Everyone else pretty much got it, except one thing that really bothered me. Syd Barrett was never and isn't mentally ill. Everyone thinks that he is schizophrenic or whatever but he isn't, and that was cleared up a long time ago. So lay off, he's perfectly fine. He just did a lot of LSD that might make people think something was wrong with him. And since it was the 60's, it was fine to take LSD, nothing wrong with that. Syd doesn't have problems, he is awesome
SHINE ON SYD

Dude#1: Syd Barrett has mental issues
Dude#2: No he doesn't, he's fine.Shut up *punchs other guy*
by PsychedelicRat April 2, 2006
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To pull a Syd Barrett is to drop out before you sell out. Also see Kurt Cobain.
Afraid of compromising his artistic integrity, my friend pulled a Syd Barrett and hasn't been heard from since.
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Former guitar player/singer/songwriter and original member of Pink Floyd. Barrett is a paranoid schitzophrenic who took a very large amount of LSD in the 60's, which worsened his condition considerably.

Is still crazy after all these years
1. Syd Barrett is a mentaller, but he wrote some great music!
2. Its sad what happened to Syd Barrett
3. Syd Barrett was replaced by David Gilmour
by Nigel Tufnel December 2, 2004
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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 8, 2017
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Pink Floyd became a better band when Syd Barrett left.
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