final credits - syd barrett
He gave pop music that space cadet glow.
Syd Barrett, one-time front man for Pink Floyd, died in relative obscurity July 7th, 2006 at the age of 60. Although an official cause of death was not released, a family member said Barrett died from cancer.
Barrett co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 with Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright, and wrote many of the band's early songs.
Increasingly erratic behaviour led to the group replacing Barrett with Dave Gilmour.
Barrett recorded two solo albums with the help of his bandmates but his mental instability prevented him from achieving a fraction of the success the band he formed achieved.
In recent years he tended to a garden at his mother's house. The seeds he sowed when he gave Pink Floyd their artistic template still echo far and wide throughout pop music to this day.
Full tribute to appear shortly.