Syd Barrett was an English singer, songwriter, musician and painter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965.
[1][2][3] Reclusiveness may coincide with mental disorders and some persons may have speculative diagnoses of schizophrenia (see List of people with schizophrenia), but this does not mean that Barrett's songs, and the songs about him, concern reclusion: for example, the instrumental "Interstellar Overdrive" exemplify Pink Floyd's early psychedelic period.
In 1975, the Pink Floyd album Wish You Were Here became a popular screed against music business with its theme the loss of Barrett.
[109] Of the many cover versions of Syd Barrett songs,[13][110] the best-known are David Bowie's 1973 "See Emily Play",[111] The Jesus and Mary Chain's 1984 "Vegetable Man",[112] R.E.M.
[113] Sharing and streaming over the Internet has resulted in a number of unreleased Barrett tributes, including the 1999 mp3 "Elephant" by Rex Tangle on his website,[114] the 2000 instrumental MP3 "A Tribute to Syd" by The Worms on disc 18 of Have You Got It Yet?,[13] a 2007 video of "There's A Man In Cambridge (Song for Syd Barrett)" by "Alec" on YouTube,[115] and a 2007 parody cover video ("Pink Floyd – Paying The Piper") by "Pauldullson", also on YouTube.