The Chilling Demise Of Syd Barrett

Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett went away for a long weekend. When he came back, he was a completely different person.
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[@stevenholquin2127]

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

[@MyVideos-fm7ug]

That was the real element to their success. It was the way they marketed themselves as being these paranoid schizophrenic lunatics while subtly attributing it to excessive psychedelic drug use. RUSH could have easily used the same marketing gimmick themselves, as cryptic and mysterious as many of their songs are. Many believe that only Neil Peart knows the TRUE meaning to those songs and has always kept that to himself. It’s as if there was more going on than what the words seemed to portray at face value

[@Davido50]

Yes exactly 💯. Drugs are terrible & alcohol is nearly as bad. Live clean & healthy! -NW Ohio

[@Davido50]

​@MyVideos-fm7ug Absolutely so i agree 100% . They will always be my favorite rock band 💯 -NW Ohio

[@valleysofneptune]

I met syd once in Cambridge , while he was shopping at local shops, I said hello & he just gave a faint smile and walked on by . He would be seen quite often on his bike around Cambridge

[@davidl570]

Did his bike have a bell that rings and things to make it look good?

[@malcolmkettridge1203]

​@@davidl570I got it

[@sexobscura]

@@davidl570 😅😅 nice one 👌

[@fabsmorgado330]

Sure it was his bike? Maybe he borrowed it.

[@lochlannwass5038]

Did he give you anything, everything if you want things

[@johnbruce2868]

Drug induced psychosis with bi-polar and schizophrenic affects. A form of chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (imo). A terrible thing when the mind is split apart, when the dread of ceaseless, tormented, madness is rampant. When you become the source of horror, paranoia and fear. There's no escape. You cannot escape yourself, for many not even in thoughts of eternity and death. There's only a chronic need for constant vigilance that's forever terrified of falling into insanity and oblivion, that seeks only resolution, reality, quietude and peace. Been there myself, then trained as a psychotherapist and been there for quite a few. God Bless Syd Barrett. I've always loved his work. He must have been a wonderfully supersensitive and creative person. They're very vulnerable and always the worst affected. Be kind to your mind.

[@1968spikey]

Absolutely fantastic comment. 😊

[@KarlKrogmann]

More like adolescent onset schizophrenia, exacerbated by chronic amphetamine abuse, with later exposure to LSD and other psychotomimetics

[@Tsardoz]

I have read through all these comments and I think you nailed it. The bipolar part in particular which everyone else has omitted. Manic periods of creativity followed by depressive episodes. Psychosis can occur with bipolar individuals too. I was a doctor (not psychiatrist) and always found the labels to be a bit misleading, as if you are in one box or the other when the reality is there is often some degree of overlap.

[@camojoe83]

Nah, dude wrecked his brain with pills. Hallucinogens had nothing to do with it. Since you're in the business now, you'd never see it that way.

[@bretdustyjesusmavrick6410]

I have the same problems... I pray I don't go any crazier than I am now!😵‍💫🙏💯

[@deborahchasteen3206]

Given the age of onset, his collapse into "odd" behavior seems to be classic schizophrenia. The psychedelic drug use didn't help, but he was mentally ill prior. Focusing on the drugs obscured his true health status. Poor man.

[@Rikk_Klaww777]

Exactly.!🖤

[@leahoakwood9988]

Weed fucks with schizophrenics (& others), too.

[@user-fp2eo7yw8i]

I always think of Syd when I hear something to the effect of, “psychedelics are generally safe for most people, however risky to people with certain predisposition.” It’s ironic that these substances are showing promise in the treatment of some psychological conditions. I do believe that Syd Barret was probably going to have a tough time whether he did drugs or not.

[@vickieelisa2248]

Had a cousin who was brillant who attended Yale with a full ride. He went missing his sophomore year. My Uncle found him 3 months later at Bellevue mental health hospital. He had been arrested walking naked down the street with no ID. My Uncle found out from his roommate that his only son had attended some frat party and someone had spiked his drink with acid. He never recovered and needed assistive care until his death. He died before my Uncle.

[@stevieg2755]

That's messed up

[@heatherstephens9295]

That is so very, very sad 😢

[@user-ly8ft2wb1c]

Heartbreaking 💔💔💔

[@matzmieze464]

OMG, what a horror story

[@The_Not_So_Great_Cornholio]

Never heard of anyone dying from complications due to an acid trip.

[@mentaltentacle]

"For all the time spent in that room, The doll's house, darkness, old perfume, And fairy stories held me high, On clouds of sunlight floating by..." - Syd Barrett ❤ your facts

[@Factinate]

Wow thank you so much!!! ❤️

[@hiko73]

My word, is that hauntingly beautiful or what

[@THC-TheHereticalcomplainer]

I've got a bike, you can ride if you like, it's got a basket and bell that rings and dings and makes it look good.

[@Strandkievit]

@@THC-TheHereticalcomplainer I`d give it to you if I could...

[@thebonerfromhell]

​@Strandkievit but I borrowed it.

[@charlesheck6812]

Jimmy Page is quoted as saying that of all the rock musicians he knew of, two were the ones with the real “spacewards way of thinking.” Hendrix was one, Barrett the other.

