Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1946)

Syd Barrett

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (1946–2006)

Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Until his departure in 1968, he was Pink Floyd's frontman and primary songwriter, known for his whimsical style of psychedelia and stream-of-consciousness…