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Definately sad that the drug addiction got control over Barrett, and not that Barrett got control of the drug addiction.
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He was also mentally ill. Dosing on LSD or even drinking alot is going to intensify such a state of mind. Had Syd been less of an imbiber, he might have logged in a few more years with Floyd. But I would guess that the mental illness would have nailed him sooner or later. The life of a rock star, clean or not, would have collided with his state of mind.
Note that after he was clean and in a controlled environment, he actually had a calm, if uneventful life. He was lucky to have a family that could care for him. All those homeless you see on the street? Those are other Syd Barretts.
A fascinating person, he was.