[@infinitejest441]

And both liked the hallucinogenics 😵‍💫

[@JeffReams]

Syd reminds me of a good friend I had in high school. He was a straight A student and got a scholarship to a college. After a year, he came back a completely different person. I later found out that he took a bunch of acid and had a bad trip of sorts. He was then diagnosis as paranoid schizophrenic. He then put on a bunch weight (about 100 pounds) because of the medication and started chain smoking. Be careful what you do with your mind especially when it comes to drugs because they can backfire.

[@christienelson1437]

Drugs are dangerous enough but buying drugs from high school dropouts who never took chemistry is Russian roulette.

[@General_Junkie]

He would of had this happen to him even if he didn't take acid. He was predisposed to schizophrenia. It almost always affects males and almost always comes on in their mid to late twenties but using acid can and sometimes does speed up the process. Sorry but if he didn't take the acid it would of happened still eventually.

[@JeffReams]

@@General_Junkie I was told that exact thing actually by a doctor. I think the LSD just usher in his schizophrenia. This happened a long time ago, but it was sad to my good friend physically there but mentally he’s gone.

[@WesleyGravolet]

Yea..same here! Not sure but people w schizophrenia seem to gravitate towards acid..not sure why or if it's just something that I notice because of a few cases close to my circle. But yea, I think barrett would have had mental health issues regardless, maybe not as extreme?

[@JeffReams]

@@General_Junkie I was told that exact thing actually by a doctor. I think the LSD just usher in his schizophrenia. This happened a long time ago, but it was very sad knowing my friend was physically there, but mentally checked out.

[@punkroxgirl]

This wasn’t just drugs. They didn’t help and I’m sure they aggravated it, but this was mental illness. Many people have their first schizophrenic break in their early 20’s with or without drugs. It’s not researched nearly enough for being so familiar in the medical community. They just get more drugged but with different drugs. It’s a shame we don’t hear about more research and awareness for people with schizophrenia or similar conditions. They often end up alone and homeless. Drugs make for great headlines, but it distracts from the real cause. Sometimes, extreme drug use is a symptom and not the core problem.

[@bobbys4327]

Yup, the real cause for being mental is crazy.

[@megnotes7908]

Guys tend to be diagnosed with schizophrenia in their late teens to early twenties; with women, it’s about a decade later. A lot of people with schizophrenia are not committed to taking the medications that could help them, but some are, and can live “normal” lives. In nursing school, we had a guest lecturer who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. He always took his meds, was married, had kids, and had a PhD. He was a college professor. Just offering a little more perspective, for what it’s worth.

[@punkroxgirl]

@@megnotes7908 all perspectives are worthwhile. Especially because it’s not one size fits all…it can be different for different individuals. Some people have horrible effects from the meds that sometimes never go away. I can see why it would be hard for some people. I’ve had reactions to similar medications that were only given to me in small doses for sleep and I had really bad muscle spasms and pain. I just wish there were better alternatives. I’ve met people that are so smart and creative and they struggle to survive with diseases like this or side effects from the meds.

[@punkroxgirl]

@@megnotes7908 also, that’s interesting about women being diagnosed about a decade later than men. I didn’t know that.

[@ArtisteBleue]

Read the autobiography "The Day the Voices Stopped". It's an autobiographical account of what it's like to suffer from this tumultuous illness. Real gut wrenching. Give it a read.

[@aliservan7188]

I used to live in Cambridge. Everyone knew where he live, but he was rarely seen. Sometimes you'd see him at the market, looking a little shabby, not making eye contact, but he did have a few friends, and talking to them, it was obvious no one outside his tiny group really saw the real him. The most common word was "delicate", but also funny and compassionate.

[@12thDecember]

Pink Floyd's haunting "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" was written as a tribute for Syd. 😢

[@heidikroft3337]

Still loving that song ❤❤

[@tiffanyroseangeles34]

@@heidikroft3337I love that song!

[@charlesheck6812]

Yes. Just as the video said.

[@The_Not_So_Great_Cornholio]

You...don't say.

[@tmackn6592]

thanks for the breaking news update, there Captain Obvious!

[@roowyrm9576]

Syd's story is one of the tragedies of the rock world.

[@declanfarber]

Just because someone is neuro-atypical doesn’t make their life a tragedy. People make their own way in the world, as they see it. Don’t judge.

[@heatherstephens9295]

@@declanfarber🙄🙄🙄

[@tanakeilidh384]

​@@declanfarber wow oh wow I am in awe of how far out of touch you are with... the dark and gritty world of genius, madness, suffering and tragedy that truly exists in the world. Not that I wish that upon you. I am certain that Syd made his way through life the best he knew how. But I'd still say he led a tragic life and suffered immensely. Replacing words that convey harsh realities with euphamisms doesn't stop bad things from existing or happening.

[@declanfarber]

@@tanakeilidh384 If you do enough acid, it reveals your true self. What Syd was, was a nerd at heart. I’ve known people like that. The earlier carefree Syd was just an act, a creation, probably enabled by early substance abuse or alcohol. (Remember those satirical posters where “this is your mind on drugs” was accompanied by a photo of a tie-dye shirt?) You can only sustain that for so long before you turn into a dad or something. In Syd’s case, nerds away! (Yes I’ve read the biographies, and yes I’m old enough to know some tings.) His nerdiness ran quite deep. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

[@pretorious700]

But not particularly rare.

