These rock musicians from the 1960s got a taste of fame, and then promptly disappeared. Let's learn more about what happened ...

Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett, one of the founding members of ... fueled by his increasingly heavy drug use and detailed reading ...

A founding member of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett was best known ... the resultant stress of fame, paired with Barrett's increasing use of mind-altering drugs, seemed to trigger psychological problems.

Syd Barrett was born Roger Keith Barrett in Cambridge, England on January 6, 1946. As a teenager, Barrett gained the nickname "Syd"—and also a taste for collecting instruments. The order went ...