Syd Barrett
Syd Barrett is one of Pink Floyd's founding members and an extremely successful musician. His music career only lasted around seven years but he still managed to make an influence on the music scene in Britain in the late twentieth century. He is seen as one of the most inspired and unique talents from his time. Sadly, he began to suffer from schizophrenia in his early twenties but he continued to make music. His diagnosis with schizophrenia could be attributed to a genetic predisposition, a large amount of drug use, and his rather stressful career choice. The public and press mislabeled his disorder as breakdowns due to stress and/or drugs. This affected his career near the end but Syd remained a music legend and has become the subject of books and websites where fans discuss the musical genius of a man that suffered from but overcame such a difficult disease.
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