"Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head" - Rob Chapman

Sunday Times (http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle7104644.ece) called it a gripping portrait of the final, reclusive years of the charismatic co-founder of Pink Floyd , and The Observer (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010...ar-head-review) said that it was a consistently illuminating, and often surprising, read. Syd is a looming presence here, an elusive to the point of spectral figure, who haunts the pages of this, the best book yet about him . Of all the books about Syd, this book has polarised opinions within the Floyd community more than any other, with some people loving it, and others taking issue with things within. Our friend Christopher Hughes has taken a break from the Australian floods to go through the book in detail, and here are his thoughts it...

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