[@DeBeard]

The borderline between an artist and a madman is actually pretty blur…RIP syd

[@Coneman3]

Yeah he was probably wrong side of the line

[@leslielutz6140]

BEST narrator.

[@robinburn4974]

Saw a very early Floyd concert in York in 1967, cost 10 shillings to get in 😂

[@mattias969]

Man i wished i lived in those days i was heavy into psychedelic culture in the goa trance scene i produced a couple of songs that was more or less popular in that sub culture i always felt like i belonged in those counter culture days when people actually tested the limits of societies norms. You are a lucky person.

[@Silllypumpkins]

Where did they play in York?

[@robinburn4974]

@@Silllypumpkins New Earswick Folk Hall they called the club , the Tinned Chicken 👍

[@Silllypumpkins]

@@robinburn4974 cool! I used to live off Micklegate. Pink Floyd in York UK 1967…… old meets new…. Must’ve been a trip!

[@thehork_bajirroblox2573]

do you know what songs they played?

[@TabuKat]

I still own the CD of Piper at the Gates of Dawn and I still hear that stuff sometimes, like when my cat escapes, "Did you have big adventure, amidst the grass? Fresh air at last?" In the early 90s I stumbled on Syd's solo stuff. A person into the industry at the time filled me in on what had been happening with him (up until his mom's death) and I felt the tragedy then like I do now. RIP Mr Barrett, you are remembered.

[@aaronchristopher71]

A well done and very compassionate look at Barrett. Thanks for this great work.

[@sexobscura]

I'm still waiting for the one narrated by Barrett himself

[@restock_1731]

It must have been awesome to see Pink Floyd with Syd in his prime, Pipers is a fantastic album.

[@leahoakwood9988]

Relics is my all time favorite.

[@beyondthehorizon75]

@@leahoakwood9988 It's a compilation but a damned good one!!! I've always loved it. It would be cool if they updated it to include "Apples and Oranges" and one of Syd's last Floyd songs "Vegetable Man". It is such a haunting song that is obviously autobiographical. Especially when Nick Mason sings that main line, "Vegetable man where are you?"; Syd was writing about himself. Gives me chills all over!

[@bodhiapurva3887]

@@beyondthehorizon75 Did you know that Syd wrote and performed some songs that very few people have heard. A guy in a record shop in London called Terrapin had a rare tape he played to the customers with Syd playing some energetic numbers very different from his 2 solo albums or early Pink Floyd songs he wrote. He promised to make a copy for me but this never materialised. Can just about recall a few lines from one of these tunes but that's all.

[@gaylasmith5279]

Love your beautiful accent. Scottish on my Mother's side of our family. She was a Robertson. Yes, Syd Barrett's life was quite tragic.

[@stephencaudill2422]

My ancestors from Scotland too, the Caldwells. Then they moved to Kentucky and someone from the census changed it to Caudill. They made great moonshine!

[@user-vp1eq9oy5z]

ITS A VERY THIN LINE BETWEEN GENIUS AND MADNESS.WHAT A SAD TALE.😢😢😢😢

[@hiko73]

agreed but why are you yelling?

[@HeathenDance]

@@hiko73 LOOOOOOOOOOL. YOU'RE FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@spaceclown7650]

@@hiko73 He's yelling because there's a very thin line between lower case and upper case.

[@andiincali.4663]

I knew of him but never knew his story. Thanks for bringing it to light.

[@GTSN38]

His band did him dirty. Fuck pink floyd.

[@davidfarris2359]

Syd's two solo albums were genius! Great albums.

[@sixbladeknife44]

Yes, this really deserved a mention by the narrator.

[@d.r.mathias9648]

My best friend from high school lived his whole life homeless and died a few years ago. He had mental illness.

[@steve-0493]

Damn dude that sucks..im sure he knows how real and good of a friend u were,for just being there despite his situation..I could totally understand as an adult how,'hurtful' it is,to go back and see it as the adult now,ya know..here's for u friend man..✌️🥃😑shine on!!

[@HeathenDance]

Shame on you for not helping your friend.

[@0themanticore0]

​@@HeathenDance Not sure you've ever attempted to help a homeless person (not just giving them money). I have, and the couple times I did it was a terrible idea. A lot of them won't accept help and you might put yourself in danger in the process.

[@AndyDavidson-tg4un]

I spent years on the streets and trust me, he held you close to his heart, and there's nothing you could have done. When you're out there and really doing it, you want to be out there and then any help is self sabotaged. But old friends help you get through it, even if they're only on your mind.

[@teresaring8049]

@@0themanticore0same for me, have a friend with mental illness and they often don’t wanna take their meds which leads to psychosis, pushing loved ones away and total self destruction. It gets to a point no-one can help them cuz they don’t want the help.

[@RikBooker]

Can you honestly imagine Roger Waters crying at anything? Very sad about Syd though. Tragic story.

[@bodhiapurva3887]

Waters comes over as quite a hard, not very caring person, heard him give a talk at a Julian Assange demo in central London a few years back. Brian Eno and Chrissie Hind were also there but she sang songs instead of giving a speech.

