The mistake in Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ that saved David Gilmour’s life
Making a mistake can sometimes make a masterpiece, and sometimes, it can save a career. That is certainly the case for Pink ...
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What is the real story behind Syd Barrett departing Pink Floyd?
Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett, one of the founding members of ... After that moment Barrett turned into a true recluse, devoting ...
Maggi Hambling: ‘The feminists got their knickers in a twist over my art – what are they on about?’
Maggi Hambling without a cigarette. What is going on? “From the minute I had oil paint in my hands, there’s been a cigarette, ...
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The Mysterious Life of Syd Barrett: Pink Floyd’s Original Frontman
The life of Syd Barrett was not an easy one, but the legacy he left behind is one of the most respected in psychedelic rock.
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Syd Barrett to be subject of new documentary, Have You Got It Yet?
Syd Barrett is to be the subject of a new documentary ... story of Brian Wilson and Kurt Cobain and many others in music and art whose explosive creative drives often rest on fragile exuberant ...
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Hospital garden in Cambridge to honour Syd Barrett
Art Garden Health Syd's Garden will open in the grounds of Addenbrooke's Hospital in 2018 Addenbrooke's offered them a plot a year ago - and fundraising got under way. Mr Pyle knew Barrett as a ...
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No. 9: Syd Barrett’s Psychotic Breakdown
A founding member of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett was best known as the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter during the band's heavily psychedelic early years. He composed the majority of ...
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Pink Floyd legend Syd Barrett dies
‘Syd’ Barrett was born Roger Keith Barrett in Cambridge ... He was said to be fond of painting, writing and gardening. Pink Floyd ensured he still got regular royalty payments.
“A bit contrived”: Why Ian Anderson thought The Beatles sounded twee
Speaking to the magazine about the records that changed his life, Anderson said that the two albums, both released in 1967, were battling it out for the attention of fans of progressive pop, but it ...
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A brief history of psychedelia in eight colours
The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as “music, culture or art based on the experiences ... Radio 4 documentary The Twilight World of Syd Barrett outlines, the Floyd frontman was unable ...
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Department Store Santas
Television Personalities, Guided By Voices, Daniel Johnston, Cleaners From Venus, Comus, Gary Wilson, Syd Barrett, 13th Floor Elevators, Roky Erickson, the Red Crayola, Captain Beefheart ...
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Art and Design
Tamara de Lempicka’s first major U.S. survey invokes her as a trailblazing techno-feminist who borrowed freely from art history. But it also buries her erratic second act. By Walker Mimms ...