10 facts and fibs about pink floyd

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NIC SWANER FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Pink Floyd are one of, if not te !o"t, #ell$kno#n ro%k &and" of te 'ro(re""i)e ro%k

(enre, %a't*rin( te e""en%e of len(ty in"tr*!ental 'a""a(e" and %o!'le!entin( te!

#it !e!ora&le )i&e" and %lear lyri%"+ eir %on%e't" #ere %o!'ellin(, fro! early

'"y%edeli% e%%entri%itie" to te for!ation of a %on%e't al&*!+ ey #ere "a'ed &y

Barrett-" in)enti)ene"", Water-" #ritin( "kill and 'a""ion, .il!o*r-" affe%tion for %ord"

and yet "i!'li%ity, Wri(t-" %o!'o"itional kno#led(e, Ni%k /a"on-" re"o*r%ef*lne"", and

te n*!ero*" a infl*en%e" tey #ere in"'ired &y and #o*ld fre*ently %o!e &a%k to+

i" li"t atte!'t" to i(li(t "o!e relati)ely *nkno#n fa%t" a&o*t Pink Floyd a" #ell a"

addre""in( !yt" a&o*t te &and+ e li"t i" in an order dee!ed rele)ant+

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Ni%k /a"on i" te lon(e"t r*nnin( !e!&er of Pink Floyd, fro! te Barrett era to te

ti!e" of te deydrated Floyd 7i+e+ #ito*t Ro(er Water"8+ In i" ti!e #it Pink Floyd e

rarely )ent*red o*t of i" %o!fort one of 'er%*""i)e in"tr*!ent", takin( failed )iolin

le""on" and 'ro)idin( "'e%ial effe%t" and "o*nd"+ B*t o# did te &and a%*ire i! a" a

dr*!!er9 A%%ordin( to /ark Blake, a*tor of :Co!forta&ly N*!&; e In"ide Story of Pink

Floyd,< Ni%k /a"on #a" looked #ell *'on a" a dr*!!er &e%a*"e e %o*ld 'ro)ide te

f*nd" and tran"'ort to &*y in"tr*!ent" and (et te! to (i("+ 3e"'ite ti" o)er"i(t &y

te &and, /a"on 'ro)ed to &e an effe%ti)e dr*!!er, and %ontri&*ted to te %o!'o"ition of

"*% "on(" a" i!e, E%oe", and S'eak to /e 7"olely %redited to i!8+ =i" )oi%e i" al"o

feat*red on te tra%k >ne of e"e 3ay"+


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A""o%iated #it t#o "i!ilar *ote", te "on( Any Colo*r Yo* ?ike fro! 3ark Side of te

/oon "ee!" to referen%e =enry Ford-" *ote; :Yo* %an a)e it any %olor yo* like, a" lon(

a" it-" &la%k+< Wile te title-" %on%e't doe" %on%ern te la%k of %oi%e in te !odern #orld,

te ori(in of te title doe" not %o!e fro! =enry Ford-" *ote, it %o!e" fro! an

o&"er)ation Ro(er Water" !ade #ile li)in( in Ca!&rid(e+ A" te in"'iration for ti" li"tti" e@%er't #a" and %an &e fo*nd in an e""ay titled :Wi% >ne-" Pink9< &y !*"i%olo(i"t

Pil Ro"e+

:In Ca!&rid(e #ere I li)ed, 'eo'le #o*ld %o!e fro! ?ondon in a )an a tr*%k o'en te

&a%k and "tand on te tail&oard of te tr*%k, and te tr*%k-" f*ll of "t*ff tat tey-re tryin(

to "ell+ And tey a)e a )ery *i%k and "li%k 'atter, and tey-re "ellin( tin(" like %ro%kery,

%ina, "et" of kni)e" and fork"+ All kind" of different tin(", and tey "ell it )ery %ea'

#it a 'atter+ ey tell yo* #at it i", and tey "ay It-" ten 'late", lady, and it-" ti", tat,

and te oter, and ei(t %*'" and "a*%er", and for te lot I-! a"kin( N> ten 'o*nd", N>

fi)e 'o*nd", N> tree 'o*nd" + + + fifty &o& to yo*-, and tey (et rid of ti" "t*ff like ti"+

