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Syd Barrett

Pink Floyd - 1965 - Syd Barrett - Nick Mason - Roger Waters - Richard Rick Wright

“Very Fragmented”: the song Roger Waters thought captured the collapse of Pink Floyd

“Symbolic of the general state of the group.”

Ben Forrest
Jul 29, 2025
Syd Barrett visiting Abbey Road Studios in 1975

The tragedy of Syd Barrett’s final interview: “I just watch TV”

“That’s enough now.”

Lauren Hunter
Jul 25, 2025
Pink Floyd - December 1967 - Nick Mason - Syd Barrett - Roger Waters - Richard Wright - David Gilmour

How Syd Barrett represents regret for Pink Floyd: “How little we understood”

A troubled genius.

Callum MacHattie
Jul 23, 2025
Roger Waters - Pink Floyd - 2024 - Bassist - Musician

Every Pink Floyd song Roger Waters hated with a passion: “Just nonsense from beginning to end” 

Harsh words.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jul 10, 2025
‘Lucifer Sam’ The true inspiration behind Syd Barrett’s psychedelic masterpiece

‘Lucifer Sam’: The true inspiration behind Syd Barrett’s psychedelic masterpiece

A groundbreaking track.

Ben Forrest
Jul 7, 2025
Syd Barrett - 1969 - Pink Floyd

Syd Barrett’s final handwritten contribution to Pink Floyd: ‘Apples and Oranges’

The final days of Syd Barrett as a frontman.

Ben Forrest
Jun 25, 2025
PINK FLOYD ALBUMS RANKED FROM WORST TO BEST

Every Pink Floyd album ranked

Which LP makes number one?

Jack Whatley
Jun 25, 2025
Chris Cornell - Musician

The one songwriter Chris Cornell thought was timeless: “I’ve never heard before or since”

The heart of strange rock and roll.

Tim Coffman
Jun 22, 2025
Pink Floyd - 1960s

‘High Hopes’: What did Pink Floyd’s true swan song mean?

A final outing (but not really).

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 8, 2025
Syd Barrett - Pink Floyd

‘Jug Band Blues’: What is the message behind Syd Barrett’s final Pink Floyd song?

The crazy diamond’s final bow.

Tim Coffman
Jun 5, 2025
Pink Floyd

The legendary guitarist Pink Floyd originally wanted to replace Syd Barrett: “None of us had the nerve to ask him”

Things could have been very different.

Arun Starkey
May 28, 2025
Pink Floyd - 1965 - Syd Barrett - Nick Mason - Roger Waters - Richard Rick Wright

What are the only Pink Floyd songs to ever make the charts?

A surprisingly short list.

Ben Forrest
May 24, 2025

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