This piece is a tribute to one of the avatars of British psychedelia in the '60s, Syd Barrett, the founder and creative wellspring of Pink Floyd. He was briefly at the center of London's underground music scene until overindulgence in drugs exacerbated his fragile mental state. A few years later he dropped off the musical map altogether. His legacy, though brief, is special: songs that were sly, dreamy, and distilled the weirdness of the time. He is a personal favorite of mine.
