SYD
I should be sleeping, and I should be dreaming. but there are only a handful of musicians who made me what I am, and Syd Barrett is one of them.
Syd's life has been documented elsewhere, but here's the skinny: he formed pink floyd, he got addicted to drugs, he left the band. for the last 30 years, he's aimed to live a simple life living at his mom's and getting hounded by fans. He was dogged by ulcers and diabetes. He stopped making music before I was born.
It's terribly unsatisfying to lose a musician who has no idea what he built for others. Especially when he suffered physically and mentally. So even though Roger Barrett put 'Syd' to rest a long time ago, I'm just catching up. So I stayed up late listening to and recording a version of arguably his prettiest song: 'Dark Globes' from his first solo record.
mp3
Syd's life has been documented elsewhere, but here's the skinny: he formed pink floyd, he got addicted to drugs, he left the band. for the last 30 years, he's aimed to live a simple life living at his mom's and getting hounded by fans. He was dogged by ulcers and diabetes. He stopped making music before I was born.
It's terribly unsatisfying to lose a musician who has no idea what he built for others. Especially when he suffered physically and mentally. So even though Roger Barrett put 'Syd' to rest a long time ago, I'm just catching up. So I stayed up late listening to and recording a version of arguably his prettiest song: 'Dark Globes' from his first solo record.
mp3
posted by stinkrock at 1:49 AM
5 Comments:
I'd like to hear that.
i linked to an mp3. at least, i think i did.
wow, that's lovely. i dig the doubletracked vocals. excellent mix.
I think Gilmour and Waters produced that first solo record. I guess it was the least they could do.
I spent a long time looking at pictures of Syd when I heard the news. What's amazing is the chnage from the late 60's to '74 or whenever "Wish You Were Here" was made. There's a picture of him at Abbey Road (he showed up for a "Wish You Were Here" session, sat in the control room, and nobody recognized him). He looks like a serial killer.
I must say that Syd probably made me who I am as well (for better or worse). If it weren't for Pink Floyd, I'd likely have a real job.
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