# Syd Barrett dead at 60

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syd-barrett-dead-at-60/364059>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 11, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syd-barrett-dead-at-60/364059 "2006-07-11T17:14:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syd-barrett-dead-at-60/364059/1 "2006-07-11T17:14:37Z")

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[Read](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5169344.stm) about it on the Beeb.

Terribly sad, really, though Mr. Barrett’s creative output ceased decades ago. I always hoped against the odds that he’d emerge from seclusion maybe one last time for an interview, or perhaps to reveal he’d been working on a few songs. If we’re lucky we may learn a few more things about his many many years away from Pink Floyd posthumously, but for now it’s just time for a little more reflection on a sad story of musical genius lost to mental decline. Shine on, Syd!

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**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syd-barrett-dead-at-60/364059/2 "2006-07-11T17:22:44Z")

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Oh, crap. Totally missed the duplicate thread. Please lock this, mods.

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syd-barrett-dead-at-60/364059/3 "2006-07-11T21:07:05Z")

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Closing duplicate thread.