Syd Barrett By bRaNdOnGeeee Jan 6, 1946 Syd is born, his birth name is Roger Keith Barrett Dec 11, 1961 His father dies of cancer, this puts a burden on him he never was able to shake off Mar 11, 1962 Syd and Roger Waters-future member of Pink Floyd-perform their fist gig together Sep 1, 1962 Syd goes to the Cambridge technical art department and meets future Pink Floyd member, David Gilmour Aug 1, 1964 He then goes to Camberwell College of arts to study painting and forms what will become Pink Floyd May 1, 1965 He bgins to take the drug that will destroy his sanity with his friend Jun 1, 1965 During this month, he writes many of his best songs while on his outings with his friends Aug 2, 1966 The UFO rock venue opens and Pink Floyd becomes very popular there Aug 6, 1967 Pink Floyd releases their dubut album and gains mainstream attention, which Syd does not enjoy Nov 2, 1967 As Syd's behavior worsens, the other members of Pink Floyd are forced to get a back-up guitarist, David O'List and then later David Gilmour Apr 6, 1968 Syd starts abusing drugs and his behavior gets more and more erratic Apr 2, 1969 Recording for the Mapcap Laughs begins. Those helping him find it hard because his unpredictable style of music Jan 3, 1970 With the help of his former bandmates, syd is able to release a solo album, The Madcap Laughs Jun 6, 1970 Syd's last concert at the Olympia Exhibition Hall Nov 3, 1970 After many hard months of recording, Syd's final solo album, Barrett, is released Feb 16, 1971 Syd makes his last appearance on BBC but does an extensive interview a month later May 9, 1975 Syd watches Pink Floyd record a song about him and he changed so much they at first can't recognize him Jan 1, 1980 From about this time on, Syd avoids making public appearances and finds passion in flowers, taking walks on the beach, photography,and painting Sep 11, 2001 EMI releases The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't you Miss me?, a compilation of Syd's solo career Jul 7, 2007 Syd dies at his mother's house aged 60 of pancreatic cancer
