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“He didn’t like to be reminded of the past… he went to his sister’s to watch a documentary about him and Pink Floyd, but left, complaining it was too loud”: Syd Barrett was more than just another mad genius

The psychedelic visionary just wasn’t interested in his own legacy after abandoning the music industry in 1972 – but he never stopped creating

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‘Nobody really knew what happened’: tracing the life of Syd Barrett

A new documentary looks back on the highs and lows of the mysterious Pink Floyd co-founder, troubled but too often misunderstood

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An official Syd Barrett YouTube channel has been launched

The Syd Barrett Estate has launched an official YouTube channel for the Pink Floyd founder - first up are new videos for Terrapin, Dominoes and Dark Globe

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"It was like Dorothy landing in Oz" - what happened when Alice Cooper went to Los Angeles

Once upon a time, a garage band from Phoenix moved to LA and became Alice Cooper, with a little help from Frank Zappa, a dark alter ego and... West Side Story

Louder

Watch the trailer for the new Syd Barrett movie

Have You Got It Yet? The Story Of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd opens in Everyman Cinemas in May

Louder

Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd went on tour: knife-throwing, guitar smashing and acid breakdowns followed

Syd Barrett was catatonic. Jimi Hendrix was encouraging Keith Emerson to throw knives at him. Lemmy was one of the roadies. Welcome to the cosmic variety show

Louder

7 best Pink Floyd tracks to test your hi-fi system

What could be better than a top hi-fi system playing the British prog rock legends' finest work?

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Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett once believed that Alice Cooper's cornflakes were singing and dancing for his entertainment

When Pink Floyd came to stay at Alice Cooper's house in Venice Beach in 1968, Syd Barrett was in "a different headspace" Cooper recalls

Louder

Pink Floyd's enigmatic, record-breaking album The Dark Side Of The Moon turns 50

The iconic cover art, the boundary-pushing sonics, that thing where it supposedly synchronises with The Wizard Of Oz — Pink Floyd's legendary album is one of the most successful releases of all time.

ABC News

Who is Roger Waters? Pink Floyd co-founder tries to keep German shows after antisemitism accusations

Frankfurt City Council has called off the singer’s May concert amid antisemitism allegations.

Evening Standard

The Dark Side of the Moon at 50: how Marx, trauma and compassion all influenced Pink Floyd's masterpiece

Dixi et salvavi animam meam.

The Conversation

Christine McVie used to play at the blues night we ran as teenagers. We were all besotted

We’d book Chicken Shack in a room above a pub for £30. And in a male-dominated scene, the shy singer proved her worth with a magical voice

The Guardian - UK

Open-minded and truly eclectic: Nik Turner was the spirit of Hawkwind

Despite his sometimes turbulent relationship with the rest of the band, Turner’s saxophone was an integral part of their gritty and cathartic 70s sound

The Guardian - UK

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters says he's 'more important' than Drake after critics no-show

Pink Floyd star Roger Waters reckons he's "far more important" than Canadian artists Drake and The Weeknd - despite critics failing to attend his concert in Toronto

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