Below, we're taking a look at 60 Rock Songs Inspired by Books and Literature, for the most part limiting it to one entry per ...

The magic and mystery surrounding the architect of Pink Floyd endures – and a larger canvas emerges of a confident, ...

Syd Barrett might have already had the heart of Pink Floyd in the early days, but his contributions were relegated to these ...

David Bowie's lyrics deserve more credit. Take, for instance, “I’m an alligator, I’m a mama-papa comin’ for you”, maybe the ...

“After he [Barrett] left the band, they all thought those songs were too intense,” said ... but they’re some of Syd’s finest work – though God knows, I wouldn’t wish anyone to go ...

The life of Syd Barrett was not an easy one, but the legacy he left behind is one of the most respected in psychedelic rock.

From his 1978 debut to the record he deemed his best since Dark Side of the Moon, we present a complete guide to the Pink ...

Throughout its duration from the mid-1960s and into the 2000s, Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright influenced countless artists across genres such as ...

But none of Barrett’s family actually considered ... Inspired by The Beatles, by 1964 Syd had begun writing his own songs: catchy toe-tappers set to whimsical lyrics inspired by the poems ...

While in California to promote their Apples And Oranges single, Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett began to show signs of the behaviour ...

Lyrics to one song, The Piper's Call ... The band, first led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Syd Barrett, who lived and died in Cambridge, were at the forefront of Britain's psychedelic ...

The story of Syd Barrett’s decline and Pink Floyd ... from the group’s pre-Dark Side Of The Moon period, including Barrett songs “Vegetable Man” and “Scream Thy Last Scream”.