During the recording of the album Wish You Were Here (WYWH) ex band member Syd Barrett showed up. They didn’t recognize him though because he had gained a bunch of weight and shaved off his hair.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond is about him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_(Pink_Floyd_album)
Happy 50 years to WYWH!
Edit: in case it wasn’t known Syd had mental health problems at the time. He was probably undiagnosed in his youth and just considered “a weird kid” and then took LSD as a young adult which most likely sent him over the edge.
During the recording of the album Wish You Were Here (WYWH) ex band member Syd Barrett showed up. They didn’t recognize him though because he had gained a bunch of weight and shaved off his hair. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is about him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_(Pink_Floyd_album) Happy 50 years to WYWH!
Edit: in case it wasn’t known Syd had mental health problems at the time. He was probably undiagnosed in his youth and just considered “a weird kid” and then took LSD as a young adult which most likely sent him over the edge.