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Syd is born, his birth name is Roger Keith Barrett
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His father dies of cancer, this puts a burden on him he never was able to shake off
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Syd and Roger Waters-future member of Pink Floyd-perform their fist gig together
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Syd goes to the Cambridge technical art department and meets future Pink Floyd member, David Gilmour
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He then goes to Camberwell College of arts to study painting and forms what will become Pink Floyd
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He bgins to take the drug that will destroy his sanity with his friend
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During this month, he writes many of his best songs while on his outings with his friends
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The UFO rock venue opens and Pink Floyd becomes very popular there
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Pink Floyd releases their dubut album and gains mainstream attention, which Syd does not enjoy
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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
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Syd starts abusing drugs and his behavior gets more and more erratic
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Recording for the Mapcap Laughs begins. Those helping him find it hard because his unpredictable style of music
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With the help of his former bandmates, syd is able to release a solo album, The Madcap Laughs
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Syd's last concert at the Olympia Exhibition Hall
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After many hard months of recording, Syd's final solo album, Barrett, is released
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Syd makes his last appearance on BBC but does an extensive interview a month later
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Syd watches Pink Floyd record a song about him and he changed so much they at first can't recognize him
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From about this time on, Syd avoids making public appearances and finds passion in flowers, taking walks on the beach, photography,and painting
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EMI releases The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't you Miss me?, a compilation of Syd's solo career
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Syd dies at his mother's house aged 60 of pancreatic cancer