If tey ad "et" of %ina, and tey #ere all te "a!e %olor, tey #o*ld "ay, Yo* %an a)e

e!, ten &o& to yo*, lo)e+ Any %olor yo* like, tey-re all &l*e+- And tat #a" *"t 'art of tat

'atter+ So, !eta'ori%ally, Any Colo*r Yo* ?ike- i" intere"tin(, in tat "en"e, &e%a*"e it

denote" offerin( a %oi%e #ere tere i" none+ And it-" al"o intere"tin( tat in te 'ra"e,

Any %olor yo* like, tey-re all &l*e,- I don-t kno# #y, &*t in !y !ind it-" al#ay" tey-re all

&l*e,- #i%, if yo* tink a&o*t it, relate" )ery !*% to te li(t and dark, "*n and !oon,

(ood and e)il+ Yo* !ake yo*r %oi%e &*t it-" al#ay" &l*e+<

In addition to te title of te "on(, te #ork in 'ro(re"" ad )ario*" na!e", "*% a" S%at


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or S%at Se%tion, and a" al"o &een kno#n a" Breate 72nd Re'ri"e8 d*e to it" "i!ilar &eat

and %ord "e*en%e+

Stayin( on te to'i% of #at i" %on"idered to &e Pink Floyd-" !a(n*! o'*", 3ark Side of

te /oon !ake" *"e of )oi%e" tro*(o*t te al&*!+ e"e )oi%e" #ere (enerated &y

*e"tion" Ro(er Water" ad #ritten *' on %*e %ard" and #ere "*&"e*ently a"ked to

roadie", door!en, !e!&er" of te &and Win(", and anyone a)aila&le at A&&ey Road+ e

a''ro@i!ately t#enty *e"tion" ran(ed fro! :Wen #a" te la"t ti!e yo* #ere )iolent

and #ere yo* in te ri(t9< to :Wat doe" te 'ra"e e 3ark Side of te /oon- !ean to

yo*9< e la*(ter tat %an &e eard on S'eak to /e and Brain 3a!a(e i" tat of PeterWatt", a road !ana(er for Pink Floyd+ In addition to te )oi%e", at te end of te al&*!,

faint !*"i% %an &e eard, #i% i" 're"*!ed to &e an in"tr*!ental )er"ion of i%ket to

Ride &y te Beatle" in te &a%k(ro*nd+ It a" &een 'ro'o"ed tat #ile re%ordin( door!an

erry 3ri"%oll-" re"'on"e 7:tere i" no dark "ide of te !oon really, a" a !atter of fa%t it-"

all dark


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Pioneerin( te Pink Floyd-" "o*nd, Barrett a" #idely &een )ie#ed a" a !*"i%al (eni*" for

i" %ontri&*tion" to te 1D60"- *nder(ro*nd '"y%edeli% "%ene+ ?ittle "ee!" to fo%*" on

te !an &eind te !*"i% a"ide fro! i" !ental !eltdo#n tat *lti!ately led to te&and a&andonin( i! #ile on te #ay to a (i( in 1D64+ Slo#ly, e re)erted fro! Syd

Barrett to i" (i)en na!e of Ro(er Barrett a" e "li''ed into e)er$in%rea"in( o&"%*rity

after de'artin( te &and+ =e #o*ld %ontin*e to relea"e t#o "olo al&*!" #it te el' of

3a)id .il!o*r, &*t e)ent*ally "*%%*!&ed to a 'ri)ate life in Ca!&rid(e+ /edia o*tlet" and

fan" "o*(t i! o*t in te later year" of te Floyd, a %on%e't tat Barrett did not

*nder"tand e li)ed fir!ly in te 're"ent and did not take ad)anta(e of i" 'a"t+

Be%o!in( !ore a#are of te !ateriali"! tat "*rro*nded i" arti"ti% %reation" a" e

tried to li)e a" 'ri)ately a" 'o""i&le, e &e(an to 'ra%ti%e a for! of "elf$de"tr*%tion on i"art#ork+

Barrett i!"elf ad "t*died and 'ra%ti%ed #it 'aint, ink and 'en%il #ile in te &and-"

olde"t in%arnation"+ =e #o*ld %ontin*e ti" tro*(o*t i" ti!e #it Pink Floyd and after

i" era a" front$!an+ Wit a "tron( di"intere"t in !ateriali"! and *tter di"&elief &eind

