What a TRIP back in time that was!!!...and Syd Barrett in particular, you may be interested in this 'Alternative Version' of Arnold Layne, filmed on Hampstead Heath, North London in 1967 and premiered on 19/2/21.
I see what you did there....What a TRIP back in time that was!!!
Paul.
Thanks for posting, a rare chance to see Syd Barrett the origanal front man of Floyd.I see what you did there....![]()
I've read quite a few books and heard a few interviews with people who were close to him at the time, and I got the impression the crazy stories were a bit exaggerated. I reckon he just couldn't be arsed with the celebrity and the music machine and distanced himself from it.He was a troubled man , tallented but troubled.
He arranged and wrote some awsome tracks greatly missed.
Someone once asked him "wasnt you once Syd Barrett" his rrply was "never heard of him" he died a year later was it a bad trip or bipolar?
He could have had Bipolar Disorder but he did indulge in huge amounts of drugs as did they all but he pushed the envelope as far as the drug taking was concerned by all accounts.He was a troubled man , tallented but troubled.
He arranged and wrote some awsome tracks greatly missed.
Someone once asked him "wasnt you once Syd Barrett" his rrply was "never heard of him" he died a year later was it a bad trip or bipolar?
The band themselves confirmed that this was the case.He had a drugs / alcohol problem. Later he got diabetes.
Don't know if it's true, but the story goes he visited the studio while Pink Floyd was recording the Wish You Were Here album but no one recognized him.
Shine on You crazy Diamond is about him, ShineYouDiamond -> Syd
He died in 2006, Richard Wright died in 2008
In fact, here is the relevant part of that documentary...The band themselves confirmed that this was the case.