The galvanising force behind Pink Floyd's early successes, Syd Barrett's gifts for quirky lyricism, imaginative songcraft and audacious guitar playing were central to the band's kaleidoscopic sound.

The Pink Floyd founder member is to be remembered with a concert, art exhibition and album.

In 1967, 59 years ago today, Pink Floyd made their first television appearance. They performed "See Emily Play" on Top of the ...

In the book Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Story, Roger Waters is quoted as saying about his former bandmate Syd Barrett, “It couldn’t have happened without him, but on the other hand it ...

Mercury Studios has completed work on a documentary about Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett. Titled Have You Got It Yet? after an unreleased Barrett song, the film was started by longtime Floyd ...

Ahead of the release of his new album The Confuser (July 24), cult psychedelic rocker Robyn Hitchcock has spoken at length ...

The former Soft Boys frontman spoke with comedian and writer Stewart Lee When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ahead of the release of ...

Of the members of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett is arguably the most misunderstood. Though he helped found the band and came up with their name, Barrett's legacy is a complicated one. Heleft Pink Floyd in ...

Syd Barrett was born Roger Keith Barrett in Cambridge, England on January 6, 1946. As a teenager, Barrett gained the nickname ...

Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin remain classic rock juggernauts decades after their apex. Page’s best guitar solos remain iconic, and the band’s songs are still all-time greats. Even though he was focused ...

“I was passionately in love with the writing of Syd Barrett from Pink Floyd,” revealed David Bowie in the 2007 BBC documentary Seven Ages of Rock. “There was something slightly not-quite-with-us about ...