{"name":"Syd Barrett","title":"Syd Barrett","id":674,"slug":"syd-barrett","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/674/?format=json","bio_short":"Roger Keith &quot;Syd&quot; Barrett was born on 6th January 1946 in Cambridge. He is best remembered as one of the founding members of the group <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Pink+Floyd\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Pink Floyd</a>, and was active as a <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rock</a> musician for only a few years, before mental problems forced him into obscurity, but he has been remarkably influential. Pink Floyd (originally called both &quot;Tea Set&quot; and &quot;The Pink Floyd Sound&quot;, then later &quot;The Pink Floyd&quot;) was formed in 1965.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/SydBarrett.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":988,"title":"Effervescing Elephant","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/effervescing-elephant/"},{"id":24654,"title":"Jugband Blues","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/jugband-blues/"}]}