Founding member of Pink Floyd aka: Crazy Diamond, fallen genius.... He was kicked out of the group and replaced by David Gimour in the late 60's due to drug-induced insanity. This still does not chnage the fact that pink floyd remained the best psychedelic rock band on earth. LONG LIVE THE FLOYD.
by Tawnee September 15, 2004
probably the most neglected pink floyd guy besides nick mason (the drummer who doesn't write many songs on the albums i have).
syd helped start pink floyd. he was a brilliant guitarist and was very experimental about many things - playing techniques, lighting, effect pedals, and, unfortunately, drugs.
syd had a mental disability (schizophrenia?) and acid only made things worse. by the time he was released from the band, he was not able to interact with the group anymore. for example, he wouldn't sing the same words or play the same riff more than once.
syd was gradually replaced by david gilmour (around the 1968 album "ummagumma"). he has been recently diagnosed as diabetic, but otherwise he is doing fine, having a bonfire now and then in the garden, and painting from time to time.
syd helped start pink floyd. he was a brilliant guitarist and was very experimental about many things - playing techniques, lighting, effect pedals, and, unfortunately, drugs.
syd had a mental disability (schizophrenia?) and acid only made things worse. by the time he was released from the band, he was not able to interact with the group anymore. for example, he wouldn't sing the same words or play the same riff more than once.
syd was gradually replaced by david gilmour (around the 1968 album "ummagumma"). he has been recently diagnosed as diabetic, but otherwise he is doing fine, having a bonfire now and then in the garden, and painting from time to time.
by unusu-al October 04, 2004
To loose the plot when under the influence of class A drugs. To become an 'acid casulty'. Term dervives from the the name of the original Pink Floyd front man who trgically dropped one tab to many.
'Yeah it was a shame about Big Jon, he did a syd barret two years ago and ended up in the loony bin.'
by black flag June 10, 2004
To go on an Lysergic Acid Diethylamide binge, To go for a complete Acid burn-out by putting one under each eye-lid and several underneath a head band while jogging on the spot, then frying your brains to the extent where you forget how to speak and stay at home in your bedroom for the rest of your life, alone.
My buddy Freddy is worrying me, after taking 10 tabs of acid yesterday he took 15 today, he's been in Syd barrett mode all week
by JezusIsGourd February 08, 2017
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