[@paulkirton8945]

I don't understand how Syd who by this time was mentally disturbed and back living in Cambridge could have known that the band were rehearsing at this particular studio in London.

[@Graterstuuf]

He was stalking them.

[@Swelte]

Lovely mini doc. Thanks for sharing this with us! More musicians please!

[@Factinate]

More to come! 👀

[@Mzd455]

What a nicely told story! I was in college back in 90ties and Pink Floyd were so popular among some of my friends at the time. They were obsessed with the LSD and Pink Floyd, later techno music, I guess any music that had drugs that came with it lol. But one of them changed over the weekend, just like that, at the age of 20. They went to the nearby island and took lots of LSD as they loved to do it in nature. One of them stayed on that trip for good. After they came back all he could do was smile and sing. He was a member of a choir before the trip, but not like that. He couldn't keep focus on anything and would start singing out of nowhere. The moment I realized he is done with his mind was, when we all went to the church on Christmas Eve and there was everyone else from the town, parents, grandparents, kids.... it was all good until the sacred moment when the priest is breaking the bread and everyone looks down and it's completely quiet... He started singing some Christmas Carol so loud and he danced and twirled..... Everyone turned and looked at us in shock, I remember trying to look like I'm not with them. Apparently he went back to childhood in his head, and even made his mom give him baths in his 20's. I moved away and never figured out how that guy ended but yes, don't make psychedelics a thing. It is not. It's a pure lottery. I never liked them so I dodged that bullet in my youth. I never wanted to hallucinate and to get lost. One thing with my mind, I want to be in control.

[@atheistleopard618]

lack of control equates to PANIC ATTACKS. It's why i never did drugs....tried LSD once with a stripper chick and it was a good trip at least. other than that, NEUP! my drug is knowledge and working out/health. oh and duran duran, depeche mode and bjork. lmao

[@atheistleopard618]

@@Mzd455 i read from 78 to 88 was the best time EVER to be in america. i.e, post-punk to pre-fk whitey music. I AGREE WITH THEM. i was born too late. duran and depeche and NIN/Manson/TooL era is where I jam with some Bjork, and TrobarDeMorte/shireen/aurora/EUZEN to boot.

[@prschuster]

I took LSD once a month for two years between 1970 and 1972, until I lost interest. I'm glad it didn't affect me, in a negative way, and I'm glad I lost interest.

[@petechau9616]

I remember attending concerts in the early 70s when Acid was the popular drug anyways the sight of someone freaking out on a "bad" trip is not a good one and one not easily forgotten.

[@Mzd455]

@@petechau9616 I know!!! I've seen such people back in 90ties. Leaving the club where we all danced, one morning at 5am there was a young man curled up behind one of those little newspapers and bus tickets selling little mobile units. He was screaming and hiding behind it curled up in a fetal position. Who would want such an experience. Also, no one knew how to help the person who is obviously hallucinated. If people are drunk it's different, but hallucinating people cannot hear you and can be dangerous. LSD sucked. Not even calling the ambulance would help, what can they do when someone is tripping on that

[@rdrock-vd2dw]

Once when i was around 21 yrs old, i took LSD....i was told that i should tear the small squared paper into 4 pieces, and just take a quarter, because it was too much for a 'rookie' to take the whole square at once! Unfortunately i made the mistake of taking the WHOLE paper without my own knowledge & proceeded to go to my new GF's apartment. When i got there, she was sitting on the sofa, watching the British movie 'Privates On Parade' with John Cleese on TV. So i joined her and after about 15min. i suddenly felt the wave.... i tried my best to just act as normal as possible. But little did i know that the movie has a rather shocking ending(if you've seen the movie, you know what i'm talking about). I'd never seen a funny movie with a super tragic ending before! So in the midst of my high, i began crying like a mad man, because of how awful i felt for the way that movie ended.....my GF looked at me strangely & i found that to be hilarious, so i started laughing like a lunatic for about 15min. or so....then suddenly got hit with a wave of sorrow(because of the movie) & started sobbing like crazy..... To make the story short, i kept riding this wave of sorrow & comedy....i would cry nonstop for 20 min., & then suddenly change & start laughing like crazy.....& then go back to crying again, so on & so forth....i just couldn't stop myself. After nearly 4 hrs., i finally stopped & found some peace. Anyways that was the last time i ever took LSD.....i simply did not dare go thru those emotional waves ever again! LSD can make you go permenantly mad. I'm sure that is what happened to Syd Barret as well! (sorry for the badly written post....English is not my mother's tongue, as you may have guessed). Anyways thanks for hearing me out! 🙂

[@gaylasmith5279]

How dreadful for you. Thankfully, I had many friends who advised me to never try LSD because they feared I was too sensitive. I cannot imagine what you must have gone through! I made sure to stay away from it. Thank you for sharing your experience though. Stay safe. Peace.

[@rdrock-vd2dw]

@@gaylasmith5279 You should be proud of yourself for not giving in to the temptation & also for realizing your own sensitivity & staying away from it! Thanks for your kind response. Peace.

