David Gates

I was a great fan of Syd Barretts. Especially his work on 'Piper at the Gates Of Dawn'. Overall he was quite gifted in many ways. Aside from the Music which was in a class of its own he was a very good painter and poet. It's irony how times and the 'State Of Celebrity' have changed. I wonder would the paparazzi be hounding him as he road to market on the bicycle with the famous bell? Yet today there thrives and industry built around Das Shadenfreude. Sadly a very talent young artist albeit, acid or qualudes left little glint of a brillant gaze. Just a thousand yard stare past caring.Living his life out in cambridge in a modest home. Cared for by family who loved him and whom he loved. And something else very rare indeed. Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright made certain that his royalties got deposited to his account, they loved their friend and made certain he was treated fairly by all involved. Thus allowing Syd to live quite independantly of any goverment support. The Pink Floyd that I grew up listening to on the 8-track of 'Dark Side Of The Moon'. while parking with my girlfriend in my GTO. The music that continued to be dynamic and different. But I think all in the band would agree, there was always that knowlege of concieving and producing great Albums and Live Shows, of that Dark matter of space & time had a certain magnetic pull across the two inch tape heads of the Studer Machines at Abbey Road from a friend lost in space.The morning that I heard syd had died,I went to my office and the words came pouring out. Then I went to the Studio and recorded Song For Syd. A few day's latter I put the video together This is dedicated to the memory of Syd Barrett...............................

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