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Syd Barrett was an English musician born on January 6, 1946. He was a founding member of the rock band Pink Floyd and is known for his innovative songwriting and guitar work. Barrett's unique style and contributions to the band's early music, including the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, have left a lasting impact on the psychedelic rock genre. He struggled with mental health issues later in life but remains a legendary figure in music history. Syd passed away on July 7, 2006.
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"Living in Cambridge, with nature and everything, it's so clean."

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"A lot of people want to make films and do photography and things, but I'm quite happy doing what I'm doing."

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"If I'd stayed at college I would have become a teacher."

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"I'm treading the backward path. Mostly, I just waste my time."

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"Getting used to the studio and everything was fun, we freaked about alot. I was working very hard then."

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"I like songs that are simple."

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"I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not anything that you think I am anyway."

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"It's always been too slow for me. Playing. The pace of things. I'm a fast sprinter. The trouble was, after playing in the group for a few months, I couldn't reach that point."

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"I'd like to be rich. I'd like a lot of money to put into my physicals and to buy food for all my friends."

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"I never felt so close to a guitar as that silver one with mirrors that I used on stage all the time."

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"I think young people should have a lot of fun. But I never seem to have any."

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"The only work I've done the last two years is interviews. I'm very good at it."

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"I think it's good if a song has more than one meaning. Maybe that kind of song can reach far more people."

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"Have you seen the roses? There's a whole lot of colours."

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"I've just had an operation, but nothing too serious."

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