Shine on you crazy diamond from the wish you were here album was about Syd (Wish you were here probably is as well but shine on is more obvious. Most people think that Pink from the Wall was also largely based on Syd e.g. Comfortably Numb is based on an incident where Syd was out of his face and barely alive and was made to go on stage). If you know a bit about Syd and really listen to the lyrics of Shine on (and a lot of Pink Floyd's stuff) it means so much more. Syd actually turned up to the Wish you were here sessions out of the blue after not seeing the band for ages. He had lost most of his hair and had got so fat that the rest of the band hardly recognised him. Very sad. Though if it hadn't been for his genius there probably wouldn't be a Pink Floyd.
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