Pink Floyd’s ‘Crazy Diamond’ Shines On

Few members of the audiences who have sung along with ‘Money’ or ‘Comfortably Numb’ are likely to be familiar with the name Syd Barrett, but a new documentary again places a spotlight on the ‘mad genius.’

Via Pink Floyd Archive
Syd Barrett in 'Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd.' Via Pink Floyd Archive

“Syd Barrett,” Roddy Bogawa writes in the notes accompanying a new documentary, “just happened to become one of the most famous cult icons in music.” This raises a question: What is the criterion for such a designation? If “Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd,” the film Mr. Bogawa co-directed with the late Storm Thorgerson, is an indication, the answer is neither simple nor happy.

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