#y 'eo'le "o*(t i! o*t, e %ontin*ed 'aintin( and %reatin( #ork" of art #it a

ne#$fo*nd !etod to deal #it te %la!or+ =e took on a rit*al of 'oto(ra'in( i"

%o!'leted #ork" and ten de"troyin( te %an)a", "o!eti!e" &y &*rnin( i" o#n #ork+ A"

te !eta'or tat it *nintentionally i" for te de)elo'!ent of te &and, Barrett a"!ana(ed to en%a'"*late te a"'e%t of o# e deal" #it te 're""*re of attention and


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de!and in te ind*"try 7and earlier in ti!e, te 're"en%e of dr*("8 #it ti" da!a(in( and

&ra" a%t+ So*r%eG tt';HH###+"yd&arrett+%o!H&io(ra'y+t!

Pink Floyd-" al&*! art i" a" le(endary a" te &and it"elf, addre""in( te te!e" in teir

!*"i% #it )i"*al" a" i!'re""i)e a" te %ontent it"elf+ .erald S%arfe and Stor! *r(e"on,

t#o arti"t" often a""o%iated #it Pink Floyd, are &eind !*% of te 1D0" era Floyd

art#ork+ S%arfe dre# %ontent for e Wall al&*! and *r(e"on de"i(ned te al&*!

art#ork &eind e 3ark Side of te /oon and Wi" Yo* Were =ere+ >n te 3S>/-"

i%oni% "lee)e i" a 'ri"! tat re're"ent" te &and-" "ta(e li(tin(, te re%ord-" lyri%al

te!e", and key&oardi"t Ri%k Wri(t-" re*e"t for a "i!'le and &old de"i(n+ >f te "e)en

de"i(n" 're"ented to te &and, te 'ri"! #a" *nani!o*"ly %o"en+ A" te &and %o*ld

afford to &e 'i%kier o#e)er, tin(" &e%a!e !ore %o!'li%ated+

Wi" Yo* Were =ere-" %o)er i!a(e %on"i"t" of t#o &*"ine""!en !eetin( in te "treet,

(reetin( ea% oter #it an e!'ty and"ake, one !an on fire+ e i!a(e #a" in"'ired &y

te idea tat 'eo'le tend to %on%eal teir tr*e feelin(", for fear of :(ettin( &*rned+< i"

#a" a %o!!on 'ra"e in te !*"i% ind*"try, *"ed often &y arti"t" denied royalty

'ay!ent"+ In te i!a(e, t#o "t*nt!en #ere *"ed, one dre""ed in a fire$retardant "*it%o)ered &y a &*"ine"" "*it+ =i" ead #a" 'rote%ted &y a ood, *nderneat a #i(+ e


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'oto(ra' #a" taken at te Warner Bro"+ "t*dio" in ?o" An(ele"+ Initially te #ind #a"

&lo#in( in te #ron( dire%tion, and te fla!e" #ere for%ed into te "t*nt!an-" fa%e,

&*rnin( i" !*"ta%e+ i" #a" ea"ily re!edied, o#e)er, #it te t#o "t*nt!en

%an(in( 'o"ition"+ e 'oto(ra' #a" later re)er"ed+

For te Ani!al"- %o)er i!a(e, tey #ere %aref*l #it o# tey 'lanned to or%e"trate a

'i( on te #in(+ After %o!!i""ionin( a .er!an %o!'any Ballon Fa&rik 7#o ad

're)io*"ly %on"tr*%ted Je''elin air"i'"8 and A*"tralian arti"t to &*ild a 'or%ine &alloon,

kno#n a" Al(ie, te &alloon #a" inflated #it eli*! and !ane*)ered into 'o"ition #it a

trained !ark"!an ready to fire if it e"%a'ed+ Unfort*nately, in%le!ent #eater delayed

#ork, and te &and-" !ana(er ne(le%ted to &ook te !ark"!an for a "e%ond day+ e

&alloon, o&)io*"ly te"tin( /*r'y-" la#, &roke free of it" !oorin(" and di"a''eared fro!

