SYD BARRETT WAS MY FIRST BOYFRIEND. LIBBY GAUSDEN CHISMAN interview "He was an incredible boy"

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[@richalderson6069]

She's lovely and intelligent, I can see what Syd saw in her.

[@janpierzchala2004]

Beautiful English Rose

[@michaelrickard9890]

Many thanks. A very touching sensitive account of Syd Barret's early life. Lovely lady.

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

This interview says more about who Syd was than dozens of sycophantic fan videos. Thanks to this extraordinary lady - and of course to the marvelous interviewer.

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Thanks! Much appreciated 🙂

[@OlafProt]

Its so interesting hear an interview with someone that knew Syd, that isnt placing the weight of intellect or hindsight on to him. Just a girl with her boy. His home sounds like a million homes back then, door open, always something on the stove. Just very regular and loving and nurturing.

[@aladinfox4098]

A great intervew ,no dramas or scandals just heart felt recollections and memories, thanks.

[@arnoldlayne6743]

Thanks for putting this whole interview up John. The work you have done is so huge in remembering Syd. Thank you

[@t8br00k36]

Thank you. What a beautiful lady Libby is. Fantastic and poignant interview.

[@RickPugh]

What a beautiful human being she is. Lovely memories that heal as love itself is healing. I'm glad Syd had a family that loved him and friends like her that cared

[@craigl5729]

Almost makes me cry, lovely lady and treasured memories....

[@bruceterrell9287]

Its nice to have such honest insight into Syd's personality. Kind of breaks through the cliches.

[@ronschwolsky1626]

Nice of Libby to share. I always get sad when I hear stories or think of what happened to Syd. Tragic.

[@silverboots2934]

A really beautiful interview , you asked really nice questions. One just feels sad after watching, frustrating also , he was so talented .

[@TheMrBennito]

Listening to her recollections I could instantly feel how these two souls easily connected. If only the whole world would be like that ..

[@VirginiaWolf88]

This is awesome. Syd’s music is very intriguing to me. I have gone back to it off and on over the years and relate to it. Thank you for sharing this lovely insight into his life.

[@barnabyhughes5643]

How touching this interview is and so sad what happened to Syd (Roger) Barrett

[@AB.BABY.]

Excellent interview. Thank you, John.

[@ianhill3446]

Thanks John for uploading Libby’s interview, you did a great job getting her to reflect on her time with Roger all those years ago. The amazing thing she has bought to our understanding of him is the sense of his large personality that people often hint at but rarely encapsulate so clearly. That image of Mary Quant gravitating to his side says it all. A truly rare and special person loved by his family and all who knew him.

[@davidandhelen4657]

She was still a very attractive lady.

[@Neal_Schier]

As always, thank you so much John for these pure gems of interviews.

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Thanks so much Neal.

[@treasuremuch9185]

I have great respect for him and his unique contribution to music.

[@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801]

Your relaxed style of interviewing and allowing your guests to speak without interruption is faultless. These interviews are gems and will stand the test of time. Thanks😊

[@charlestempest3474]

This is MORE revealing than ANY of the other documentaries...

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Thanks !

[@appledoreman]

Much appreciated interview, very sensitively conducted, with a lovely lady. Syd's musical output may have been small, but his legacy is strong & will endure forever.

[@MichaelPryzdia]

Precious. Thank you so much. :)

[@ClepsidraSideral]

He shone like the sun. I thought it was just a line from Shine n You crazy Diamond, but no, he truly was happy, outgoing and super creative. I'm glad he fully enjoyed his youth before the disorder manifested. He was one of a kind.

[@brettmillering1394]

Libby is a very sweet lady! I got to know a bit about her through our connection on social media and she shared some of those letters with me. Syd was very misunderstood. He deserves our respect and love as does Libby!!! This is a great interview John!!

[@libbychisman5298]

thank you Brett, so nice of you xxxxxxxxx

[@ChrisRileyMusicUK]

What a lovely lady. Great interview, John, as always. I've seen clips from this before on one of those DVDs about Syd, so it's very good to see the whole thing, thank you.

[@hughoshea1986]

Beautiful interview John.

[@avanti6058]

It is incredible how from bits and pieces here and there, even with details that might seem insignificant but no less interesting, we can get an idea of what Syd was like. It's like watching a movie that never ends and doesn't even have the intention of ending, or at least that's what one would like, that it never ends and there are still more of these little pieces.

