Syd Barrett & Pink FloydSyd Barrett was an art school student when he founded Pink Floyd, with whom he served as vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter in the original line up. Famous before his twentieth birthday, Barrett led the charge of psychedelia onstage at London's famed UFO club, and his acid inspired lyrics became a hallmark of London's 1967 Summer of Love. Improvisatory and whimsical, Zen like and hard living, Barrett pushed the boundaries of music into new