[@El_Chisme84]

I find your post very thoughtful, offering insight of your own experiences isn’t very easy sometimes. 😇

[@rdrock-vd2dw]

@@El_Chisme84 Thanks for your kind & positive words! 🙂👍 I once read a discription of how the actor River Pheonix passed away(I'm particuliarly interested in River Pheonix because of being born the same year) and i read that he was given a drink by someone suspect, and he just downed the whole glass with one gulp!(Don't know if 'gulp' is an actual word?) Anyways i have a theory that he had drunk & OD'ed on a strong psychedelic substance like LSD....because he ended up having strong convulsions after around 30min., which was also my own experience that aforementioned night at my GF's apt., albeit in much smaller doses & quantities. Peace.

[@gaylasmith5279]

@@rdrock-vd2dw Thank you. I just have very strong faith and knew better. I also know that addictive traits run in my family. I'm thankful that I had friends who gave me solid advice. Take care of yourself. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Stay safe and stay strong! Peace to you, too!

[@appledoreman]

Thank you for this. You might have mentioned that he wrote 'See Emily Play,' probably the greatest UK psychedelic single.

[@hippyhop3913]

May syds story never be forgotten, Floyd forever

[@charlieconnelly5514]

Very sad story indeed.

[@Itbmurr1]

Sounds like he was schizophrenic. Shame he had so much trauma in his life. RIP

[@henygiese]

He was not schizophrenic, the drug abuse unfortunately messed up with his brain. At the time LSD and other powerful drugs as STP were being massively used without the knowledge of its future effects. Some people would even consider it as a way of consciousness expanding. Syd was a genius, a brilliant mind since childhood. A huge loss. RIP Syd ❤🎸✨

[@WhiskeyRichard.]

The types of drugs he was using, along with the age was using them at, very likely contributed to some form of early onset schizotypy from a lot of the descriptions, especially in later life. How he handled real-life disturbances, like having his brushes stolen, is a miracle. That sort of thing would usually tip it, bad. The disorganization, avolition, confusion, erratic behaviour. The effect that stress had on his body. People that don't go that way are usually badly traumatized, and alcoholism is a common addiction for burnt-out acid hippies. See: Grace Slick. Remember everyone, LSD is safe. _Physically._

[@matthewatwood8641]

No it doesn't sound like he was schizophrenic. You're just mindlessly repeating the rumor.

[@matthewatwood8641]

​@@henygieseIt wasn't drug use either. LSD doesn't do that to people. It's stories like the rumor about Sid being crazy which promote myths like that.

[@PolygonSwan]

LSD does I know, taken 20 years to recover and I'm still somewhat broken.

[@raynabateman3715]

This is one of the saddest things I’ve ever read

[@raynabateman3715]

@@crispindry2815 thank you very much. I’ll accept that I’m 76

[@sixbladeknife44]

I met Peter Jenner when I was attending a Billy Bragg show in the early 1990’s (he was Billy’s manager at that time) we talked for a good while…all he really talked about was Syd and he gushed on him, he truly loved Syd and was still in awe of his talent. I couldn’t believe my good fortune to run into him, I’ve been such a big Syd fan for most of my life…a chance encounter I’ll never forget.

[@Dstew57A]

Rip Syd..you shining diamond

[@mwvm_music]

I heard of conversation on 6 music where Syd would often sit in the park and chat with young locals and was perfectly fine. No indication of being unwell at all. Mental illness was misunderstood in the 60s/70s. The band were ambitious and saw Barrett as a barrier to their own careers. I think there is a mixture of guilt and remorse from the band but this is kept privately. I had read some members continued to visit and they went around their houses until Syd moved to Cambridge full-time. My mother hid my Syd Barrett life story books when I was a teenager as she said they made me depressed! Even now in my 40s I've had a life long fascination with Syd Barrett. The guitar playing especially. Thanks for the vid

[@AndyDavidson-tg4un]

I just wanted to point out that mental Illness is misunderstood today as well.

[@benwaterman5985]

Sad,indeed. But as we see homeless, disparaged,and social outcasts we should also see the price of individuality,to get along,you have to go along. And that's the high cost of the paradox. The music,the art,the words are presented by their creators,but are all opened to interpretation. Most times,the beholder is wrong. The creator just doesn't feel like arguing 😢❤

[@suzannesellers7383]

I’m very sorry for Syd, but I feel even more sorry for the girl he imprisoned and nearly killed. What was the disposition of that case I wonder.

[@Rikk_Klaww777]

This has to be the best Story and Narration I have ever encountered on KZbin.! There has been some really good ones, but this really not only got my attention, but hit home on more personal level. What Syd must have been going through was a tragic tragic hell of a place "that no one" should be in.! That last visit would have probably been a very bitter-sweet time for Syd, knowing not only that his evils consumed and claimed him, but also feeling that sense that finally achieved something good that HE could proud of. If it wasn't for Syd (after seeing this story), Pink Floyd would not be how they are. The whole stigma, is a true tale of fate and tragedy. Most beautiful "rise, fame & fall" story I ever watched. Well done.❤👏👏👏👏

[@chrisbacos]

Syd is the saddest story of what might have been. I know he is at peace now.

[@tomakafrankconlon3207]

Really how do you know that?.

[@nealgrimes4382]

@@tomakafrankconlon3207 nothingness is quite peaceful

[@Daneiladams555]

@@nealgrimes4382 you don't know what is after so shut up!

