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I don't really read a lot. Maybe I should.
Syd Barrett
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Syd Barrett
Age: 60 †
Born: 1946
Born: January 6
Died: 2006
Died: July 7
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I've just had an operation, but nothing too serious.
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If I'd stayed at college I would have become a teacher.
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