the man who invented Pink Floyd (then disappeared)

In 1975, Pink Floyd were in Abbey Road finishing Wish You Were Here, an album they’d written about a man they’d lost years earlier. Then that man walked through the door. Bald, unrecognizable, silent. It took the band several minutes to realize it was Syd Barrett, the genius who started Pink Floyd, and the person the album was about. This is the story of Syd Barrett’s unmatched brilliance and his collapse. The inspiration behind Shine On You Crazy Diamond and how he haunted one of rock’s greatest albums without playing a single note on it. Link to Beyond the Beat podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnVWnGTuNkE Apple - https://apple.co/2PkcvYE Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7hLODXSvdy6EnZNh1DAwR1 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9jYzg5ODYwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Follow Beyond the Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebeatpodcast/