A Very Irregular Head: The Life of Syd Barrett »

Rob Chapman has written for Mojo, The Times, Guardian, Independent on Sunday, Uncut, Word, and the dance music fanzine Jockey Slut. He is the author of two books of nonfiction and a novel. He has compiled and written liner notes for CD reissues by artists as varied as the Last Poets and John Faley, as well as numerous psychedelia and loungecore compilations. He lives in Manchester, England.

The first authorized biography of Syd Barrett, the legendary, mysterious founder of Pink Floyd, told with unprecedented access to family and friends and illustrated with 32 pages of photos and illustrations