A love of Syd Barrett's music was actually one of the few things that the always-fractious Reid brothers agreed upon during their teenage years. And, in a roundabout fashion, it was this shared ...

Here are four great Syd Barrett solo songs in honor of what would’ve been the late Pink Floyd co-founder’s 80th birthday.

Of the members of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett is arguably the most misunderstood. Though he helped found the band and came up ...

Pink Floyd would have been nothing without Syd Barrett, even though he was only really involved for just a couple of albums from the early years of the band. He was an incredible songwriter and ...

You will no doubt have read the obituaries for Syd Barrett, who died of cancer on July 7 2006. You will have read about how he was the original guiding light of Pink Floyd, who wrote, sang and played ...

Syd Barrett’s myth is as powerful as ever. Here, Nick Mason remembers the mercurial brilliance of his former Pink Floyd ...

Noel Fielding has unveiled a series of paintings in homage to his idol Syd Barrett. To coincide with the release of Pink Floyd's Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix), the British ...

As one of the most legendary rock stars of all time, Jimmy Page has understandably high standards when it comes to music. So ...

Bassist Roger Waters and drummer Nick Mason began playing music together as teenagers while studying architecture at the London Polytechnic. By the end of 1965, they had been joined by keyboardist ...

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - He helped create one of rock's greatest bands, but the late Syd Barrett always considered himself a painter before a Pink Floyd founder. Speaking at an exhibition of the ...