[@silaslangsyd]

Wonderful, thank you both.

[@alainlefebvre4765]

Enjoying these interviews in the way that a student would enjoy learning about any significant artist who succeeded in foisting his originality upon the world! It’s mind expanding, makes my inner world less sad, more exciting.

[@christopher9152]

I've never seen an interview with her until now. Thank you, John!

[@ChuckSchickx]

Thank you for sharing your memories. I do appreciate your unique perspective.

[@WatanabeDarko]

Incredible interview.

[@danielstoddart]

This is such a nice tribute to Syd. I always preferred the first Pink Floyd album because it revolved around Syd's songwriting, creativity, and whimsy. Most of my friends preferred "Dark Side of the Moon" and I could appreciate that, but I really liked "See Emily Play", "Arnold Layne", "Dark Globe", and "Bike." To me these are the classics of early psychedelic rock. It was amazing to get a glimpse of Syd's letters and the drawings inside. He was a fountain of creativity and that's the thing that fascinates me about him the most. He was always writing, drawing, painting, playing guitar, making music. Definitely a person with the growth mindset and perhaps on the spectrum. The four corners of my musical inspiration have for a long time been John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Brian Jones, and Syd Barrett.

[@tikaedits]

Thank you so so much for sharing!

[@markbrooks7157]

That was great to see. She’s very self possessed, a beautiful woman. I wish I could’ve known Syd in his teens.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

From what I've been hearing, it would've been all the more heartbreaking to have seen what he'd become later - if you'd met him in his teens.

[@suntravellers]

Thank you so much for this, very sweet and lovely to remember him.

[@rickster561]

Once again John, thank you for these insights into Syd. Informative and lovely account of his personal life...

[@scottmooneyham5521]

Thanks so much, once again, for posting these interviews. This is tremendous, and doing this is helping create a valuable historical record.

[@wallerian]

It is very lovely, and when you get to the end, it breaks your heart. Another healthy and wonderful boy with his life ruined by drugs.

[@pinanti]

It wasn't only the drugs,..............................

[@julietrask7497]

@@pinantiYes, the drugs brought forth a latent mental disorder.

[@pinanti]

@@julietrask7497 Indeed , but even without those drugs he would became ill , for sure they weren't good for his mental status.

[@brannonmcclure6970]

Thank you too! For sharing about Syd. I could get enough.

[@robertshanks3674]

She is a sweet and generous lady. Thank you for shearing

[@flaviadidomenico9326]

love this ♥ thanks a lot john!

[@michaelroche5744]

Thank you for this interview. So interesting.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

Thank you very much!

[@keithward3970]

This was fantastic!

[@jumpstar9000]

That was fascinating. Thanks a lot for sharing, and to Libby ❤️💫

[@sayeager5559]

Remarkable woman and interview. Not sure if Ive ever been so sad and happy at the same time.

[@Michael-hv2cj]

Thanks for putting this online

[@booshting3520]

Great stuff. Thankyou

[@jamescorbett5729]

Very nice lady and delightful interview. Thank you for this.

[@ChrisRileyMusicUK]

Thanks

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Thanks so much!

[@Ukedc259]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@kevincampbell2032]

What a wonderful interview ❤

[@mr.blackwell5423]

WOW! What a WOMAN!😉Libby is very elegant & totally mesmerizing. Such a magnificent British Lady! And THE WAY she speaks, nothing short of TOP NOTCH quality. I absolutely❤her sexy Cambridge accent.

[@ShankarL-cg7kq]

Come on stranger, you legend, you martyr and shine!🙌🙌🙌

[@greggorsag9787]

This person has a very grounded, solid perspective on life and on Syd Barrett. Unless I am very much mistaken, this is about as clear and accurate a perception as anyone is ever going to get of him, at least at this time in his life. Very valuable document. About them both.

[@scottkelly9052]

Thanks!

[@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES]

Thanks so much Scott! Very much appreciated!

[@MrBenmanning]

What a fantastic interview to see Syd as a mod was incredible and to hear the joke about seeing him years later and saying he look like Arnold lane was fascinating. I'd love to know what year that was when she saw him years later .

