Author(s): Mike Watkinson & Pete Anderson

Music

Syd Barrett was Pink Floyd's founder, singer, guitarist and principal composer, who left the group in 1968 amidst tales of acid-induced madness. Barrett's brief flash of erratic brilliance has is now the stuff of rock legend, and his post-Floyd recordings have become cult classics. Updated for 2006, this book draws on years of research to relate an epic rock tragedy.