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Syd Barrett

I tattooed my brain all the way

About Me

I joined a band in 1964 which I helped name The Pink Floyd Sound from two random blues men, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. I just liked how the names sounded together. I came to lead the group writing such songs as See Emily Play, and Arnold Layne, only to be kicked out five years later. I have two solo albums; The Madcap Laughs, and Barret.

My Interests

I enjoy LSD and painting myself into the floor.

I'd like to meet:

The Beatles, Steve Cropper, Bo Diddley

Music:

Gilbert and Sullivan, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, Bo Diddley, The Ventures, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy Reed, Booker T. and the MGs, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Davy Graham, The Kinks, The Who, The Incredible String Band, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and many others.

Books:

The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings, Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland/Alice's Adventures Underground/Through The Looking Glass, Chronicles of Narnia