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When Pink Floyd was recording Shine On You Crazy Diamond, the song they had written about their former band member Syd Barrett, Barrett unexpectedly showed up at the studio. He had changed so much that Roger Waters was moved to tears.

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When Pink Floyd was recording “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” the song they had written about their former band member Syd Barrett, Barrett unexpectedly showed up at the studio. He had changed so much that Roger Waters was moved to tears.

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