Twenty years ago today, we lost Syd Barrett.
His time in the spotlight was brief, but his imagination, creativity and influence continue to inspire musicians, artists and dreamers around the world.
Today we remember Syd - for the music, the vision, and his unique spark.
My dear friend Dick Parry died this morning.
Since I was seventeen, I have played in bands with Dick on saxophone, including Pink Floyd.
His feel and tone make his saxophone playing unmistakable, a signature of enormous beauty that is known to millions and is such a big part of songs such as Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Wish You Were Here, Us and Them and Money.
He played in the last band I had that included Rick Wright for the On An Island Tour and at Live 8 with Pink Floyd.
Here are some pictures of him, including one of him and me playing for the ABC Minors at the Victoria Cinema in Cambridge in 1963.
I've only just seen this, I'm a Gooner, have been since I moved to islington in 1969. We're League Champions, for fuck's sake, now let's become Champions of Human Rights, reinstate MARK BONNICK. ✊✊✊✊🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 Roger Waters. (yeah that one, PINK FLOYD)
AND WHILE WE’RE ON THE SUBJECT:
Denying a medical professional access to a victim when YOUR MEDICS are not on scene is illegal.
“We’ve got EMS on the way” is not a valid excuse to deny life-saving medical treatment.