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Happy Birthday Syd



Today is the birthday of Roger Keith Barrett, better known as Syd Barrett. The crazy diamond recluse, but also the founder and main muse even after he left the band years later, died of diabetes complications on July 7, 2006. Syd Barrett legacy lives on even know. His quick ascent and descent mentally and otherwise, has created a mystic quality to him. Would he want that? Who knows. I just wanted to share my love and thoughts of him on his birthday. His music is unique, bizarre, brilliant, and catchy. From the entire Piper At the Gates Of Dawn record, to the madcap laughs and Barrett, he still has his own world he creates. Today we should all celebrate his music and his life. His influence is undeniable. A mad genius, but geniuses usually have a touch of madness. Shine on you crazy diamond.

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