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was saddened to hear today of syd barrets demise, a founder member of pink floyd who left after about 3 yrs due to a breakdown/drugs became a recluse and just dropped off the planet, no-one had seen syd for many years then one day out of the blue he wandered in the recording studio,the strange thing was floyd were recording Wish you were here, the album that they were making in his memory of which SHINE ON was written with syd in mind, he was only there that day,then vanished again back to being a recluse, he was a MAJOR musician who just couldnt hack the life. havent seen him for nearly 40 years but will miss him,hope you find more where you are now syd than you did here R.I.P.

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Amen..............

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Well put Cash, hope he finds peace in the valley.

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ta alan lost a lot of mates in the 60s drugs/ bike smashes etc and as i was dafter than any of em,i always think- there but for the grace of god.and daft as it is i always regard old favorites of mine as mates.

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Listening to a bit of Floyd as I type in memory........

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Sad news. Although he wasn't a big favourite of mine, there was something about his songs that appealed. Everytime I hear "Arnold Layne", it's summer '67 and I'm back on the deck. Very evocative music. As Al says, hopefully he'll find peace now.

Mr. C, I do that too!

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Gutted.
I'm not the biggest fan of Floyd but it's always sad when such an influencial and creative character is taken by drugs & the on-going effects. The sheer influence of the man is astounding; not least the vast influence on David Bowie (of which I am a fan).
He was only in Pink Floyd for 3 years, yet new generations continue to discover & be in awe of his talents which is humbling.
RIP.

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Yes condolences from me too,,,,In the words of Freddie Murcury ,Another one bites the dust....SAD

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Remember seeing them play during wakes weeks at a dance hall in Douglas on the Isle of Man , must have been the summer of 67, was the first time I or any other of the kids had seen a "psychedelic" back projection screen . Piper at the Gates of Dawn had just come out.

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ah 1967 i'm sure that was the year dylan played the isle of wight had tickets for that was going to travel down with a couple of mates, but unfotunately i was LOCKED up for drunk @disorderly, i know everybody says they are innocent ! but i WAS, i was noway drunk, was stoned.;)