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Syd Barrett

Jon Tiven, JAMZ, 1971

SYD BARRETT STARTED playing guitar in primary school in primary school in Cambridge. Later, he went on to Camberwell Schooll of Art in London, where he met Roger Waters, Rick Wright, and Nick Mason. Pink Floyd was then formed, and soon became London's foremost 'psychedelic pop' band.

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