![]() ![]() Barrett’s songs offered charm and humour that was evidently lacking in the later incarnation of the band he was my first clue of the eccentricities, invention and brief glimpses of genius that the best music of the 60s had offered. They were all strikingly far removed from the Pink Floyd of Relics and worlds away from Another Brick in the Wall, which had recently brought them back into the singles chart. Quickly realising that Pink Floyd weren’t going to be my cup of tea, I was however fascinated by three songs all composed by Syd Barrett – Arnold Layne, See Emily Play and Bike. It’s a valuable account of a complex and often misreported life.īarrett first caught my eye as an impressionable 12 year old, when the Relics compilation album fell into my possession. In Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head Rob Chapman pieces together Barrett’s life, documenting the solid evidence and dismissing the fanciful rumour to produce a very well written and painstakingly researched work. An LSD casualty, a raving recluse, a harmless eccentric, a troubled and mentally ill man all are varying accounts of what went wrong in the life of Pink Floyd’s founder member. Myths that have grown steadily prominent over the years. The Syd Barrett story is a well documented one, although it’s a story crying out for a sensitive biography that is wise enough to debunk the many myths surrounding the man. ![]()
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