[@libbychisman5298]

it was 1981 but I stayed in touch with him for many years x

[@MrBenmanning]

@@libbychisman5298 how extraordinary to hear what a wonderful lady you are and what fun it is to have these insights. I wrote a satire pro Syd somewhat anti the rest of the PF Syd narrative piece once it was fun! I do hope our paths somehow cross x

[@danielstoddart]

@@libbychisman5298 Syd continues to be a tremendous inspiration to me as a musician in terms of what creative output looks and feels like, and how it is possible to open one's self to the possibilities of unfettered whimsy.

[@cosmicdrifter287]

Thank you for posting the complete interview Mr Edginton.Lets hope you have an excellent weekend!

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Same to you

[@jamesmaxdavissands]

BRAVO! Well done . . . the pacing & mood is so consistent throughout that it suspends a fragility of emotion weightlessly. I very, very much enjoyed this. I have a film of Sid that I cherish, very brief but priceless to me. A wonderful man\boy in a brilliant shining spirit. My best friend & myself used to argue over what his greatest song was. My friend LOVED "Bike" & I cherished "See Emily Play". Really appreciate all the effort so carefully conveyed like an orchid blooming. Just beautiful, Thank You -

[@radiomindchatter7994]

Very regal, very attractive woman.

[@davidshields948]

Incredibly good insight

[@sydpink]

Thank you so much, John for posting these entire interviews. Such a treat. Sadly, this did not occur in the new documentary (although the film is quite good).

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@sydpink Glad you enjoyed it! What exactly does the new doc not have ?

[@sydpink]

@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES It lacks the full interviews with the members of the Floyd, Libby, Gayla, Andrew, etc. It could have been a great resource, a film within the film. Your full interview with Andrew was amazing, very moving.

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@@sydpink It's true that I did put the Floyd members' interviews on the first DVD back in 2002- although not totally uncut because of the DVD size limitations. But it has taken me 20 years to realise the value of revisiting all the 2001 interview tapes and slowly uploading them all to KZbin. Maybe the director of the new film will do the same eventually. It depends on who owns the copyright as well. That can be a stumbling block.

[@sydpink]

@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES Well, I'm grateful YOU did it, John. The interviews are all wonderful and Andrew's, in particular, really hit me how much these folks loved Syd.

[@FAGV]

Thanks for sharing. Very nice interview that gives us interesting highlights about Syd. Mental disorders are really a terrible thing that can affect a person's life tragically. I had a friend that went through something similar.

[@dermotoblong]

This is brilliant. Really insightful 👌

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Thanks !

[@edvonblue]

She seems understandably guarded about talking about Syd, but she paints a very charming/romantic image of him nonetheless, and helps reaffirm and fill in some of the legend of Syd Barrett. Thanks for sharing this.

[@JamieCurranthemagnificent-z7h]

I can see why he liked her, she's stll very pretty in this interview, RIP Syd!😔🙏

[@johnambers]

Great interview.

[@ameram81]

Lovely 🥰

[@shawnhensley4884]

She's a beautiful woman now. I also love her Chanel necklace, rich, intelligent, and articulate. I wonder if she's married.

[@HaBenOni]

Incredible interview for posterity! Thanks for uploading this. I suppose you wouldn't have the love letters he wrote to her? Would be an interesting read.

[@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES]

Thanks for your appreciation. I'm sure Libby will still have the letters.

[@zuckerinternational7087]

Shine on you Crazy Diamond indeed. A born star who was undone by his own altitudes.

[@adamfindlay7091]

Nicely conversational. Some interviews involving ex's, usually get bogged down with off over uninteresting details. Not thus. Focused, very refreshing. Can see Syd's attraction to the young pixie.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@adamfindlay7091]

​​@@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIESEarly Pink is psychedelia personified There is No comparison whatsoever..

[@raymondkb2nzo788]

Very very good

[@pallhe]

Somehow this one really brings home to me the sadness of Syd's story. But I hope he found enjoyment anyway.

[@WillyCLARKE-g8c]

Phenomenal innovator.

[@ghostexits]

I like the anecdote about Syd being picked out by Mary Quant at party. In what must have been the center of ultra-hip 60's London, Barrett apparently stood out, was the coolest cat in the room.

