‘Space Oddity’: the ballad of Syd Barrett and the origin of pop culture’s self-obsessed present
A moon shot to the future.
Syd Barrett
‘Arnold Layne’: The true criminal behind the classic Pink Floyd track
Syd Barrett had a particular small-time criminal in mind.
Nick Mason picks out the best Pink Floyd songs by Syd Barrett
Some gems from Pink Floyd’s early psychedelic era.
The Pink Floyd era David Gilmour called awfully bad: “Incredibly undisciplined”
The sound of everything falling apart.
The song that inspired Weyes Blood to be a musician: “It was so out there and dreamlike”
The musical awakening moment.
