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Musicians

Abu Pepe

(637 posts) Tue Mar 20, 2018, 11:16 AM Mar 2018

Anyone ever see Syd Barrett?

With PF, solo or puttering around Cambridge?

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Anyone ever see Syd Barrett? (Original Post) Abu Pepe Mar 2018 OP

I have a dear British friend gay texan Mar 2018 #1

That is so cool. Please do and report back. Abu Pepe Mar 2018 #4

You know he's dead, right? I saw the documentary of the making of "wish you were here" hlthe2b Mar 2018 #2

Yes. And yes. I was sad when he died Abu Pepe Mar 2018 #3

gay texan

(2,435 posts)

1. I have a dear British friend

Reply to Abu Pepe (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 11:37 AM

Mar 2018

That saw them at a club in London. Had to be 1966 - 1967. I will ask him for details

Abu Pepe

(637 posts)

4. That is so cool. Please do and report back.

Reply to gay texan (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 11:55 AM

Mar 2018

SB era Floyd is on my time machine tour list.

hlthe2b

(102,141 posts)

2. You know he's dead, right? I saw the documentary of the making of "wish you were here"

Reply to Abu Pepe (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 11:37 AM

Mar 2018

on AXSTV last weekend.

I think I agree with those who say the LSD brought out his latent schizophrenia. Hearing the remaining PF members talk about it, though was poignant.

Abu Pepe

(637 posts)

3. Yes. And yes. I was sad when he died

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 11:53 AM

Mar 2018

I agree with the LSD/schizophrenia theory too. His sister seems like a really nice woman who was probably doing very different things than he in the 60s. His two solo albums have an almost proto 90s alternative feel. The stripped down sound that was caused by the rush to complete madcap especially.

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