[@hiko73]

@@Daneiladams555 hmmmm, maybe that ayuhuasca (sic) trip didn't help you as much as you thought??

[@wendygreeff205]

A great talent who unfortunately never reached his full potential. May his genius never be forgotten.

[@jdstarr-me5ps]

his sister was interviewed by High Times; and she said he had Aspurgers

[@CapOlimar]

Are those like Russell's Sprouts?

[@isaakleillhikar8311]

No. It’s eugenics and doesn’t exist.

[@6Haunted-Days]

Yea sorry you don’t have the behaviors and issues Syd had from simply Asperger’s….maybe he had but I’m sure he wasn’t diagnosed so,….let’s not do that mmmk? I mean come ON you’re actually insulting those with Asperger’s cuz now some uneducated person is assume people with Asperger’s have severe paranoid schizophrenia type behavior like Syd did….which IS NOT TRUE….

[@toddlippsdotcom]

You mean Ass Burgers

[@PaulMcCartGuitarTracks]

I came up a lot like this guy, taking loads of LSD from age 13 to 17. The diagnosis of schizophrenia includes many different mental illnesses. There’s a possibility that without LSD the illness may never have surfaced. I’ve seen this happen to a few guys and it changes them for a lifetime. I have read that it has something to do with upsetting the thin layer that covers the brain.

[@billywood2814]

Thank you for this well made and informed video on this all too often simplified story on a man that made a huge impact in a short time in the limelight. Mental health is not as easy to explain as so many people say it is like he did too much drugs or something like that, it usually consists of many things that happen in a life that were affecting Barrett before,during and after being in Pink Floyd.

[@robertmaccreight4910]

Drugs aggravate a problem that already exists.

[@WelshRabbit-rw2gz]

I saw them at Earls Court in 1994. Without a doubt, the best concert I've ever been to by far 👏👏👏

[@bajoobiecuzican]

Excellent documentary! Thank you ❤

[@mialockard6922]

Totally enjoyed the video. Thanks.

[@boopah4365]

Hate to say it but, leaving Syd behind was the best thing that could've happened to Pink Floyd..David Gilmore was the missing piece they needed.

[@Tsardoz]

Very unfortunate but true.

[@patrickshaw938]

Yes, they gained fortune and fame by building on Syd's success - playing his songs, lipsyncing his vocals, Dave playing with his back to the audience - best thing they could've done.

[@danielleendswell9250]

I LOVE YOU FOR COVERING SYD!!!!!!!!!! YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND!!!!!!!!!! I THOUGHT I COULD NOT ADORE YOUR CHANNEL MORE AND THEN YOU DO THIS!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Chiller11]

Such a shame. Syd’s talent was central to Pink Floyd getting off the ground. Mental illness is such a tragedy not only for the person affected but for all those who care about him/her.

[@robertjackson2700]

Excellent video, man. He deserves to be remembered. 💯

[@wyntonexisting]

Just when I thought I knew everything about Syd, I wasnt expecting to learn so much more about his story. Great job! Also, always wondered how he just meandered his way into their recording session, you typically can’t just walk in a crash a famous bands session if they don’t know who you are.

[@GTSN38]

I heard everything the video says is wrong.

[@alphadog1961]

Gifted individual with a sad ending

[@bastadimasta]

Syd's story is a good example for people who take Ayahuasca trips without resolving their issues first.

[@clickha]

lol true

[@Eskede]

Actually, psychedelics can help.

[@bastadimasta]

@@Eskede they can help but they can also amplify existing issues.

[@pen2199]

Thats quite harsh

[@Daneiladams555]

I did it 15 times without resolving my issues and im fine so youre wrong

[@prschuster]

Everyone's light goes out eventually, but it's painful to watch it happen to such a bright, creative person way before his time.

[@wildwillieshow6203]

I was in a band years ago. One of the guys who was temporarily in the band had done some bad acid years before. His communication with me was mostly staring into space and very little talking to the other members. But yet he was able to play songs.

[@amywalker209]

A very sympathetic video. Enjoyed as much as it's possible to enjoy such sadness. My only comment would be it's type 2 diabetes isn't it? Not B. Mum is type 1 and nearing 80, not in a good way at all in hospital just now. She'd want me to put that right.

[@rumblefish3290]

Are u ok ?

[@Paulmotea]

Wow so sad RIP Sid ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Paul Motea Melbourne Australia

[@lindaandersenholmes8270]

Oh the poor man. A tortured soul. Another great video. I love life stories. Did Neil Oliver narrate this one?!

[@Dubsteppah]

When i was young in the 1970's we were super into taking acid. So a lot of my buddies were really into Syd and his music. I remember one song specifically from his solo album: rats. The song devolves into pure madness, chaos with Syd sing "rats rats rats" over and over. It used to give me a bad trip, I never wanted to take too much acid and end up like Syd. His demise was well known even back in the 70's 80's.

[@Pomeray8]

There are multiple versions of this song and they don't all sound like that.

[@surlycycler2213]

It's often that drug use and mental illness go hand in hand. However, for not the reasons you might think. It can be the person knows something is wrong. They use the drugs as a means to cover it up or fix themselves. It is very sad to watch it happen. All you can really do is to let them know you love them.

