And do I take you by the hand

On 7th of July Syd Barrett, the first vocalist at Pink Floyd, died. This man was hard to understand by fans even when he was still able to sing, in the early floydian years. He only composed the first Pink Floyd album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967, and a couple of melodies from their second album, just before he gone mentally ill, as more sources say about him. He was replaced by David Gilmour, a great guitarist, vocalist and one of the band's friends.

Syd Barrett was later mentioned with terrible sadness in more floydian songs, like Shine on You Crazy Diamond or Wish You Were Here. Syd is categorized by some as a "crazy person" or even a drug-dependent with no future. I personally don't take all this non-sense as true, for me he is and will be the prototype of a lost genius. The band helped him to record an album after he left the band, in 1970. He was struggling to sing and due to his weak mental health it was very hard to be coherent in his thoughts. All this reflected in his later music activity. The title, the cover and the mood of "The Madcap Laughs" express best what this great man could do for music. Actually, he did enough. Rest in peace, Syd! And shine!

"Lean out your window, golden hair
I heard you singing in the midnight air
my book is closed, I read no more
watching the fire dance, on the floor
I've left my book, I've left my room

For I heard you singing through the gloom
singing and singing, a merry air
lean out the window, golden hair..."