)ie#+ It landed in Kent and #a" re%o)ered &y a lo%al far!er, #o #a" f*rio*" tat it ad

:"%ared i" %o#"+< e &alloon #a" re%o)ered and fil!in( %ontin*ed for a tird day, &*t a"

te early 'oto(ra'" of te 'o#er "tation #ere %on"idered &etter, te i!a(e of te 'i(#a" later "*'eri!'o"ed onto one of to"e+


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i" i" a "ort "*!!ary of a (reater and !*% !ore in$de't analy"i" of te al&*! e

Wall and it" !any !o)in( 'art", %o*rte"y of Bret Uri%k+ Wile te al&*! it"elf i" f*ll of

"y!&oli"!, literary de)i%e", te!e" and oter ite!" of "i(nifi%an%e a!!er", &ri%k",

#all", #or!" te "on( Anoter Bri%k in te Wall, Part 2 i" f*ll of o@y!oroni% and

%ontradi%tory "tate!ent" tro*(o*t de"'ite it" *nifyin( "tan%e a(ain"t te #ayin"tit*tion" "tifle %reati)ity in today-" %la""roo!"+ A" Water", Wri(t, and .il!o*r "in( a

%oir of re"tle"" "%ool%ildren to re&el a(ain"t te ar" and %yni%al treat!ent of teir

tea%er", tere i" a %ertain antite"i" in te air tat i" a''arent in te lyri%"+

Wile fi(tin( for indi)id*ality, te lyri%" of Anoter Bri%k in te Wall, Part 2 ironi%ally are

"at*rated #it referen%e" to %onfor!ity+ ere i" no I-, or "in(*lar dri)en %ara%ter a" #it

te re"t of te al&*!, tere i" a #e+- i" 'l*rality i" identity$ro&&in(, a" e)iden%ed &y te

kid"- a%tion" #ile *nder te tea%er-" r*le" and #ile ran"a%kin( te "%ool in te fil!

&a"ed on te al&*!+ e %ildren in te "e%ond )er"e "in( lyri%" of 'er"onal re)ol*tion, yet

it i" a%%o!'anied #it teir "y!!etri%al lo%k"te' ryt!, &ot !*"i%ally and 'y"i%ally+

Not#it"tandin( teir re&ellio*" tenden%ie", tey a)e &e%o!e a" %o!'ara&le a" #en

tey #ere %lone" of one anoter+ /oreo)er, one %o*ld del)e into te effe%t" of !a""

'"y%olo(y and te 're""*re fro! a!on("t 'eer" to %ontri&*te to te )iolen%e and %ao"

tat i" te literal tearin($do#n$of$te$"%ool$#all"+ It i" a !o!entary )i%tory for Pink in

i" "tr*((le a(ain"t i" fi(*rati)e #all, #i% e@'lain" te e@'re""i)e (*itar "olo a!id"t

te ri(id di"%o "tr*%t*re of te "on(+


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/o"t a(ree or are of te o'inion tat Syd Barrett ad a &reakdo#n in early 1D64 d*e to

te in%rea"in( notoriety of te &and and i" dr*( *"e+ Ro& Ca'!an, a*tor of :Syd

Barrett; A Lery Irre(*lar =ead,< o#e)er, ar(*e" tat Syd-" !adne"" #a" a

!i"*nder"tandin( of i" arti"ti% intent+ =e %lai!" te !oti)e &eind te oter &and

!e!&er" a&andonin( Syd i" tat #en te &and #a" on te )er(e of &e%o!in( finan%ially

"*%%e""f*l, Barrett #anted to t*rn to a different for! of "oni% e@'eri!entation+ =e

attri&*te" Barrett-" a%tion" 7"*% a" 'layin( one *nt*ned "trin( d*rin( a #ole

'erfor!an%e8 a" a%t" of defian%e a(ain"t te &and !e!&er" #o di"a(reed #it i!+

Ca'!an take" it e)en f*rter &y analyin( Syd-" Pink Floyd "on(" and #ork fro! i" "olo

year"+ =e rea"on" tat ad Syd ad a !ental &reakdo#n, tat i" #ritin( #o*ld a)e

"*ffered a" !*% a" e ad+ ?ike in i" year" #it Pink Floyd, Ca'!an find" referen%e"

and *ote" "'read tro*(o*t, fro! =*ff te al&ot and o*r Cat i& 7/oter .oo"e

ry!e8, o!a" Na"e-" S*!!er-" ?a"t Will and e"ta!ent 7an Elia&etan !a"*e 'lay8,

Sake"'eare-" Kin( =enry LI Pt+ 1, Kennet .raa!e-" e Wind In e Willo#", 'oe!"

