Two timelines: the perfect Floyd that happened and the one that didn’t get the chance to evolve. Makes my hair stand up thinking of what that would have been.
There’s something deeply unsettling in Syd Barrett’s story because it never feels like a simple rise and fall. It feels more like watching someone open a door too early, step through it completely, and then lose the path back to ordinary reality.
What remains extraordinary is that even after he disappeared from the center of Pink Floyd, his absence kept shaping the music like a hidden gravity. “Wish You Were Here” doesn’t just remember a musician. It remembers a presence that altered everyone around it.
The “Wish You Were Here” story…
Two timelines: the perfect Floyd that happened and the one that didn’t get the chance to evolve. Makes my hair stand up thinking of what that would have been.
Loved him.
I have always been a fan. And this article reflects the mystery of his reality.
It’s a tragic story, seems there is always a fine line between genius and madness
There’s something deeply unsettling in Syd Barrett’s story because it never feels like a simple rise and fall. It feels more like watching someone open a door too early, step through it completely, and then lose the path back to ordinary reality.
What remains extraordinary is that even after he disappeared from the center of Pink Floyd, his absence kept shaping the music like a hidden gravity. “Wish You Were Here” doesn’t just remember a musician. It remembers a presence that altered everyone around it.
Exactly well said, same with Peter Green, what a waste!!