Quotes from Syd Barrett

I think young people should have a lot of fun. But I never seem to have any.

It's always been too slow for me. Playing. The pace of things. I'm a fast sprinter. The trouble was, after playing in the group for a few months, I couldn't reach that point.

I like songs that are simple.

If I'd stayed at college I would have become a teacher.

Living in Cambridge, with nature and everything, it's so clean.

I'd like to be rich. I'd like a lot of money to put into my physicals and to buy food for all my friends.

I'm sorry I can't speak very coherently.

All middle men are bad.

I suppose I could've done a job. I haven't been doing any work. I'm not really used to doing quick jobs and then stopping, but I'm sure it would be possible.

I've just had an operation, but nothing too serious.

The fine arts thing at college was always too much for me to think about. What I was more involved in was being successful at arts school.

Getting used to the studio and everything was fun, we freaked about alot. I was working very hard then.

I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not anything that you think I am anyway.

In the future, bands are going to have to offer more than a pop show. They are going to have to an offer a well presented theatre show