Syd Barrett: Disappearances Can Be Deceptive
Tom Cox, Observer, The, 22 April 2001
THERE ARE PROBABLY better places in the world to go to become invisible than Cambridge, but perhaps not if you are an ex-rock star with arty inclinations, dubious mental stability and a fragile, relationship with the past. If you happen to be bald and overweight into the bargain, it's virtually made for you.
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