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Syd Barrett was a musician born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire on January 6, 1946, and passed away in the same city on July 7, 2006. He held citizenship in the United Kingdom. Barrett was a prominent figure in various music genres, such as space rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, experimental rock, psychedelic rock, rock music, progressive rock, outsider music, and proto-punk.
Barrett adopted the pseudonym Syd Barrett and was known for his work as a guitarist, composer, songwriter, poet, singer-songwriter, musician, painter, singer, and vocalist. He was the founder of the legendary band Pink Floyd and owner of Blackhill Enterprises.
Syd Barrett's birth name was Roger Keith Barrett. He attended several educational institutions, including Anglia Ruskin University, Camberwell College of Arts, Hills Road Sixth Form College, and Cambridgeshire High School for Boys.
