[via Cambridge Evening News]

Syd Barrett, founder of pop super-group Pink Floyd, was laid to rest at a family funeral in Cambridge. […] Syd, whose real name was Roger Keith Barrett, died earlier this month aged 60 at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, after living in Cambridge for 30 years. He was born in the city in 1946 and formed Pink Floyd in 1965, but later withdrew from public life and returned to live in the basement of his mother’s semi-detached house.

The band carried on without him, and penned one of their hits – Shine on You Crazy Diamond- as a tribute to their missing frontman.

Have a look at the great Wikipedia’s bio of Syd Barrett, as usual, great material, lots of interesting links. There is also an official website.