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Barrett reportedly used the nickname Syd from the age of 14, derived from the name of an old Cambridge jazz bassist, [14] [15] Sid "the Beat" Barrett; Barrett changed the spelling to differentiate himself. [16]
Sep 8, 2020 · Syd Barrett: How LSD Created and Destroyed His Career With Pink Floyd An over-reliance on psychedelic drugs drove the rock star from the bounds of reality and forced his bandmates to cut...
Apr 2, 2014 · Several stories exist as to how Barrett acquired his nickname, "Syd." Some sources say that he was given the nickname around the age of 14 and that it refers to a local bass player named Sid...
Jan 18, 2022 · Much like Brian Jones chose to name his band the Rolling Stones after randomly spotting a Muddy Waters album while on the phone with a Jazz News reporter, Barrett got his band's new name by combining the first names of two other American blues musicians, Pinkney "Pink" Anderson and Floyd Council.
Dec 23, 1971 · Rolling Stone's 1971 interview with Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's founding lead singer
Fellow scout Brian Boydell remembers that this was when he gave Roger the nickname of “Sid”, at an age of twelve. Some 3-4 years later the spelling would change after seeing a bassist in the Riverside Seven, a traditional jazz band, named Sid Barrett.
Jul 7, 2024 · When, in 1961, Roger began frequenting the local Riverside Jazz Club, regulars jokingly took to calling the handsome schoolboy ‘Sid’, after a much older local drummer named Sid Barrett. By the time he had joined his first semi-pro outfit, Geoff Mott & The Mottoes, he had begun spelling his name ‘Syd’.
