley, was one of the first people he heard sing rock or pop music with a British accent.
Syd's free-form "sonic carpets" created a new way to play rock guitar. He used several different guitars, including a Harmony hollowbody electric, a Harmony acoustic, a Fender acoustic, a Danelectro, several Fender Telecasters, and a white Fender Stratocaster. A silver Fender Esquire with mirrored discs glued to it was the guitar he was most known for. He felt "most close to" this guitar. The mirrored Esquire was later traded for a black Telecaster Custom in 1968. Its current location is unknown.
Influence on Other Artists
Many artists have said that Syd influenced their work. Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Blur, Kevin Ayers, Gong, Marc Bolan, Tangerine Dream, Julian Cope, The Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, John Maus, Paul Weller, and David Bowie were all inspired by Syd. Jimmy Page, Brian Eno, and Sex Pistols were interested in working with him in the 1970s. David Bowie recorded a cover of "See Emily Play" on his 1973 album Pin Ups. The song "Grass" by XTC was influenced by Syd's music. Robyn Hitchcock's music was often similar to Syd's style. He even played "Dominoes" for the 2001 BBC documentary about Syd.
Syd also influenced alternative and punk music in general.
Syd's changing health deeply affected Roger Waters' songwriting. The theme of mental health appeared in later Pink Floyd albums like The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979). The line "can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?" in the song "Wish You Were Here" refers to a theme in Syd's song "If It's In You." The song "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" from Wish You Were Here is also a tribute to Syd.
In 1987, an album of Syd Barrett cover songs called Beyond the Wildwood was released. It was a collection of cover songs from Syd's time with Pink Floyd and his solo career. Artists like The Shamen and The Soup Dragons appeared on the album.
Other artists have written songs to honor Syd. His friend Kevin Ayers wrote "O Wot a Dream" for him. Robyn Hitchcock has covered many of his songs live and paid tribute with the song "(Feels Like) 1974." The band Phish covered "Bike," "No Good Trying," "Love You," "Baby Lemonade," and "Terrapin." The Television Personalities' song "I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives" (1981) is another tribute. In 2008, The Trash Can Sinatras released a song called "Oranges and Apples" to honor Syd. Money from the song went to the Syd Barrett Trust, which supports arts in mental health.
Johnny Depp showed interest in making a movie about Syd's life. Syd is briefly shown in the opening of Tom Stoppard's play Rock 'n' Roll (2006), performing "Golden Hair." His life and music, including his difficult concert at the Cambridge Corn Exchange and his private later life, are a repeated theme in the play. Syd died while the play was running in London.
In 2016, for his 70th birthday, an Italian artist group made a short movie called Eclipse in honor of Syd. Some parts of this movie were shown at "Syd Barrett – A Celebration" in Cambridge. Syd's family and old friends attended this event.
For the 2017 TV series Legion, creator Noah Hawley named one of the characters after Syd. Syd's music was a big influence on the series.
In The X-Files episode "Lord of the Flies" (2001), a powerful mutant named Dylan Lokensgard has posters of Syd Barrett on his bedroom wall. He listens to Syd's songs "It's No Good Trying" and "Terrapin." He says a line from Syd's song "Opel," "A dream in a mist of gray," and says Syd "was, like, this brilliant guy that no-one understood."
Syd's influence on psychedelic music was explored in a book by Guy Mankowski.
Personal Life
According to his sister, Rosemary, Syd enjoyed photography, and they sometimes went to the seaside together.
Syd had relationships with several women, including Libby Gausden, Lindsay Korner, Jenny Spires, and Evelyn "Iggy" Rose. Iggy appeared on the back cover of The Madcap Laughs. Syd never married or had children. He was briefly engaged to Gayla Pinion and planned to move to Oxford.
Discography
Solo albums
- The Madcap Laughs (1970)
- Barrett (1970)
with Pink Floyd
- The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
- A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
- 1965: Their First Recordings (2015)
- The Early Years 1965–1972 (2016)
Filmography
- Syd Barrett's First Trip (1966) directed by Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
- London '66–'67 (1967)
- Tonite Let's All ... in London (1967)
- The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story (2003)
Images for kids
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Barrett's Mirrored Fender Esquire
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Barrett's first acoustic guitar
See also
In Spanish: Syd Barrett para niños
- List of songs recorded by Syd Barrett
- List of songs about or referencing Syd Barrett
