Syd Barrett: 1946-2006
"Shine On you Crazy Diamond"
For those of you who were into rock n' roll way back in the days will need no introduction to the madcap. Sometimes i feel that too much has been said about him and yet there are times when i feel that not much has been said about him. Syd was one of the founding members of the legendary Pink Floyd and he was responsible for almost all of the early floyd tunes.
It was no secret that he was heavily influenced by LSD and when he had less control over his actions on stage, Gilmour was brought into the band. Syd began to have less and less of a role. Gilmour began to take over the music and Waters took care of the lyrics. Syd would be so lost that sometimes he would strum one single note on his guitar and stay that way through out the whole concert, while the rest of the band kept playing. Its came to a point where Syd had to leave the band and he soon moved into a quiet home in Cambrigde, England, where he remained till his last days.
Not many people knew about where Syd was after he left Floyd, but his former bandmates always watched out for him and checked on him often. Floyd recorded many albums and most of them had references to Syd. "Shine on you Crazy Diamond" "Brain Damage" "Wish you were Here" and even the ever famous "Comfortably numb" can be well related to Syd and this just goes to show how much of an influence he was to Floyd and how much his presence was missed by rest of the band. Waters and Gilmour split ways but they both always remembered Syd through their songs and concerts. Who can ever forget the "In The Flesh" tour of waters where the huge backdrop flashed images of Syd while the band belted out "Shine on you Crazy Diamond".
Syd passed away a few days ago in his quiet home in Cambridge. Syd the person may have left us, like we all have to do some day, but Syd the spirit still remains and always will till the end of time. There is no doubt about that. It is impossible for us to just ignore the madcap and walk on.
It was no secret that he was heavily influenced by LSD and when he had less control over his actions on stage, Gilmour was brought into the band. Syd began to have less and less of a role. Gilmour began to take over the music and Waters took care of the lyrics. Syd would be so lost that sometimes he would strum one single note on his guitar and stay that way through out the whole concert, while the rest of the band kept playing. Its came to a point where Syd had to leave the band and he soon moved into a quiet home in Cambrigde, England, where he remained till his last days.
Not many people knew about where Syd was after he left Floyd, but his former bandmates always watched out for him and checked on him often. Floyd recorded many albums and most of them had references to Syd. "Shine on you Crazy Diamond" "Brain Damage" "Wish you were Here" and even the ever famous "Comfortably numb" can be well related to Syd and this just goes to show how much of an influence he was to Floyd and how much his presence was missed by rest of the band. Waters and Gilmour split ways but they both always remembered Syd through their songs and concerts. Who can ever forget the "In The Flesh" tour of waters where the huge backdrop flashed images of Syd while the band belted out "Shine on you Crazy Diamond".
Syd passed away a few days ago in his quiet home in Cambridge. Syd the person may have left us, like we all have to do some day, but Syd the spirit still remains and always will till the end of time. There is no doubt about that. It is impossible for us to just ignore the madcap and walk on.
Pile on many more layers, and ill be joining you there.
Shine on you Crazy Diamond.
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