Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett had a scathing review of David Bowie: “I think that was a very funny joke”
A tough critic.
Syd Barrett
The Dire Straits album David Gilmour calls one of his all-time favourites: “I’m still influenced by Mark Knopfler”
“A lovely, refreshing guitar style.”
Imitating the past: the Pink Floyd song that Roger Waters called a “notable failure”
A song as important as it is bad.
A Painful Show: Rick Wright revealed the “worst” thing Pink Floyd ever did
The right exposure for the wrong band.
The turning point: Nick Mason on the Pink Floyd album that “pushed the way” forward
Putting them on the right track.
David Bowie’s favourite Syd Barrett song
In 1970, Syd Barrett signed off his music career with two solo albums.
