[QUOTE=RichardCranium]Is he mental? like does he still know whats going on or?...[/QUOTE]

Syd is still alive, but he now a total recluse (sp?) he dosent leave his house. his family buys his food, ect, and he spends time painting and stuff.

[QUOTE=RichardCranium]how did he go crazy? i mean i know it was the drugs but did he jus suddenly snap one day?[/QUOTE]

LSD is known to bring out metal illness. He already had it, but the LSD brought it out much sooner and more powerfully.

[QUOTE=Modestbob]i downloaded those songs and they wont play.[/QUOTE]

They are WMA, so play them through Windows Media Player

Well, people also think it all started when his father died when he was young and that he already was harboring problems in his head. The LSD played a bit role, specially since he basically went through a time when all he basically consume was LSD.

So does he still have all his creative ability? does he still do drugs? where might i find some good drugs?

He probably does, I haven't heard his solo stuff. He probably doesn't still do drugs or else he'd get worse. The internet.

[QUOTE=magicbus]He probably does, I haven't heard his solo stuff. He probably doesn't still do drugs or else he'd get worse. The internet.[/QUOTE]

His solo stuff is ok, I mean some isn't good, but there are some great songs he does

He doesn't do anything now. They say that everything that reminds of him of his past depresses him for weeks. On his mother's deathbed, she asked that none of the PF members have any contact with him. They say that everytime he paints something new, when he finishes, he burns them. He has diabetes too, and he usually neglects his insuline(sp?) shots.

Oh yea, and they know that he lives in Cambridge, but people usually don't recognize him since every old guy there has the same looks.

He is the most interesting member of PF... at least for me.

He's a very interesting guy. But yeah, a total recluse. Although, according to the biography I read, as of 1989 he was getting better, and thinking about maybe even getting a day job. But, that was 16 years ago, so I have no clue what came of it.

Isn't he a gardener?

Who knows? There's a lot of rumours about him going around, but no one knows for sure. They say that he doesn't even want to play guitar anymore.

Though his nephew said that he was writting a book about the history of art.

(Oh, by the way, great avatar Shazzam)

syd is wicked, i know this is kinda mean but im glad he went insane, becasue then the world got to hear gilmour.
If he didnt go nuts, i think none of us would know who pink floyd is today,

According to Gilmour, he could've made it big with Jokers Wild as well. Although I think I prefer Pink Floyd as it stood to Jokers Wild.

Off topic, but could someone send me an album by The Mars Volta? Or maybe multiple albums? I would love you forever. I have a lot to send back. My screenname is DeusExMachina107.

What if Pink Floyd would've have its 5-man lineup? Syd on guitar, Dave on lead?

Would they have been better or worse? What do you guys think?

Worse. If Syd stayed in the band, he would've been the primary song writer. The only reason the others wrote was because they tried to keep going without Syd. They completely relied on him when he was in the band, and tried to copy him for quite awhile after he left. And, personally, Waters + Gilmour > Barrett.

But many people think that if Syd would've kept going he would've been the greatest songwritter. They had a lot of fate with him, plus, Set The Controls For the Heart of the Sun was written while Syd was still in the band, though not Waters best work lyrically, it showed that he had the potential if he kept going. It would've been another Harrison thing with Waters. Maybe Syd would've dominated at first, but Rog might have kept writting and evolving until what we all know and love about him.

Of course, if Syd wouldn't have gone, well, mad, things like SOYCD and WYWH might not have ever existed... and the world would have been a sadder one.

[QUOTE=DeusExMachina]He's a very interesting guy. But yeah, a total recluse. Although, according to the biography I read, as of 1989 he was getting better, and thinking about maybe even getting a day job. But, that was 16 years ago, so I have no clue what came of it.[/QUOTE]

Did you read Saucerful of Secrets, the Pink Floyd Odyssey?

That's what I read.

It said something like "One day he hopes to be well enough to take the bus to and from an office"

I highly doubt that's gonna happen though.

Syd Barrett IMO is one of the most interesting people ever.

[QUOTE=DeusExMachina]Worse. If Syd stayed in the band, he would've been the primary song writer. The only reason the others wrote was because they tried to keep going without Syd. They completely relied on him when he was in the band, and tried to copy him for quite awhile after he left. And, personally, Waters + Gilmour > Barrett.[/QUOTE]

Waters and Gilmour worked better together I think, but its hard to compare the Barrett years to the post Barrett years because they are so different.

[QUOTE=MalcolmYoungRock]Syd Barrett IMO is one of the most interesting people ever.[/QUOTE]

I agree, it adds so much mystery to Pink Floyd. I mean here you have this brillent psychedelic artist, who just one day drops off the face of the earth.

I had a half an hour discussion about Syd Barret with my English teacher the other day.
It was awesome :cool:

[QUOTE=i_am_Jimmy_Page]I had a half an hour discussion about Syd Barret with my English teacher the other day.
It was awesome :cool:[/QUOTE]

What did you discussed?

Heh. Today I was playing my acoustic guitar in the halls of my school while I waited for a ride, and my counsellor came and asked if he could play my guitar, and totally showed me up. It was amusing. Off topic, but yeah.

After listening to the old stuff for a while, I'm really starting to like Syd, as I was a Waters fan before. The writing styles of them are a bit different and I like em both alot. Was wondering who was everyone's favorite?

That's a hard question, but I think I preffer Waters. The hard thing is that Syd wasn't able to evolve, like Waters did, so who knows?

[QUOTE=PeenkPhloide]After listening to the old stuff for a while, I'm really starting to like Syd, as I was a Waters fan before. The writing styles of them are a bit different and I like em both alot. Was wondering who was everyone's favorite?[/QUOTE]

Syd, Waters stuff hits me personally, but with only one meaning. Syd's stuff hits me with more then one.

[QUOTE=PeenkPhloide]After listening to the old stuff for a while, I'm really starting to like Syd, as I was a Waters fan before. The writing styles of them are a bit different and I like em both alot. Was wondering who was everyone's favorite?[/QUOTE]

I prefer the Waters/Gilmour years more. As for your user title, your Spanish grammar is so terrible it's not even funny*


*Actually, it's still funny as hell. :lol:

'Tu mama va a la colegio' is what it should be (plus an accent over the 2nd a in mama)

fi you ask me any pink floyd is good, i dont think theres any somg that i dont like to listen too, if you really think about it pink floyd is one of the most revoultionary bands. theres no other group that sounds like them, they have to most unique sound ever.

[QUOTE=Default User]fi you ask me any pink floyd is good, i dont think theres any somg that i dont like to listen too, if you really think about it pink floyd is one of the most revoultionary bands. theres no other group that sounds like them, they have to most unique sound ever.[/QUOTE]

Thats because like many of the great classic rock bands they changed their sound many times and it kept them original. Unfortuently unlike bands like the Beatles their changes towards the end were for the worst.

Deus-I am joining the Wish You Were Here fanboy wagon. Before last week, I had WYWH and SYOCD 1-5, but thanks to Med, I got the rest of the album, and wow...It's great. There isn't a second of it I don't enjoy. :p

[QUOTE=pigonthewing82]Thats because like many of the great classic rock bands they changed their sound many times and it kept them original. Unfortuently unlike bands like the Beatles their changes towards the end were for the worst.[/QUOTE]

I must disagree. The only album that was below their standards towards the end of their careers was Let it Be, and you can understand why it was once you know the hell they went through during those sessions. But Abbey Road, their last recorded album, for me, it's their best all together piece of work, forget Sgt. Pepper.

... But yeah, my favourite album of theirs is still the White Album.

Anyways, this is a PF thread, so I'll stop now.