Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett and the Dawn of Pink Floyd velvet underground to Jello Biafra

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and follows the people who kept him and his ideas alive

Publisher: Editions Gallimard

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Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett and the Dawn of Pink Floyd velvet underground to Jello BiafraAuthor: Mike Watkinson & Pete Anderson A revealing investigation into the life of a reclusive cult genius. 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 is now the stuff of rock legend, and his post Floyd recordings have become cult classics. Revised in 2006, this book draws on years on research to relate the