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The Associated Press reports that Syd Barrett, co-founder and one-time front-man of seminal rock band Pink Floyd, has passed away at the age of 60, presumably due to diabetes-related complications. Plagued by mental illness most of his adult life, Barrett left the band in 1968 after exhibiting increasingly erratic behavior on tour. However, he continued to work sporadically on his own solo projects with various members of the band, and they remained emotionally close to Barrett. The 1975 Pink Floyd hit single, "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," was written about Syd.
Not much is known about Barrett or his diabetes in later years. He has been out of the public eye for over three decades, giving his last interview from his Cambridge home in 1971. He will be missed.
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