Syd Barrett

From Pink Floyd

Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (January 6, 1946 - July 7, 2006) was a founding member of Pink Floyd and was their original vocalist and guitarist. He left in 1968 after he became erratic from his addiction to LSD.

[edit] Contributions

Mainly, Barrett appears on only one Pink Floyd album, the band's 1967 debut The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, and he contributed the song "Jugband Blues" to A Saucerful Of Secrets as well as the single "Apples And Oranges" along with two other unreleased songs, "Scream Thy Last Scream" and "Vegetable Man". He made two solo albums, The Madcap Laughs and Barrett. Most of the Floyd's album Wish You Were Here is a tribute to him.

[edit] Post-musical career

After ending his musical career, he returned to Cambridge to live with his mother until her death in 1991. He returned to his given name, Roger.

Barrett peacefully passed away on July 7, 2006 from complications of diabetes. He was 60.