Ever wondered how prog rock legends Pink Floyd got their name? There's a story behind it, plus evidence of names that didn't ...

Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett, one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, and the band’s undeniable leader in its initial phase ...

Pink Floyd were defined by inner conflict, with David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Roger Waters at each other's throats, but one ...

Pink Floyd have consistently pushed the envelope of creativity, but not always to good effect. It's these songs David Gilmour ...

Barrett’s guitar fills are more subdued. The vocals are at the front of the mix. And yet, this is still Pink Floyd. Few other ...

A founding member of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett was best known as the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter during the band's heavily psychedelic early years. He composed the majority of ...

Barrett’s drug abuse eventually rendered him useless, and by the time Pink Floyd released their 1973 masterpiece ‘The Dark Side of the Moon,’ he was long gone and they had evolved into one ...

Pink Floyd took a number of massive jolts to its infrastructure over its active period, but the band—and the brand—stayed remarkably resilient. As they changed their styles over the years, some key ...

When talking about innovative and creative rock bands, Pink Floyd is usually at the top of the list. Throughout its duration from the mid-1960s and into the 2000s, Syd Barrett, Roger Waters ...

And for a band that prided itself in anti-star anonymity, the original Floyd frontman Syd Barrett was a poster-boy for acid rock and, later, a textbook freak-scene casualty. His traumatic breakdown ...