The Syd Barrett Q & A Thread

[danielcaux]

Ok, I thought it would be useful to have a FACTS oriented thread were anyone can post a quick question and other more knowledgeable people can give straight answers or thoughts about it. KEEP SPECULATION TO A MINIMUM.

Here's the first one:

-What's the story behind the "obligatory" Hendrix perm? Was it some kind of 60's fad that a lot of people followed, or was Syd, Mitch and Noel's take on the Hendrix look? Why he did it?

[garygreen]

That's a good question, DC. I imagine that it was a 60's fad. People do it even today (see PIs' avatar!).
I only know about the inevitable pinhole burns....

[joombypharples]

What are pinhole burns

[garygreen]

What are pinhole burns

Careful with your sac Santa

[bpmolder]

Yeah, it was just a 60's fad. A lot of rock stars did it back then and still do it today.

Here is a question:

As you all know, Piper At The Gates Of Dawn was named after a chapter of the book "Wind In The Willows." Does anyone know if the title was chosen because it seemed like a cool title, or because of the meaning behind the chapter of that book, where the characters have an epiphany on the way to rescue an animal in distress?

[Syd'sSexy]

Chapter 7 of Graham's book is entitled "Piper at the Gates of Dawn." As it was one of Syd's favourite childhood books, he selected that title.

[bpmolder]

Chapter 7 of Graham's book is entitled "Piper at the Gates of Dawn." As it was one of Syd's favourite childhood books, he selected that title.

Cool....you must really think so yourself if you went so far as to add the u to favorite.....

[Syd'sSexy]

Chapter 7 of Graham's book is entitled "Piper at the Gates of Dawn." As it was one of Syd's favourite childhood books, he selected that title.

Cool....you must really think so yourself if you went so far as to add the u to favorite.....

Hey, the default on this forum is "British English" so I do my best to conform to the majority!

[bpmolder]

Cool....you must really think so yourself if you went so far as to add the u to favorite.....

Hey, the default on this forum is "British English" so I do my best to conform to the majority!

Sure, if you want to take a linguistic step backwards from the perfection of the American dialect....

Seriously though.....what type of effect did the book have on him, though? Does anything say?

[Syd'sSexy]

Seriously though.....what type of effect did the book have on him, though? Does anything say?

I really don't know Geoff. I just know that the Wind in the Willows was one of Syd's favourite books. I cannot elabourate any more, but perhaps another Syd fan can!

[lostplay]

Ok, I thought it would be useful to have a FACTS oriented thread were anyone can post a quick question and other more knowledgeable people can give straight answers or thoughts about it. KEEP SPECULATION TO A MINIMUM.

Here's the first one:

-What's the story behind the "obligatory" Hendrix perm? Was it some kind of 60's fad that a lot of people followed, or was Syd, Mitch and Noel's take on the Hendrix look? Why he did it?

well hendrix had a wild perm .black people needed a ton of stuff to make there nappy hair do anything

syd also did this .
sometimes with mandrax thrown .
whether he copied hendrix i don't know
it was not a fad
it was a looK that became glam rock
i e: t rex's .. marc bolin
syd was the first
syd started glam //punk rock look
all the way into boy george and shit
"obligatory" meaning must have .. like the mod look of the who


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[joombypharples]

Did you know that Marc Bolan actually idolised Syd Barret









Nein

[garygreen]

the lost play cannot tell
who is the feltcher.
and the fletcher
so why do we yell.
the answer was here all
time buut
where iss the cellar who sels

69

[pffan1990]

69

LOL. What do you mean with that.

[garygreen]

So the rest is ok ?

Just a favourite number, that's all