Syd Barrett. RIP

Sad news.

BBC NEWS

Pink Floyd's Barrett dies aged 60

Syd Barrett, one of the original members of legendary rock group Pink Floyd, has died at the age of 60, the band's spokesman has confirmed.
He was born Roger Keith Barrett in Cambridge in 1946 and met future bandmates Roger Waters and David Gilmour at school there.

The guitarist was invited to join Pink Floyd by Waters in 1965 and the group went on to sell millions of albums.

He suffered from diabetes and had not been recording music in recent years.

Another dead legend.

Shine on you crazy diamond.

May he be at peace at last.

One of the greats

**** **** **** **** ****

This sucks.

Those are the only words that come from me right now.

Just saw this on the news,

Anyway for anyone whos interested this is my favorite Barret ditty, Pwning the Beatles for Whackiness. from one of my favorite sites,
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/bike.php

Terrible. I love Pink Floyd since two years now, but songs like Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Wish You Were Here and Hey You didn't really impress me until I became interested in Barrett and read quite a lot about him on the Internet, meanwhile listening to his dark songs, songs that give you a depressive and dark feeling.

Hey you, out there on your own
Sitting naked by the phone
Would you touch me?
Hey you, with you ear against the wall
Waiting for someone to call out
Would you touch me?
Hey you, would you help me to carry the stone?
Open your heart, Im coming home.

But it was only fantasy.
The wall was too high,
As you can see.
No matter how he tried,
He could not break free.
And the worms ate into his brain.

Rest in peace, old buddy.

Rest in peace, I was extremely saddened when I heard the news

He was a poet, didn't you know it?