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. – Syd Barrett
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. – Syd Barrett
I never felt so close to a guitar as that silver one with mirrors that I used on stage all the time. – Syd Barrett
I think it’s good if a song has more than one meaning. Maybe that kind of song can reach far more people. – Syd Barrett
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. – Syd Barrett
A lot of people want to make films and do photography and things, but I’m quite happy doing what I’m doing. – Syd Barrett
When we parted I had written everything for the group. My leaving sort of evened things out within the group. – Syd Barrett
Getting used to the studio and everything was fun, we freaked about alot. I was working very hard then. – Syd Barrett