Vegetable Man Syd Barrett dead @ 60

One of my favorite singles was a Jesus and Mary Chain 7″ that had a Syd Barrett Cover on the b-side called “Vegetable Man”. While the cause of death has not been disclosed, CMJ reports he was a type 2 diabetic. Famouse for downing unhuman amounts of acid and then quiting Pink Floyd when they broke and moved into his mum’s house in Cambridge, there were tons of bands like the Flaming Lips, Johnny Mar and Bowie to name a few who credited him as an influence to their music and existance. Nevermind the Beatles, he was an innovators innovator for Rock Music as we know it. Music of the momemt has some mp3s and I guess I am Floating.