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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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.
Happy Birthday Syd, Careful with that axe Eugene!
Poor beautiful Syd, his kaleidoscope shaped light shined bright but burned out too soon.
🔥 You're 80 and still on fire!
Syd is the Sagittarius A* of Pink Floyd around which the band and fans new and old orbit because we must, a beautiful mind
Sid and Roger start it all
1973 we stood at the bar and he was ok long hair too Told me he used to be in a band
Sacrifico su cerebro para dejar un legado...
The candle that burns twice as bright also burns half as long. His spirit remains forever.
Roger Waters just received his 80th birthday present: Fried Maduro !!
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. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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. ❤️💔
Thank you for these snap shots. It's wonderful to see Roger twinkle.
That’s Syd Barrat?????
Il avait tout pour lui, le talent, la beauté 🤍💫
Look at the sky, look at the river...Isn't it good.
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..
Happy Heavenly 80th Birthday Syd
Happy heavenly birthday Roger, aka Syd.
Shine on immortal diamond 💖💎✨
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Wished him a happy birthday on my page, while working on 3 paintings in my studio based on Syd, and the LSD dreams he must of enjoyed 😜 .
I still have hope that one day, the unreleased songs that Syd recorded with Pink Floyd will be released like the songs, I get stoned, reaction in g, and She Was a Millionaire and others, I heard that they have kept these unreleased recordings until today.
“You reached for the secret too soon, tried for the moon” Shine on you crazy diamond. Rest easy, we miss you😢
quelle année cette photo ?
Que seas inmensamente feliz donde quiera que estés diamante loco ✨️
Conozco esa mirada!!!!!!!
Conociste el secreto demasiado pronto...
So handsome! Sad eyes…
These eyes!!
I haven’t seen this pic before…
Feliz cumpleaños diamante loco!
Happy Burfday 🤡🍻 Lord Barret
Is this newly released? I do not recall seeing this photo before - Where is it published, please? Thx!
Joyeux anniversaire mon pote ! Plein de bonnes choses pour toi ❤️
Joyeux anniversaire Céleste 🙏 🙏 🙏
Happy Birthday Syd, never to be forgotten
Crazy but brilliant!
Shine on 💎
Great Artist
Te veo en el cielo miamor hermoso♡
Grande genio por siempre
Happy Heavenly Birthday, RKB.
it would have been his 80th birthday today.
Hippy birthday Syd 💕
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