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Revisit the inspirations behind Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett’s playful song “Bike.”

We’d book Chicken Shack in a room above a pub for £30. And in a male-dominated scene, the shy singer proved her worth with a magical voice

The diary entry for the day his father, Max, died read: "Dear Dad died today." Syd Barrett was 15. In a letter to his girlfriend Libby three days later, he said: "I could write a book about his merits. Perhaps I will some time." He never got to write it. Later this month, Omnibus Press, in collaboration with Barretts estate, will publish the late geniuss collected lyrics in an authorised form for the first time. But who was Syd Barrett? He was the young visionary who wrote eight of the 11 tra...