Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett & The Pink Floyd Story By Keith Jordan
Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett & The Pink Floyd Story Title: Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett & the Dawn of Pink Floyd Authors: Mike Watkinson and Pete Anderson Publisher: Omnibus Press Edition: 2nd Published: August 2006 Pages: 192 (Paperback) ISBN: 1.84609.739.8 Rating: 5/5 Laughing Syd Barrett, he of the gypsy eyes, bewitching smile and ghost-like beauty, was Long Gone… The life of the misunderstood and much harassed Roger Keith (Syd) Barrett was a remarkable journey that would touch more people around the world than Roger first imagined or was prepared for. Although he wanted to be a pop star, and would rehearse with an ever increasing amount of people in his parents living room at 183 Hills Road in Cambridgeshire, he should probably have stuck to painting as his mind may not have then disintegrated as severely and as quickly as it did. The Crazy Diamond book, first published in 1991 and...