Syd Barrett: The Genius Who Almost Was

It was only a few months back that a friend told me he’d seen Syd Barrett drifting down Charing Cross Road, looking in guitar shops. His hair was long again, and he was back to wearing his old snakeskin boots. Such a revelation may not mean much to a lot of you, but to hard-core Pink Floyd fanatics, even the possibility of his return is cause enough for celebration.