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Syd Barrett - happy 60th birthday! |
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Written by Matt
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Thursday, 05 January 2006 |
Today, 6th January, marks the 60th
birthday of Pink Floyd founding member Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett.
![Syd Barrett](old/pics/sydbday.jpg) |
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett |
Born
in Glisson Road, in Cambridge, back in 1946, Roger showed interest in
music from a very early age.
It was at a jazz club in his home town
that a drummer there - one Sid Barrett - gave the lad the nickname Syd,
spelt differently to avoid confusion. The name stuck!
Syd stayed with Pink Floyd until
early 1968, when David Gilmour joined the band to supplement their
playing.
It wasn't long before Syd was no longer part of the band (with
his condition worsening day-by-day, some could argue he wasn't part of
the band for some time prior to this), but undaunted, he started out on
a solo career which revealed his fragile state to the world.
For those of you unaware, Brain Damage has a free download for you - a 21st anniversary edition of Malcolm Jones' fascinating book "The Making Of The Madcap Laughs". It is in PDF format, so if you cannot view it, please visit Adobe.com for their free viewer.
Our many happy returns to Roger on this very special day.
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