Hall Of Fame

March, 2006

In 1965, when Syd Barrett joined Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright, who had played together previously, Pink Floyd was born. After a couple of left-field singles and an extraordinary album of acid rock, the band nearly imploded as Barrett's LSD use spun out of control, and he was replaced by David Gilmour. Confounding fans and critics who wrote Pink Floyd off at Barrett's departure, its next incarnation would not only equal the original lineup's success but go on to become one of the m...