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- Syd_Barrett abstract "Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English musician, composer, singer, songwriter and painter, best remembered as a founder member of the band Pink Floyd. He was lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic direction in their early compositions. He is credited with naming the band. Barrett left the group in April 1968 and was briefly hospitalised amid speculation of mental illness exacerbated by drug use.Barrett was musically active for fewer than ten years. He recorded four singles with Pink Floyd, the debut album (and contributed to the second one), plus several unreleased songs. In 1969, Barrett initiated his solo career when he released the single, "Octopus", taken from his first solo album, The Madcap Laughs (1970). The album was recorded over the course of one year (1968–1969) with five different producers (Peter Jenner, Malcolm Jones, David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Barrett himself). Nearly two months after Madcap was released, Barrett began working on his second and final album, Barrett (produced by Gilmour and featuring contributions from Richard Wright), which was released in late 1970. He then went into self-imposed seclusion lasting until his 2006 death. In 1988, an album of unreleased tracks and outtakes, Opel, was released by EMI with Barrett's approval.Barrett's innovative guitar work and exploration of experimental techniques, such as using dissonance, distortion and feedback, had an enormous impact on many musicians, from David Bowie to Brian Eno to Jimmy Page. In his post-music life, Barrett continued with painting and dedicated himself to gardening. Biographies began appearing in the 1980s. Pink Floyd wrote and recorded several tributes to him, most notably the 1975 album Wish You Were Here, which included "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", a memorial to Barrett.".
- Syd_Barrett activeYearsEndYear "1974".
- Syd_Barrett activeYearsStartYear "1964".
- Syd_Barrett alias "Barrett, Syd".
- Syd_Barrett alias "Syd".
- Syd_Barrett associatedBand Pink_Floyd.
- Syd_Barrett associatedBand Stars_(British_band).
- Syd_Barrett associatedMusicalArtist Pink_Floyd.
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- Syd_Barrett birthDate "1946-01-06".
- Syd_Barrett birthPlace Cambridge.
- Syd_Barrett birthYear "1946".
- Syd_Barrett deathDate "2006-07-07".
- Syd_Barrett deathPlace Cambridge.
- Syd_Barrett deathYear "2006".
- Syd_Barrett genre Avant-garde_music.
- Syd_Barrett genre Blues_rock.
- Syd_Barrett genre Experimental_rock.
- Syd_Barrett genre Psychedelic_folk.
- Syd_Barrett genre Psychedelic_pop.
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- Syd_Barrett genre Space_rock.
- Syd_Barrett instrument Danelectro.
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- Syd_Barrett recordLabel Harvest_Records.
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- Syd_Barrett wikiPageExternalLink www.syd-barrett-trust.org.uk.
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- Syd_Barrett alias "Syd".
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- Syd_Barrett birthDate "1946-01-06".
- Syd_Barrett birthName "Roger Keith Barrett".
- Syd_Barrett birthPlace "Cambridge, England".
- Syd_Barrett caption "Syd Barrett in 1969".
- Syd_Barrett dateOfBirth "1946-01-06".
- Syd_Barrett dateOfDeath "2006-07-07".
- Syd_Barrett deathDate "2006-07-07".
- Syd_Barrett deathPlace "Cambridge, England".
- Syd_Barrett genre Avant-garde_music.
- Syd_Barrett genre Blues_rock.
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- Syd_Barrett genre Psychedelic_rock.
- Syd_Barrett genre Space_rock.
- Syd_Barrett hasPhotoCollection Syd_Barrett.
- Syd_Barrett instrument "Vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, bass guitar, organ, percussion".
- Syd_Barrett label Harvest_Records.
- Syd_Barrett name "Barrett, Roger Keith".
- Syd_Barrett name "Syd Barrett".
- Syd_Barrett notableInstruments Fender_Esquire.
- Syd_Barrett notableInstruments Fender_Telecaster.
- Syd_Barrett notableInstruments "Danelectro DC-59".
- Syd_Barrett occupation "Musician, singer-songwriter, artist".
- Syd_Barrett placeOfBirth "Cambridge, England".
- Syd_Barrett placeOfDeath "Cambridge, England".
- Syd_Barrett shortDescription "English musician".
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- Syd_Barrett yearsActive "1964".
- Syd_Barrett description "English musician".
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