I was always under the impression that Wish You Were Here and Dark Side of The Moon were about Syd Barrett the founding member of Floyd. He was the bands main writer in the beginning and was responsible for their first hit See Emily play in1967.
Around the time of Floyd's first success, Barrett began
experimenting with psychedelic drugs. Eventually, the
chemicals' effects began to hamper his productivity.
Old friend Gilmour was added to the band to compensate
on guitar.
Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here were the bands way of saying goodbye and moving on with the new line up.
Diagnosed as schizophrenic, Barrett lives in Cambridge
and London, mostly under the care of relatives. He
keeps a low profile and is able to live comfortably on
his yearly earnings.
Yes I am a Big Floyd fan
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