Considering that Page has said he wasn't a huge fan of the psychedelic music scene, his praise for Barrett over the years is especially significant.
"I definitely listened to them and in the day, I saw some of the footage that we’ve all seen now," he continued, per Classic Rock. "Syd Barrett was absolutely unbelievable in terms of what he was doing. He took a step sideways and channelled all this amazing stuff. Their version of psychedelia was very, very cool. But there was stuff that was labelled psychedelia — and not wishing to name names — that was absolutely crap. But what they [Floyd] were doing was seriously experimental and it meant a lot."
"Nothing sounded like Barrett before Pink Floyd’s first album," Page said. "There were so many ideas and so many positive statements. You can really feel the genius there, and it was tragic that he fell apart. Both he and Jimi Hendrix had a futuristic vision in a sense."
What happened to Syd Barrett?
After pursuing a solo career, Barrett left the music industry for good a few years later — though his influence would continue to be heard in Pink Floyd's music, as well as rock and roll in general. He died in 2006 at the age of 60 from pancreatic cancer.
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