Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Syd Barrett" in English language version.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) in 1946
...Most of the musicians at the forefront of the experimental rock movement were on the rock casualty list: cracked up, like Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd...
I saw the Rolling Stones in Hyde Park, I saw the first gigs by King Crimson, I saw Syd Barrett, all that stuff, live, over and over and over. So these are my roots, you know?
When asked about his musical influences, Mangum hedges before citing Pink Floyd-founder and fantastical lyricist, Syd Barrett, as well as many forms of world music, country and jazz.
I heard MGMT, and I've heard people say 'Oh they're obviously influenced by Elephant 6,' but what I heard was them being influenced by what we were influenced by, because it sounded really like Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd.
If you tend to believe what you hear, rather than what is, Syd Barrett is either dead, behind bars, or a vegetable. He is in fact alive and as confusing as ever, in the town where he was born, Cambridge.
The next year, following a highly successful tour with Jimi Hendrix, Barrett's mental state began to deteriorate ... Amid reports that he was suffering from schizophrenia, Barrett managed to release two solo albums in 1970 ...
Our determination was to expand upon the rich areas pioneered by bands such as The Stooges, Velvet Underground, Capt. Beefheart, MC5 & Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd. Bands that NEVER got played on commercial radio.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) in 1946
Our determination was to expand upon the rich areas pioneered by bands such as The Stooges, Velvet Underground, Capt. Beefheart, MC5 & Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd. Bands that NEVER got played on commercial radio.
When asked about his musical influences, Mangum hedges before citing Pink Floyd-founder and fantastical lyricist, Syd Barrett, as well as many forms of world music, country and jazz.
I heard MGMT, and I've heard people say 'Oh they're obviously influenced by Elephant 6,' but what I heard was them being influenced by what we were influenced by, because it sounded really like Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd.
The next year, following a highly successful tour with Jimi Hendrix, Barrett's mental state began to deteriorate ... Amid reports that he was suffering from schizophrenia, Barrett managed to release two solo albums in 1970 ...
