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Pink Floyd decidedly left Syd Barrett behind in 1968 en route to a show at Southampton University after joking about not picking him up.
After he left Pink Floyd, nobody was quite sure what to make of where Syd Barrett would go next. The resulting album tells us ...
Musician Frank Zappa once asked, “If lyrics make people do things, how come we don’t love each other?” He and other musicians ...
Wish You Were Here features Pink Floyd at their finest. Did you know some of what went on behind the scenes of making the record?
What else did Jimmy Page say about Syd Barrett? The 2017 interview wasn't the first time Page raved about Barrett's talent.
Pigs will fly, as the old saying goes, before feuding musicians Roger Waters and David Gilmour reunite to make a new Pink ...
It’s been 50 years since Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here, an album that paid tribute to their founding member Syd Barrett and marked a pivotal moment for the band.
Roger Waters and David Gilmour’s bitter feud had devastating consequences for Pink Floyd, shaping the band’s history and ...
Fifty-eight years ago today, Pink Floyd released their debut album featuring lyrics by their original singer, Syd Barrett.
Our readers' letters today reflect on Britain at its best and the great days of live music at the New Earswick "Bop" in the 1960s.
So it's no small thing that he credits founding Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett with transforming the rock and roll soundscape forever...or that he still regrets never seeing him play live.