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Syd Barrett
(1946-2006)
Who Was Syd Barrett?
Guitarist Syd Barrett took to music at an early age.
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While in London for college, he joined the band that would become Pink Floyd as the guitarist and wrote many of their early songs. He soon became erratic and was forced to leave the band. After a brief solo career, he quit music and moved in with his mother where he painted and seldom spoke to others.
Early Life
Roger Keith Barrett, better known as Syd Barrett, was born in Cambridge, England on January 6, 1946.
Barrett was the fourth of five children born to Max and Winifred Barrett, who encouraged his interest in music.
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He played the piano, ukulele, banjo and guitar as a kid. He also spent time writing and drawing, and he won awards for his poetry in high school.
Several stories exist as to how Barrett acquired his nickname, "Syd." Some sources say that he was given the nickname around the age of 14 and that it refers to a local bass player named Sid Barrett.
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