[@DJxx57]

True. Just like alcohol--with a subsequent descent into alcoholism--has been an ageless "self-treatment" for depression, bi-polar disorders, anxiety, and a host of other mental health issues. 'Always a tragedy, no matter what the drug-of-choice, or the mental illness.

[@RawskoFPS]

Mate this is so informative. Scottish myself and you really did the research. Pink Floyd Is my favourite band ever I was born in 1992 I wish I could have seen them :( syd grew a tree the leaves may have died but the roots were staying in the ground... we miss you Syd just imagine the five of them playing together man

[@John-zn4lp]

If only Syd got help right away, we could have possibly had so much more from him. Sadly, we will never know. The solo albums he put out were ok, but I've read they were extremely hard to put together and he needed a lot of help with them. Unfortunately, what spark remained eventually extinguished. He didn't go out with a bang but a whimper. I hope he was at least at peace all those years, even with his mother's death.

[@chrisvanover-1125]

Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green is another good example of this

[@PinkyJujubean]

People often overlook the acid casualties because they didn't die and most of them disappeared. Syd wasn't the only one he was just the most well known. Roky Erikson and Doug Hall from The 13th Floor Elevators were also casualties. So is Question Mark.

[@DorianneRickard-ef5qj]

I honestly wish people would just leave Syd Barrett in peace. We're all a little crazy in our own way. The man is dead. I respect him immensely, but am tired of re-hashing it over and over. Love you Syd❤

[@thomasmcarthur4700]

Thanks That was really good definitive explanation about Syd Am from Clydebank so your accent was a bonus

[@danielbaugher826]

I heard Syd showed up the day they were recording the song Wish You Were Here which is ironically about him and supposedly the band said no one had told him about the song

[@Tsardoz]

Roger Waters himself said that

[@emilianorodriguez8961]

Which I find very hard to believe considering that you can’t just waltz into a famous recording studio with world famous rockstars on any given day. Someone definitely knew he was coming and let him in the studio that day.

[@simonmarlow4895]

Peter Green AND Danny Kirwan had similar stories. People never mention Danny. Great that Greeny had a second shot at music though. I saw him play in 2005ish he didn't sing but his playing was excellent.

[@ambercrombie789]

Excellent research, mates.

[@warrencaswell4885]

That was fascinating and extremely well done.

[@purplesunflower8242]

Brian Jones same issues.

[@steppingstones144]

Deeply sad, if only his siblings could have helped him

[@Moonie804]

His older brother was a doctor. The guys of the band called him and asked to talk to Syd because something was very wrong with him. The doctor brother talked to Syd and then said everything was ok. Somehow Syd was able to look perfectly normal, if he wanted to - at least in the beginning... In the end, his sister Rosemary looked after him for many years until his death.

[@oldironsides4107]

Did he own a boat.

[@perlefisker]

Great footage

[@rockeroller]

Let's not blow smoke up our a $ $. Drugs can give you mental changes. The elephant in the room.

[@nealgrimes4382]

No ones doing that, we all know Drugs can fk you up.

[@atheistleopard618]

the pipe at the gates of dawn room

[@bennybongosbigolebonanza894]

They can, yet unfortunately most people are anti-drug.

[@JohnzillaTheHun]

With tiny eyes and great big trunk

[@dilsiam]

Yes to all of the OP comment...

[@Broncofan52]

Waters said he believed Syd suffered from mental illness and although drugs didn't help, his drug use was greatly exaggerated over the years.

[@jimdake6632]

Lost a college friend to heavy LSD. Went mad. Nothing to f*ck with.

[@nickrice7535]

It will always be 1967 when I think of Syd. So sad, a Comet of genius. Well loved and missed by all of his fans, me included. ❤

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

I can kinda relate to Syd in a way. Although I've never taken drugs, I have dealt with mental health issues all of my life. I remember there was a time when I was in a band and everyone else in the band was on one page and I was on another, that's probably the best way to describe it. I'd been the main songwriter in the band but I'd just been put onto medication for OCD, depression and anxiety which initially seemed to kill my creativity and I basically had to learn how to write songs again from scratch. The other guitar player started bringing in more songs, but I really didn't like the songs that he was writing. We'd be rehearsing and I would just stop playing and lean against the wall and no-one seemed to notice, at least they didn't say anything at the time. In a way, I had finally gotten a band like I'd always wanted, but on the other hand, I had a lot of mental issues that I needed to address. I wonder if that band had made it big, perhaps I'd have ended up like Syd. I don't think that the person that I was then could have handled it. It seems to happen to a lot of creative people to some degree. Personally, I don't believe that it is possible to be both creative and sane. It's the insanity that causes one to think of things in a different way to other people and thus have a different perspective which allows for the creation of new ideas.

[@sheilagravely5621]

It's always the beautiful ones that are batshit crazy.

[@wookinooki9023]

And he died at age 60. It's young-ish but it's old when you consider what he went through. Surprisingly he's the only member who is not still living.

[@wookinooki9023]

13:15 "finally found a way to be in this world". what an interesting way of saying it.

[@rickb2432]

Richard Wright died in 2008, he was 65. Nick Mason, David Gilmour and Roger Waters remain amongst the earth walkers.

