I found out today that Syd Barrett died a couple of days ago. Syd Barrett was the founder of Pink Floyd and one of the greatest songwriters and musicians of all time.
Syd Barrett's influence on myself as a guitarist is immense. The originality and inventiveness that he brought to guitar playing was truly amazing. His songwriting was equally as beautiful.
Although he left Pink Floyd before they recorded their second album they would have never existed without Syd Barrett. There would be no "Dark Side Of The Moon", or "Wish You Were Here", or "The Wall".
Today is a very sad day for me.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
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