The late Roger ‘Syd’ Barrett, from Cambridge, was a co-founder of the 1960’s music group Pink Floyd and performed on lead guitar and vocals. He also composed many of their songs. He was responsible for inspiring an entire generation of musicians to develop their own indigenous brand of English rock music. In this year, 2026, Syd would have celebrated his 80th birthday.
Syd was quintessentially English, penning idiosyncratic songs unique in style and tone. He had a hugely attractive personality and with his good looks he was difficult to ignore. He was a quick-witted clown who kept family and friends laughing at his good-natured cheekiness throughout his younger years. Always interested in experimenting with music, he played the recorder, piano, ukulele, Jew’s harp and guitar all to a good standard.
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I predict he will outlive David and Roger and be the last man standing.
Músicos excepcionales que hicieron del rock el mejor género que nos ha impactado toda la vida.
Happy birthday, Sir Nick Mason!
joyeux anniversaire
Happy birthday ! 🎉💕🍾
I will join Emily in wishing Nick a very Happy Birthday!
Have a great one Nick
Happy Birthday 🎈🎁🎊
Happy Birthday Nick! Wishing you all the best!!! 🎂🥳🎉🎁🎈🥁❤️😎👍
Underrated it is true, but we know he is great. Happy birthday Nick!
Happy birthday Nick!!
Saw you last year nick in nottingham and your drumming was as good as it ever was..terrific concert..happy returns
Happy birthday up there.
HAPPY Birthday Nick! 🥳
Wishing Nick Mason a very happy 82nd birthday 🎂
Happy Birthday Nick!!
Happy birthday Nick!!!🎊
Many happy returns
Such an awesome drummer Happy Birthday to Nick 🎉!
Happy birthday to Nick Mason!
Nick masón
Happy Birthday Nick!
Happy birthday Nick
Happy birthday night Nick, ❤️❤️❤️
It's good to see Syd getting along with the other members of the Floyd again
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That cat's something I can't explain.
Long live and high you fly Smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
Happy Heavenly Birthday Syd! Shine On.
Yppah yadhtrib ✌️😎
I love Syd's music
HBD. Wish you were here.
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Happy Heavenly Birthday, Syd.
Genio.
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. He was with Pink Floyd only for two years or so. And he was only 22 when he left. how the rest of his life was we will never know.
Wow. Getting the heavens gate vibe.
🔥 You're 80 and still on fire!
Happy Birthday Syd, Careful with that axe Eugene!
Sid and Roger start it all
Poor beautiful Syd, his kaleidoscope shaped light shined bright but burned out too soon.
Syd is the Sagittarius A* of Pink Floyd around which the band and fans new and old orbit because we must, a beautiful mind
The candle that burns twice as bright also burns half as long. His spirit remains forever.
1973 we stood at the bar and he was ok long hair too Told me he used to be in a band
Roger Waters just received his 80th birthday present: Fried Maduro !!
This isn’t Roger waters it’s Sid Barrett
The jug and blues for this spaceman
Syd Barret and Roger Waters the soul of Pink Floyd...
Shine on you crazy diamond. I remember our school days. ❤️💔
That’s Syd Barrat?????
Sacrifico su cerebro para dejar un legado...
Il avait tout pour lui, le talent, la beauté 🤍💫
Where is the last picture of him alive…fat, bloated and pretty vacant? Sadness. Fame, drugs and mental illness made him decline. All the 4 members of Pink Floyd - RIP Richard Wright -and the 3 live ones speak about Roger Syd) Barrett as a warm, funny, intelligent person that they wished they could have helped if they had the Knowledge about drugs and mental illness. Bless Them for making Wish you were Here as a tribute to Syd and he Syd came to the studio to watch them play in 1975. He asked if the album was about him…he knew. Amazing. They all loved each other as a brotherhood. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sh I n e on u crazeeeeeee diamond......d
Been gone for 20 years...a visionary if there ever was one,but the LSD was too much for the Madcap..REST EASY ON YOUR BIRTHDAY,SYD..
Look at the sky, look at the river...Isn't it good.
Thank you for these snap shots. It's wonderful to see Roger twinkle.
Happy Heavenly 80th Birthday Syd
Shine on immortal diamond 💖💎✨
Happy Birthday Syd, thank you... for being you.🙏
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