fro!; Anony!o*" 7/r No&ody8, on Clare 7Fairy in("8, Sir =enry Ne#&olt 7Rillo&y$Rill8

and Willia! =o#itt 7e Wind in a Froli%8 all in te "on( >%to'*" fro! te al&*! e/ad%a' ?a*("+ =o# near or o# far into ti" #e del)e, i" !*"i% re!ain" infl*ential+


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In 1D2, Pink Floyd relea"ed a li)e 'erfor!an%e al&*! re%orded fro! te a!'iteater of

Po!'eii and a "t*dio in Fran%e+ Wile te lo%ation of Po!'eii-" a!'iteater #ito*t an

a*dien%e "er)ed a" an e@%ellent "tate!ent a(ain"t te li)e re%ordin(" of te ti!e in #i%

&and" #ere "o#n alon("ide teir adorin( fan", it !o"t i!'ortantly #a" "y!&oli% of te

i"tory of Po!'eii+

e initial idea &eind ?i)e at Po!'eii #a"n-t Po!'eii at all, &*t #a", a" %on%e't*alied &y

te dire%tor, %o!&inin( te Floyd-" !*"i% #it %onte!'orary art+ In a !eetin( #it 3a)id.il!o*r and te &and-" !ana(er te &and de%lined ti" idea, a(reein( to talk a&o*t it at a

later date+ Adrien /a&en, te dire%tor, #ent on oliday to Italy in early "*!!er 1D1+ It

#a" in Po!'eii tat Adrien /a&en lo"t i" 'a""'ort, and retra%in( i" "te'", #a"

"*r'ri"in(ly let &a%k into te an%ient %ity+ ere i" no &etter #ay to "*! *' te "'irit of

te ?i)e At Po!'eii re%ordin(" tan #at /a&en de"%ri&ed "eein( in te e!'ty

a!'iteater;

:I ret*rned alone, retra%in( !y "te'" alon( te e!'ty "treet" of Po!'eii, &a%k to te

a!'iteater of "tone #all" and "eat"+


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:It #a" "tran(e+ A *(e de"erted a!'iteater filled #it e%oin( in"e%t "o*nd", flyin(

&at" and te di"a''earin( li(t #i% !eant tat I %o*ld ardly "ee te o''o"ite "ide of

ti" *(e "tr*%t*re &*ilt !ore tan t#o to*"and year" a(o+

:I kne# &y in"tin%t tat ti" #a" te 'la%e for te fil!+ It ad to &e ere+ It "o!eo# all

%a!e to(eter tat e)enin( in te an%ient %ity+ Fil! te e!'ty a!'iteater, re"*rre%t te"'irit of Po!'eii #it "o*nd and %olor, i!a(ine tat (o"t" of te 'a"t %o*ld "o!eo#

ret*rn+<

It i" a %o!'lete !yt tat Italian a*toritie" #o*ld only let Pink Floyd 'lay in Po!'eii a"

lon( a" tere #a"n-t an a*dien%e te So'rintendena of Na'le" 7te offi%ial &oard tat

%ontrol" te "ite of Po!'eii8 #a" "ke'ti%al of a ro%k (ro*' 'layin( at a "ite of %*lt*ral

)al*e, &*t te idea tat tere #o*ld &e no a*dien%e #a" not i!'o"ed &y te

So'rintendena+

e P*&li*" Eni(!a i" a !y"tery "*rro*ndin( te 3i)i"ion Bell al&*!, and i" "*"'e%ted of

&ein( &ot an early e@a!'le of a )iral !arketin( %a!'ai(n and a '*le tat #a"

e)ent*ally a&andoned &y it" %reator"+ Weter or not te eni(!a i" an offi%ially "ol)a&le

'*le "till re!ain" *n%lear &*t a" &een %onfir!ed &y /a"on in i" &ook :In"ide >*t; A

Per"onal =i"tory of Pink Floyd< a" &ein( a !arketin( 'loy of E/I and tat P*&li*"- #a"

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not a fi%titio*" "'oke"'er"on for te &and, &*t rater, an a%t*al 'er"on %oordinatin( an

or%e"tration of e)ent" (eared to "tir and "ti!*late Floyd fan" for te 3i)i"ion Bell o*r+

