Syd Barrett: Up Close and Personal

Former Pink Floyd front-man Syd Barrett garnered a cult following thanks to his incredible ear for a tune. Sadly, there was a downside to Syd's wilful surrender to the 1960s' flourishing drug culture, including increasingly bizarre onstage behaviour. He ultimately became a recluse who lived out his final years in modest surrounding in Cambridge, England, dying of diabetes at 60. This entry in the Up Close and Personal series examines Syd's life and career.