>kick former leader out of his own band >write songs about

>>74464951
I don't think that's what happened

>>74464951
It's past your bedtime Roger.

>>74464963
It's exactly what happened. Read "A Very Irregular Head," Syd wasn't insane in the slightest.

They couldn't cope with the fact that if Syd joined everyone would realize how the Waters era Floyd is mediocre compared to Syd era Floyd

>>74465274
This but the exact opposite. If Syd never left we would never know who Pink Floyd was. They would just be one of the many unknown brit pop bands

>>74465378
They were just exploding into popularity when they initially kneecapped themselves by canning Syd. For years, even after Dark Side, there were still people and journalists bitter and angry that they threw Syd out of his own band.

>>74465236
How about you quote wikipedia instead of what it looks like an extrenely biased book about barret?

the band with the worst lyrics

Syd was mentally unstable
it's good he left

>>74465454
Shine on You Crazy Diamond was written because of a negative review they received from a Syd loyalist. They wanted to "lovingly" send him off and finally walk out from his shadow.

When normies listened to DSotM they became fascinated with Syd, not the active bandmates. This infuriated the entire band, especially Waters. A Nice Pair was the original attempt to get that stuff out there and let it all blow over.

>>74465468
He doesn't state anything to be fact unless he can verify it. He can verify that Syd mistreated his girlfriends and was abusive at times, he can verify that Syd would stand about detuning his guitar during sets, he can't verify the ridiculous stories like Syd walking from Cambridge to London on foot and Syd being locked in a cabinet during a bad trip. That's not bias, that's doing basic research. Syd Barrett stories are literally unsourced legends based on the myth that he was "so crazy!"