[@booled1]

It’s so sad that even a very difficult and hard person like Roger, who doesn’t always seem like a very caring person, cried after seing what Syd’s illness did to him.

[@martins4788]

Really well done, and what a talent, I just wish he knew it. Thanks for shining a little light on him, and his life.

[@terireed3740]

I saw Pink Floyd in New York and I did a couple of hits of acid.. nothing happened so did a couple of more.. didn't wait long enough I guess and did 2 more. Don't remember a damned thing except the huge pig floating out over the crowd. Had to buy another ticket and go back the next night. Great show but curiously ..no pig? No I'm just joking there really was a pig.. and it was a great show. Couple of days later I threw on the same jeans I'd worn to the first show and found another hit ... I don't know how to play guitar but played for about 3 hours thinking I sounded great... until my roommate came in and threatened bodily harm by guitar beating if I dared strum another chord.

[@Astyanaz]

When he needed help, there was no one there for him. No one bought his solo albums. Syd is dead and no one can do anything for him now. Are there any other early stars fallen on hard times who we still have time to help?

[@patriciatoomingtheplantpar2558]

Are you talking about the times they tried to get him into treatment, or the adjustments they made to try and keep him in the band, or when his mother moved out of HER home to give him space? Are you gonna blame his Mum for dying too?

[@popjaw1andOnly]

Britney. Ooops, too late. She gone!

[@wendygreeff205]

I bought his solo albums. They were pretty good too.

[@chicklets4ever51]

Actually his solo albums sold pretty well.

[@tanker335]

@@oscarleijontoft They provided him with a very large financial stipend until the day he died. It's common knowledge. He had millions at his disposal.

[@glenn4232]

Barrett was the sane one. His honorableness, noble-mindedness, integrity…., is what this really all about!

[@madarah8533]

Barret listend to the newer pink floyd songs and said they sounded old. What an absolute legend

[@heidibee501]

When l think of Pink Floyd, l think of THE WALL. Did Sid Barrett participate in the creation of that prophetic song? I can't even imagine how the world looked to him. He loved his mom. That made me smile.

[@RobertaReal7980]

His contribution was for older work like Dark Side of the Moon.

[@marmactwins]

I think the whole double album was sprinkled with Barrett.

[@simonmoore2380]

Well, The Wall was an album not a song. But that was 100% by and about Waters, and his childhood. There might have been some aspect of the central character in the film of The Wall (played by Bob Geldof) that was modelled on Barrett, but not the album.

[@simonmoore2380]

@@RobertaReal7980Barrett wasn’t involved in Dark Side of the Moon at all. His last involvement with Pink Floyd was the song Jug Band Blues, which was on A Saucerful of Secrets, which was their 2nd album.

[@chrisvanover-1125]

​@@RobertaReal7980he was pre-Dark Side

[@davidaston5773]

@Factinate CAME expecting a bad or disrespectful video (due to the title and other videos which are lazy or downright sensational) but instead? I find a thoughful and at times deep mini documentary? Thank you for showing respect to the subject of mental illness but not hiding away from the reality. David

[@judilynn9569]

Such a sad story. I never knew this.

[@PsilovybinDyl]

My uncle developed schizophrenia through a coke addiction. Its a very sad illness. Very strange to see someone you knew change so much and so rapidly. He would come banging on my front door in the middle of the night, thinking that he was a Formula 1 race car driver sponsored by Nike an Adidas, and that i had stolen his fortune. Which was intense as he was huge, at 6ft4 and very broad shoulders. But he was such a lovely man when he weren't having an episode. A true gentle giant. The human mind is so complex

[@martinphillips7221]

just say no kids ,chemicals are bad for most people

[@pjamdragon1]

Shut up

[@sp1200M3D]

Gilmore stated in an interview that they continued to send Syd checks in the mail many years after.

[@dreddykrugernew]

I had a bad trip when I was 18, it took about 3 years for me to feel sort of normal in the world again. I got better as the years went on, basically I wasnt the person I used to be and the more I came to accept this is the new reality for myself the more I was able to become someone who isnt totally messed up in the head. I did magic mushrooms a few years later and I was fine and I did some last November and I was fine. What triggered the bad trip I think was adrenaline when I was coming up on the trip, was in someones apartment and the people who where coming back had the keys so we didnt have to mess around letting them in. But some other friends who where told to stay away because we was doing acid came hammering on the door and at first we just thought it was friends with the keys but they wouldnt stop hammering and it sent my adrenaline crazy just as I was proper coming up and it went from there. It caused lots of paranoia and anxiety while it was happening and I couldnt be around anyone so I just rode it out on my own, but still something had changed forever and the person who I was wasnt there anymore...

[@Nat3_H1gg3rs]

Dont do drugs kids

[@colin6603]

Listen to his solo albums, they are incredibly unique and bizarre and amazing

[@stephanieredden8861]

Pink Floyd has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dark Side of the Moon and they had a contest where people could send in videos and then Pink Floyd picks the winner for each song. The winning video for Brain Damage is based on Syd and y'all should go check it out, if you haven't already. So much talent out there.

[@The67wheelman]

If you got mental issues don’t do acid🤷‍♂️

[@gigiarmany4332]

the music industry could put the devils & his minions playground to shame & often does..not for the weak hearted😒