In 1965, Syd Barrett, born Jan. 6, 1946, co-founded Pink Floyd with bassist Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason, and keyboardist Richard Wright (1943-2008). Barrett, who sang, played guitar, and was the ...

Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and painter. Best known as a founder of the band Pink Floyd, Barrett was the lead ...

There are two Syd Barretts. The one that many music fans know is the dark-eyed, eccentric cult icon who was immortalized in Pink Floyd’s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.” The second is the real human ...