P*&li*" 'ro!i"ed an *n"'e%ified re#ard for "ol)in( te riddle and f*rter %lai!ed tat

tere #a" an eni(!a idden #itin te art#ork, !*"i% and lyri%" of te al&*!+ >*t%rie"

fro! "ke'ti%" "oon follo#ed, only to &e "*"ed #en P*&li*" affir!ed i" a''earan%e at

a li)e )en*e; :/onday, *ly 14, Ea"t R*terford, Ne# er"ey+ A''ro@i!ately 10;M0'!+

Fla"in( #ite li(t"+ ere i" an eni(!a+< Sti%kin( to i" 'ro!i"e, te #ord" ENI./A and

PUB?IUS a''eared in &old #ite li(t" d*rin( te "on( Kee' alkin(+ F*rter

a*tenti%atin( P*&li*"-" e@i"ten%e d*rin( te tele)i"ed and re%orded %on%ert at Earl-"

Co*rt, ?ondon, te #ord ENI./A #a" 'roe%ted onto te &a%kdro' d*rin( te "on( Anoter

Bri%k in te Wall, Part 2+ >n te PU?SE 3L3 of tat %on%ert, e@tra !arkin(" #ere al"o

added #it te %l*e ? O !%², only to &e *i%kly o)erlaid #it E O !%²+

Addin( to te )alidity and 'er'et*ation of te P*&li*" Eni(!a are f*rter %l*e" fro! PinkFloyd 'ara'ernalia; :P*&li*" Eni(!a< %an &e eard "'oken *"t &efore te "on( >ne of

e"e 3ay" on te 200M 3L3 relea"e of Pink Floyd; ?i)e at Po!'eii+ Pa(e 1M of te e

3i)i"ion Bell-" C3 &ooklet %ontain" an ana(ra! of te #ord :eni(!a,< idden in te tird

%ol*!n fro! te ri(t of te lyri%" to Wearin( te In"ide >*t+ e follo#in( are #ild and

often irrational a""o%iation" to oter "i(nifi%ant e)ent", &*t kee' in !ind ti" #a" E/I-"

&rain%ild+

:e 'a(e n*!&er" of e 3i)i"ion Bell-" C3 &ooklet are #ritten in )ario*" lan(*a(e" and

'rinted on "ilo*ette" of te ead "tat*e" "o#n on te %o)er of te al&*!+ Pa(e 11"o#" t#o ead "ilo*ette"+ Printed on eiter one i" te .er!an #ord for ele)en, elf,-

re"*ltin( in elf elf,- or, ele)en ele)en+- e trailer for te 200D fil! 11;11 feat*re" te "on(

=i( =o'e"+ =i( =o'e" i" te 11t tra%k on e 3i)i"ion Bell+ e relea"e date of 3a)id

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Mom424 • Mod

Great job - more Floyd facts than I ever imagined. I'd heard about the Wizard of Oz

coincidence. And it's a doozy. I wonder if it's just our need to see patterns..? Likely.

Another interesting Floyd fact - They just sued iTunes and won. The Wall is a concept

album and as such it has never been licensed as a collection of singles. iTunes wanted to

cash in and did so. The band objected in court. Yeah for not selling out!

About Syd Barrett; always wonder what came first, the drugs or the mental illness. Did the

mental illness cause him to over abuse the pharmacopeia or did the drugs cause the

separation from reality? I sort of lean towards the illness being responsible - we have a

friend with drug induced schizophrenia - normal folks, even when experimenting, don't take

30 tabs of E. You just don't. Not that the drugs didn't have an effect; I'm sure it made

everything 10X worse.

Again, nice job Nic.

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petet2112 •

@ Meep. I'm a recovering drug and alcohol addict since November 20, 2006 after being

diagnosed with Diabetes Type 2. I have not touched the stuff or anything for that matter in

5 years and 4 months. The result of my living like every night was Saturday night brought it

on, along with about 7-8 other chronic disorders. Sorry that I cant come up with an answer

right now because I am clean and feel great. I am on 11 different medications and see a

doctor every 3 months for check ups. What's best of all is I don't miss it one bit anymore.

Pink Floyd would certainly be my choice for getting wasted on Lysergic Dythalimide # 25or some "Owsley" Acid. But no more. I know that I have shortened my life with my Jim

Morrison type living for almost 30 years. So please, sympathize with me. I am improving

upon myself.

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peter8172 •

WARNING : Do not listen to most any Pink Floyd album under the influence of a mind

altering substance. Especially "Dark Side Of The Moon", "Wish You Were Here, and

especially "Animals" !!........Just saying

Meep •

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