6 Quotes & Sayings By Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett was a founding member of Pink Floyd and a highly influential songwriter and guitarist. He is widely regarded as one of the most innovative, creative, and experimental guitarists of the psychedelic era. Between Pink Floyd's formation in 1965 and its dissolution in 1970, Barrett released five solo albums. His last solo album was Barrett, released in 1968 Read more

As a young man, he played guitar for the underground psychedelic band The Tea Set during their short-lived "official" existence. In his later years he became a vegetarian, made music again with David Gilmour of Pink Floyd on a number of tracks for their 2006 album A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and performed with Gilmour at Live 8 in 2005.

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We feel that in the future, groups are going to have to offer much more than just a pop show. They'll have to offer a well-presented theatre show. Syd Barrett
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That's all I wanted to do as a kid. Play a guitar properly and jump around. But too many people got in the way. Syd Barrett
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I'm full of dust and guitars... Syd Barrett
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Well, I'm a painter, I was trained as a painter… I seem to have spent a little less time painting than I might've done… But it didn't transcend the feeling of playing at UFO and those sort of places with the lights and that, the fact that the group was getting bigger and bigger. Syd Barrett
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I'd like to be rich. I'd like a lot of money to put into my physicals and to buy food for all my friends. Syd Barrett