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Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett

3 movies on Netflix

Biography

Syd Barrett was an English musician who co-founded Pink Floyd in 1965 and served as its frontman and main songwriter until his departure in 1968. His songs blended whimsical psychedelia with stream-of-consciousness lyrics, and his guitar work explored free-form playing and effects like distortion, echo, and feedback. With Pink Floyd he recorded their first singles, the 1967 debut The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, and part of A Saucerful of Secrets (1968). After leaving, he started a solo career, releasing the single Octopus and the 1970 albums The Madcap Laughs and Barrett with help from Pink Floyd and Soft Machine. He withdrew from music in 1974. Pink Floyd paid tribute with the 1975 suite Shine On You Crazy Diamond and sections from the 1979 rock opera The Wall. In 1988 EMI issued the outtakes collection Opel, and in 1996 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him as part of Pink Floyd. He died in 2006.

60years old at death

Born January 6, 1946Cambridge
Died July 7, 2006Cambridge
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Also credited as Roger Keith Barrett

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 11 years2012 to 2023

Every film, newest first

2023Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink FloydIMDb rating 7.4
2017Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of RockIMDb rating 6.8
2012Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were HereIMDb rating 7.9

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A first
Barrett named Pink Floyd in 1965 after discovering another band was also called the Tea Set, devising the Pink Floyd Sound to set his group apart.
About the name
Barrett took the nickname Syd around age 14 from Cambridge jazz bassist Sid "the Beat" Barrett, changing the spelling to set himself apart.
Own stunts
Barrett had a trademark guitar sound, made by playing through an old echo box and sliding a Zippo lighter along the fretboard. He got his echo sounds from Binson delay units.

Syd Barrett movies on Netflix

Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd2023IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock2017IMDb rating 6.8as Self - Musician
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here2012IMDb rating 7.9as Himself

Most often with

Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Roger Waters

David Gilmour

Richard Wright

Storm Thorgerson

Films together

Roger Waters2 films together, 2012 to 2023
Roger Waters's page
- Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd2023IMDb rating 7.4Barrett as HimselfWaters as Himself
- Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here2012IMDb rating 7.9Barrett as HimselfWaters as Himself
David Gilmour2 films together, 2012 to 2023
David Gilmour's page
- Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd2023IMDb rating 7.4Barrett as HimselfGilmour as Himself
- Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here2012IMDb rating 7.9Barrett as HimselfGilmour as Himself
Nick Mason2 films together, 2012 to 2023
Nick Mason's page
- Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd2023IMDb rating 7.4Barrett as HimselfMason as Himself
- Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here2012IMDb rating 7.9Barrett as HimselfMason as Himself
Mick Rock2 films together, 2017 to 2023
Mick Rock's page
- Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd2023IMDb rating 7.4Barrett as HimselfRock as Himself
- Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock2017IMDb rating 6.8Barrett as Self - MusicianRock as Self - Photographer
Richard Wright2 films together, 2012 to 2023
Richard Wright's page
- Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd2023IMDb rating 7.4Barrett as HimselfWright as Himself
- Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here2012IMDb rating 7.9Barrett as HimselfWright as Himself
Storm Thorgerson2 films together, 2012 to 2023
Storm Thorgerson's page
- Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd2023IMDb rating 7.4Barrett as HimselfThorgerson as Self - Interviewer
- Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here2012IMDb rating 7.9Barrett as HimselfThorgerson as Himself

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.