Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett looms large in the history of British music and the psychedelic scene of the late '60s and early '70s. His free-form style of guitar playing, unorthodox lyrics and ...

When Syd Barrett dropped by during the recording of Wish You Were Here, it shook Pink Floyd to the core.

Of the members of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett is arguably the most misunderstood. Though he helped found the band and came up with their name, Barrett’s legacy is a complicated one. Heleft Pink Floyd in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images You will no doubt have read the obituaries for Syd Barrett, who died of cancer on July ...