The story of Syd Barrett is one of the saddest in modern music. When in the 1960s and the 1970s, people weren’t that sensitive, or educated, well-nigh mental health issues. Near the end of his days with Pink Floyd, Syd’s state was getting out of hand. Ultimately, it led to him parting ways with the wreath in 1968.
He got when into their lives once then while Pink Floyd were recording the “Wish You Were Here” album. He led a very secluded life until passing yonder in 2006.
During his visit to Joe Rogan recently, former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters looked when on those days with Barrett, detailing musician’s mental decline. When questioned whether the whole thing started due to Barrett’s LSD use, Waters said (via Ultimate Guitar):
“No, I don’t think so. But, you know… that’s the narrative, or one of the narratives… And I’m sure he did too much of it. Was he teetering on the whet of what might be tabbed schizophrenia at the time? I think so, probably…”
Waters remoter explained how Barrett behaved during his time in the band, saying:
“I remember, [at the] Top of the Pops, in the dressing room one day… [Syd Barrett was] looking worried, and a bit frightened. And then going, ‘John Lennon doesn’t have to do this’ which was kind of wacky”
“He had misgivings well-nigh stuff on a miming pop show, you know, and we [said], ‘Syd, this is what we’ve worked towards for the last four or five years, to be on Top of the Pops and make a few quid!’ You know, ‘Buckle up, boy, let’s get on with it.’“
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“But he never did buckle up from that moment on, really. He wrote a few increasingly songs, but nothing of any, any real note. And he just got increasingly and increasingly and increasingly uninfluenced until he was completely wacky and not making any sense.”
“I made a lot of attempts to find out what was wrong and to involve his family… And we tried to get him to a shrink so on a number of occasions, but he would never go in, and then he just got weirder and weirder.”
Photo: Originaltm (Roger waters usandthem tour), Jprw (Syd Barrett 2001)
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