Syd Barret dies
Jul. 11th, 2006 06:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Sad when talent and genius are wasted, and especially through drugs, but I'm sad that Syd Barret has died - just quoted the lyrics of my favourite Syd song Golden Hair over at Radio Clash...seemed fitting somehow.
I have a special love of Golden Hair via hearing the Slowdive version, and then using it for this mashup I did: http://www.mutantpop.net/go.php?url=42 (Golden Beard (aka My True Love Has a Golden Beard). Dunno if it counts as a tribute, but I bought Opel because of it, and made me really appreciate his work more than the others of his ilk (don't start me on Nick Drake and the Buckleys & co. grrr).
As I said over at RC, I hope he's at peace now. I heard he was happy not doing music, and happy just watching TV and staying in...music and fame seemed a bitter pill for him though.
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Date: 2006-07-12 12:11 am (UTC)It has always INFURIATED me that Johnny Thunders could write something as insightful as 'Too Much Junkie Business' and (maybe) 'Chinese Rocks' (oh, the writing pedigree on that one will NEVER come clear...) and still waste his life on drugs.
Syd Barrett, didn't really know his stuff that well. Still, sad for his family...
Re: Um... hi
Date: 2006-07-19 01:04 pm (UTC)