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Syd Barrett was born on January 6, 1946 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England as Roger Keith Barrett. He died on July 7, 2006 in Cambridge.
Former member of rock group Pink Floyd . Before joining Pink Floyd in 1964, he worked as an actor, painter and writer. During the taping of the band's appearance on The Pat Boone Show (1967) in 1967, he was so stoned that he couldn't even lip-sync his own vocals, much less mime his own guitar playing (bands playing on television in those days would often mime along to their hit records). Syd instead stood, staring stone-faced at the camera. Eventually bassist Roger Waters began lip-syncing his vocals. Was a member of Pink Floyd from 1964-1968, and wrote most of the songs on the band's debut album "Piper At The Gates of Dawn" (1967). After leaving Pink Floyd , he recorded two solo albums: "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett", both LPs. Additional material from these sessions was compiled and released as the album "Opel" in 1988. The Pink Floyd album, "Wish You Were Here", is a tribute to him. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of Pink Floyd ) in 1996. Was a diabetic He was cited as an influence by artists such as David Bowie and Paul Weller . Bowie described Barrett as "so charismatic and such a startlingly original songwriter", as well as being, along with Anthony Newley , one of the first performers he'd heard sing popular music with a British accent.
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Syd Barrett
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6 January 1946
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Roger Waters , David Gilmour , Nick Mason , Richard Wright and others tell the story of the creative process of the album "Wish You Were Here", released in September 1975.
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