History YMMV / SydBarrett

* EpilepticTrees: Just ''what'' Barrett had that lead to his eventual decline mentally has always been debated by fans and music historians. The biggest theory (that all the Floyd members agree with) is he simply overdosed on acid and never recovered, with schizophrenia being something he could have had as well. Arguments about whether he was [[UsefulNotes/{{Autism}} autistic]] or bipolar have been debated as well, although Barrett's own family always argued he didn't have any mental issues. A smaller argument by fans is he was actually lucid the entire time and did all the crazy things to escape from the spotlight he'd gotten so tired of.

* MemeticMutation: His infamous (and arguably never recorded) song "Have You Got It Yet?" is a minor one due to it's legendary status and story over it.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As with Music/JimiHendrix, Syd Barrett pioneered so many modern rock guitar techniques that his guitar work can sound a bit clichéd to modern listeners. His habit of singing in his natural English accent was also copied by British punk rockers who followed him.

* EpilepticTrees: Just ''what'' Barrett had that lead to his eventual decline mentally has always been debated by fans and music historians. The biggest theory (that all the Floyd members agree with) is he simply overdosed on acid and never recovered, with schizophrenia being something he could have had as well. Arguments about whether he was autistic or bipolar have been debated as well, although Barrett's own family always argued he didn't have any mental issues. A smaller argument by fans is he was actually lucid the entire time and did all the crazy things to get away from the spotlight he got so tired of.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As with Music/JimiHendrix, Syd Barrett pioneered so many modern rock guitar techniques that his guitar work can sound a bit cliché to modern listeners. His habit of singing in his natural English accent was also copied by British punk rockers who followed him.

* EpilepticTrees: Just ''what'' Barrett had that lead to his eventual decline mentally has always been debated by fans and music historians. The biggest theory (that all the Floyd members agree with) is he simply overdosed on acid and never recovered, with schizophrenia being something he could have had as well. Arguments about whether he had Asperger's or bipolar disorder have been debated as well, although Barrett's own family always argued he didn't have any mental issues. A smaller argument by fans is he was actually lucid the entire time and did all the crazy things to get away from the spotlight he got so tired of.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As with Music/JimiHendrix, Syd Barrett pioneered so many modern rock guitar techniques that his guitar work can sound a bit cliche to modern listeners. His habit of singing in his natural English accent was also copied by British punk rockers who followed him.

* FormerlyFit: Infamously, Syd gained a huge amount of weight during the mid-70s
* FormerlyFat: What little pictures exist of Syd after retiring from the public eye showed that he lost most of the weight he put on.

* HoYay: Barrett & Waters, [[http://red-hot-universe.tumblr.com/post/101294604531/sydger-analysis according to]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7c4OddpH5o some fans.]]
* MisBlamed: Syd's friends blamed his mental problems on his LSD use. While it certainly didn't help, schizophrenia usually manifests in early adulthood, so it may have been more a case of confusing correlation with causation.
* NeverLiveItDown: Best known for his drug use and subsequent mental issues.

* TearJerker: Syd's decline and fall into a broken recluse.
** Literally happened when Syd showed up unannounced at Music/PinkFloyd's recording of ''Music/WishYouWereHere,'' especially during the recording of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" a song dedicated to him. Deep into his mental breakdown at this point even though Syd tried to offer to help out any way he could in the studio, he was physically unrecognizable to the band and in no shape to help. Both Waters and Wright were moved to tears, and the band was emotionally incapable of recording for the rest of that day.
* TheWoobie: Syd's mental deterioration was pretty much unpreventable at the time, and he got kicked out of the band he founded. [[TearJerker Not that Waters and company]] ''[[TearJerker wanted]]'' [[TearJerker to leave him behind]].

** Literally happened when Syd showed up unannounced at Pink Floyd's recording of ''Wish You Were Here,'' especially during the recording of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" a song dedicated to him. Deep into his mental breakdown at this point even though Syd tried to offer to help out any way he could in the studio, he was physically unrecognizable to the band and in no shape to help. Both Waters and Wright were moved to tears, and the band was emotionally incapable of recording for the rest of that day.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As with Music/JimiHendrix, Syd Barrett pioneered so many modern rock guitar techniques that his guitar work can sound a bit cliche to modern listeners.