[@scottkelly9052]

Hello John, I know your not aware of this but Roger Barrett, (I refuse to call him Syd as I feel he ran from that name all his life") is my all time favorite writer. I absolutely adored this interview with Libby, and the fact "Arnold Layne" was a real person!!! Now, it fact check time, did Libby have a child with Storm Thorgensen? Side story, Libby's daughter, one day, borrowed her mother's old fall coat and went out with a friend. Roger came peddling down the road on his bike, he noticed the coat, stopped, got off the bike, and bowed before Libby's daughter. He got up, and rode off, Libby's friend said "Did you know that was Roger Barrett? And Libby's daughter said, "Oh my God, I know who he is, he was my mom's old boyfriend".....Hope that story is true as I really can't remember where I heard it ...thanks John for this trip down (Syd) Roger Layne (Lane)......🤣😎

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That’s a wonderful story Scott !

[@windhorse-poet]

Libby has a daughter with her husband, Neil. Storm Thorgerson had a child with another Libby, Libby January. I saw the same typo in a book.

[@scottkelly9052]

@@windhorse-poet Your the best!!!!! You hear these stories and as time goes on you can't remember where or when you heard these things. Thank you for solving a puzzle that's had me for some time.....😎 Peace Brother

[@scottkelly9052]

Here's another story maybe you can debunk, after Libby had her first child, Syd showed up at her job insisting that the child was his!!!!! True or not?????😎

[@windhorse-poet]

@@scottkelly9052 I am familiar with the story. My understanding is that Libby and Roger Syd were always friends. Libby went to visit him with her young son one day. Roger Syd did indicate that the child was theirs. Libby realized that it was clearly a troubled time for Roger Syd. She always did whatever she could to do right by him. We are all blessed that Libby takes the time to share truths with us. She recognizes that many love him as an artist and musician and that we are grateful for all the gifts he gave us. All who love Roger Syd wish he could have been happier throughout his life. ♥️

[@VanishedPNW]

Very tragic stuff. Guys (and girls) like Syd never make it very long. They're always thebones gone before their time. Only in his case, his body carried on.

[@danielstoddart]

The diamond shines on through his body of work, which will live forever like the piper at the gates of dawn.

[@pmoran7971]

So it was always the case of 'us and them' with Pink Floyd, I would like to have known if she met any of the other members and also if she liked their later music? guess I will never know, she certainly looks good, nice interview

[@janpierzchala2004]

Cool

[@puntimatii11]

She has nice eyes and strong delivery, can imagine why he liked her!

[@osivot]

"You look like Arnold Layne" 🤣🤣🤣 Im dead

[@JqnVld]

Me hubiese gustado saber mas de ese encuentro que tuvieron en el supermercado

[@ministerofdarkness]

Great interview John! Is Libby still with us?

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Yes . Absolutely!!

[@StevieZero]

❤

[@SluffAdlin]

She’s still very beautiful

[@BushyHairedStranger]

0:13….I met him on the SEE SAW! Inspired the song SEE SAW!

[@paulkraynak5604]

He didn't write See Saw, Rick did.

[@BushyHairedStranger]

@ Rick wrote it about Syd & her. She goes up while he goes down….

[@dusanpogacar1399]

Waaaaaau.❤❤❤

[@RickPugh]

Thanks!

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Thanks so much !

[@bfd-tv6mf]

❤😢❤

[@paulcope834]

It's so rare for women to age beautifully. Oscar Wilde said women never stop growing first vertically then horizontally.

[@andreal.1981]

Nonsense. Many women age beautifully. Now men, that’s another matter.

[@mikecronis]

You can sort of tell she still loves him even now.

[@laurenceat9136]

Merci !

[@JOHNEDGINTONDOCUMENTARIES]

Merci beaucoup Laurence !

[@semmcstevenson]

I think SOMEONE put an irreversible “ dose” in his drink or something. It don’t add up. To go from THAT to THAT, that quickly. Someone or someTHING ruined him. His bright light went out. Fried. Very sad. 😔

[@kirstinline]

lol. that 'someone' was him.

[@AmoFree]

that. + he was electrocuted by his microphone before one of their concerts. he could’ve died then and there but nobody even got him to the hospital. just left him staring at a wall… im suprised that everyone seems to ignore this.

[@lemonlime8949]

Is this a recent interview? Is she still alive?

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2001. Yes she is very much alive.

[@dusanpogacar1399]

Did Sid ever comment Pink Floyd later albums?