Syd Barrett's Death

The rock singer Syd Barrett died at the age of 60. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

One of the founders of the experimental rock band Pink Floyd who pursued a solo career fraught with drug addiction and loneliness.

Barrett was born as the third of five children to Arthur Max Barrett and Winifred. His father was a pathologist.

Quotes

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“I don’t think I’m easy to talk about. I’ve got a very irregular head. And I’m not anything that you think I am anyway.” (Syd Barrett)

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“I think young people should have a lot of fun. But I never seem to have any.” (Syd Barrett)

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“I wasn’t always this introverted.” (Syd Barrett)

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“I’d like to be rich. I’d like a lot of money to put into my physicals and to buy food for all my friends.” (Syd Barrett)

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“I’m sorry I can’t speak very coherently.” (Syd Barrett)