I read the news today, oh boy...

[jetfx]

I read the news today, oh boy
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
Well I just had to laugh
I saw the photograph.
He blew his mind out in a band
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure
Well Pink Floyd's founder Syd Barret is

Comments

[aderam]

I love that song. And it's so appropriate too.

[ring_of_amara]

Mmm, he had schizophrenia. I found it funny that the full-page obituary in the Herald didn't mention that.

[jetfx]

I read that too, it was reprinted from the Times of London. All it mentioned was that he was a recluse.

[ring_of_amara]

Go figure. My abnormal psycholopgy teacher was practically obsessed with Syd.