One of the founding members of English rock band Pink Floyd, he was the dominant force in their early years, writing the majority of the material on their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn,[1] contributing to their second, A Saucerful of Secrets,[2] and recording several unreleased songs with them.
[7] Released in January 1970, the album received positive reviews from critics and enjoyed moderate commercial success, reaching number 40 in the UK charts.
Two years later, Barrett signed a document ending his association with Pink Floyd and any financial interest in future recordings and left the music business.
[15] Barrett made almost no public appearances for the remainder of his life,[16] and after suffering from Type 2 diabetes for several years, died at his home in Cambridge, England, in 2006 at age 60.
[24] The next greatest hits album, An Introduction to Syd Barrett, contained the previously unreleased twenty minute instrumental "Rhamadan" as a CD bonus track.