Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd, Dead
Syd Barrett, who founded Pink Floyd but disappeared to live as a recluse 30 years ago, has died, the band said Tuesday. He was 60. Alan Barrett said of his 60-year-old brother: “He died peacefully at home. There will be a private family funeral in the next few days.”
Pink Floyd issued a statement saying: “The band are naturally very upset and sad to learn of Syd Barrett’s death. Syd was the guiding light of the early band line-up and leaves a legacy which continues to inspire.”
A spokeswoman for the band said Barrett died several days ago, but she did not disclose the cause of death. Barrett had suffered from diabetes for years. The surviving members of Pink Floyd - David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright - said they were “very upset and sad to learn of Syd Barrett’s death.”
“Syd was the guiding light of the early band lineup and leaves a legacy which continues to inspire,” they said in a statement.
He departed the group while battling mental illness after just one album, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, which he had largely written. When Pink Floyd achieved global stardom in 1973 with Dark Side Of The Moon, Barrett was living as a recluse - as he continued to do for the rest of his life. He was long gone as Pink Floyd amassed more than 200 million album sales throughout their career.
Read what James wrote about Syd Barrett here
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