Rock History 101 - Syd Barrett

[shatterdwing]

How would it be an insult if she didn't know who he was? She knows now doesn't she. You don't just come out of the womb with a knowledge of rock music. You have to discover these things in your own time.

[jefduf]

Syd was not on acid in that short movie,just a bunch of crap,David Gale is in that movie and said, that syd was only immitating someone on acid.

[WolfpackUnleashed]

I don't understand why everyone is upset with the girl doing these videos, she simply  narrates it you don't need to be a Syd Barrett expert to read his Wikipedia page out loud...

[93hipgnosis]

From what I hear Syd chaged his name after a drug not a drummer.

[harveydents]

@93hipgnosis wrong....he changed it based on a SAXOPHONIST in his hometown...he changed it SYD because the drummers name was SID Barrett.

[Secondlifecreator]

@harveydents Correct!

And SYD overrated but thats mho ...

[patsyd80]

wtf? no I dont want to see myself as a cartoon no I dont want to pimp my phone with a new ring tone. whats happening to youtube? I just wanna watch a vid about syd barret.

[bopka45]

to be fair, she probably does tons of these things without knowing anything about the subject. the producers are the ones at fault, telling syd's story this way just dumbs it down; shes only doing her job.

[friendofidiocy]

Is she just reading his wikipedia article?

[skint0n0minted]

@friendofidiocy haha sounds exactly like it.

[coldasbutter]

This is very very very poor

[KissMyAssWMG]

She's a doll... some fat, sweating producer sent her this monologe and so she rehearsed it...

The result is an incomprehensive and boringly monotonous speech...

[vminassa]

Did she say "Arnold Lame"?

I can't understand her focking voice.

There will never be another Syd Barrett.

Nobody will ever have that genius brain of his...

[KissMyAssWMG]

Haha, totally! She's mumbling...

[nomorerocketships]

"syd, we salute you."

syd wouldn't have given a crap about being saluted.

[Hershberger24]

Why is the song at the beginning and end "Let There Be More Light"? Syd didn't play on that song, it was all Gilmour. Nothing against Gilmour, but when you're doing a piece on Syd don't give us a song he isn't on. Would it really have been that hard to play "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" instead?

[meltedcandlewax]

@Hershberger24 - thank you! thats what i was about to say!

[pesmith8768]

"Syd, we salute you" She has absolutely no clue who Pink Floyd is, let alone Syd Barrett, what an insult.

[theonlyantony]

@pesmith8768 None of us 'know who Syd Barret was'. All we know is his work - the wonderful collection of single-minded expression. Unique. The band were great then too; young and wiry; lean yet rich-sounding. The thing is, if this little 'documentary' brings more 'salutes' to Syd then....ah what the fuck am I going on about? it's shit isn't it! Give her some acid and do her over her stupid chair....ice cream...tastes good if you eat it soon ! Good day!

[pesmith8768]

Well, she obviously got the job for how good her dictation actually was...off camera.

[FantasticHysteric]

This has got to be the most inexpressive reading of a teleprompter ever...her diction is awful, and voice horribly annoying

[lukolino03]

SHINE ON !

[JesustheLizard]

yes, read that cue card you little tart

[siddartha1]

I agree body

[00Jose00]

SYD Is My idol

..crazy like am.

[djdib]

rip syd

lov u man

[stacyblue1980]

This chick gets on my nerves. But its a good introduction to Syd I s'pose. I think she could have been more intellectual about it instead of so casual. Like...well here it is he was mentally ill. Simple story for the teenagers.

Love you Syd. Thank you darlin.

Too brilliant to live with the rest of the world. Thats all it was.

[poleradmas]

she talks way to fast

[paddyoak]

This broad probabily never even knew the floyd before this assignment!

[stacyblue1980]

Hahaha! I was thinkin the same thing but you said it for the rest of us. She seems so fkn clueless. Thanks. XD

[Madcapgrove]

Como el PICO!!!

[bocephus18]

The picture at 3:18 is not Syd. It was a hoax posting on you tube showing a bald overweight guy in a story looking at magazines.

[66MadcapLaughs]

Hey, you're right.

[ravner1976]

this "reporter" should stick to fluff pieces of Paris, Britney & boy bands...

[deconstructionist67]

ug.

her airline stewardess voice just put me in a coma.

[panxitomoloko]

syd no muere sigue vivo en los corazones rockandroleros

saludos baby

[dullsville]

For a better Syd story, search..."7 ages of Rock Syd"

[gottalovesyd]

Wow, what a terrible reporter. Did you guys catch at the end where it shows the bald guy in the bookstore? That wasn't Syd. That was a spoof someone had done on a website {I can't remember which site but I just saw it the other day}. How pathetic that these people didn't even bother to check to see that the images they had of Syd were actually SYD! ManiaTV should be ashamed of this pathetic excuse for a tribute. Oh Syd - you deserved so much better than this.

[66MadcapLaughs]

I know, he does.

[jv4runner]

She must have researched with Wikipedia

[fluffyruffy17]

This reporter sucks, and Syd didnt form Floyd he simply came up with the name, Roger, Nick, and Rick had already been playing together for some time before Syd entered the band.

[wuovp]

syd and roger did know each other from school when theys was kids

[buganey32]

youre right, alot of the information was wrong

[fraserjeremy]

she says: " he took the name of a famous drummer named syd barrett " :|

I also wish someone told the story with more feeling, not in a 3 minut news.

[theverysexypanda90]

he changed his first name to 'syd' after the local drummer 'sid barrett'

[unseenbadass]

syd is god

[66MadcapLaughs]

yes he is....

[Artas1984]

Exactly my thoughts, but ahh, nomater that...

[sydsbluestar]

It's obvious the 'reporter' doesn't know the first thing about Syd. I would almost guess she'd never heard of him before due to her young age. She sounds so scripted and mechanical. Wish they'd gotten someone to report it that felt something for Syd.

[MKFaizi]

I think you are right. Yet, there are many young people who do appreciate Syd Barrett and are knowledgeable of him and his influence. This sounds like someone doing a book report using the old Cliff Notes.

[modandmarvelous]

im young and i love and appreciate syd but i know most kids dont :]

[66MadcapLaughs]

Yep, I can DEFINATLY relate to you there!!

[Wannabeautiful]

<3Barrett®

[creepus]

Good on them for honoring Syd, but they got a lot of the story wrong and used a pic that was supposed to be latter-day Syd that's been debunked.