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they have syd to thank as syd made the name with his two amazing pop songs- emily and arnold.
its totaly wrong to see pink floyd with syd as the same band after he left, its the same kinda thing as the velvets after cale left.
and from what i know, syd was not a drug addict. he took alot of acid in the 60s which fkd him up, but since his solo albums he seemed to want no part in the music industry, probably due to being fucked over by his band mates. i admire him for getting out and living his life quietly rather than doing what everyone else does and carrying on till death or till he severely shamed himself. (think the rest of pink floyd-beatles etc)
i read everything and watched everything i could about syd, but it all focuses on what a poor tortured soul he was, and i dont think its right or true. i think he made a clever desicion and stuck to it. and i think the books and documentarys should be focused much more on the amazing stuff he acheived and not about what a sad story he was.
cuz he wasnt.
he left his mark then lived the rest of his life with a quiet dignity. which is more than anyone can say for his x band "mates" the rotten scumbags.
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