Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd and legendarilly scrambled-noggin genius, has died.
According to a spokesperson from Pink Floyd, Barrett died at the weekend after suffering complications resulting from his type two diabetes.
His brother Alan confirmed the news, saying "He died peacefully at home. There will be a private family funeral in the next few days."
As everyone knows, Barrett provided the mercurial element in Pink Floyd's early psychedlic meanderings before he had a massive breakdown, apparently brought on by taking too much acid, though many have speculated that he was a schizophrenic.
Since being booted out of…