He later wrote a book about the band, published in 1987, entitled Bricks In The Wall. He was the closest journalist to the band for many years, and conducted several interviews with both Roger Waters and Dave Gilmour. Karl Dallas - A British music critic, whose pieces have appeared in Melody Maker. His solo tracks were issued under the name 'Blind Boy Fuller's Buddy.' He was also known as 'Dipper Boy' Council and 'The Devil's Daddy-in-Law.' He died in 1976. Born in 1911, Floyd is a very obscure blues artist but nevertheless a good guitarist, best known as a backing musician for Blind Boy Fuller. He now probably regrets thatįloyd Council - The North Carolina bluesman whose name, appearing on a record of Syd's, provided half of the Pink Floyd moniker. A skilled guitarist who left to pursue his studies, leaving Syd to front the group. Peter Christopherson - One of the three members of Storm Thorgerson's contemporary design team TCP.īob Close - The blues and jazz guitarist who was in the earliest incarnation of The Pink Floyd Sound.
Willie Christie - Roger Waters' former brother-in-law, he took the photos for the album package of The Final Cut, as well as directing The Final Cut video EP. Jon Carin - A session musician and writer on the Momentary Lapse of Reason album, he also played keyboards on Pink Floyd's tours of 1987-, as well as on the Division Bell album.Ĭhris Charlesworth - An English music critic and sometime writer for Melody Maker magazine. Peter Brown - The agent for skilled Liverpool poet Roger McGough, who worked with Dave Gilmour on ideas for a concept album in the Momentary era. Pete Brown - A brilliant songwriter for Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce's band Cream, and an integral part of the 60's scene, he was inspired by Syd Barrett. He was Elektra Record's representative in the UK at the time an excellent producer, and a loss to the band. Joe Boyd - The producer for Arnold Layne, he would have produced more of Pink Floyd's material if EMI accepted independent producers. Inspiration (coincidentally enough) was Syd.Īlex Bollard - A Pink Floyd cover musician who recorded an album of covers called Pink Rock – Super Sound of the Seventies.Īndy Bown - The bassist for The Wall's surrogate band, he also played on The Final Cut. She eventually left to marry Marc Bolan of T. June Bolan - Formerly June Child, she was very very close friends with Syd in the early days, and also served as a secretary for the band. Peter Biziou - the director of photography for the film Pink Floyd The Wall. He lived peacefully in Cambridge on his royalties and painting until his death Jfrom complications due to diabetes. After being dropped from the band due to his erratic behavior in 1968, he recorded two solo albums over the next two years and had a brief stint with the band Stars before dropping out of the music scene altogether. It was at this time that Syd's mental state began to break down, catalysed by heavy use of LSD, the death of his father, his perceived rejection by an eastern guru, and other factors.
After starting the Pink Floyd Sound in late 1965, Syd's innovative songs and guitar playing rocketed them to pop stardom in 1967. Born in 1946 at the home pictured here, Syd was raised in Cambridge, where he was friends with Roger Waters, and later David Gilmour. Roger Keith 'Syd' Barrett - The founder and early guiding light of Pink Floyd. Michaelangelo Antonioni - An Italian director and fan of Pink Floyd's music, he asked them to record for his dubious film Zabriskie Point. Recording occasionally over the years with his musical mentor Simmie Dooley, his most well-known song was 'South Forest Boogie.' Pink died in 1974, a good musician of the red clay hills in Western Carolina, but not well-known. Born in 1900, he went on the road at 14, singing for Dr Kerr's Indian Remedy Company, a one-man confidence operation. Pink Anderson - The South Carolina blues musician whose name, appearing on a record of Syd Barrett's, provided half of Pink Floyd's moniker. Adams is personal friends with several members of Pink Floyd, and he provided the title for The Division Bell. This alphabetical list covers only the most important players in the Pink Floyd story.ĭouglas Adams - The renowned British author of The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy and many other exceptional works.
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