#Aubrey po Powell

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Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here  

📷  Aubrey "po" Powell & Hipgnosis, 1975

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Squaring The Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) - Official UK Trailer

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The Story: ‘They found ways to do the impossible’: Hipgnosis, the designers who changed the record sleeve for ever

The Writer: Lee Campbell

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Knebworth photoshoot outtakes, Led Zeppelin, 1979.

“That photo session was done by Aubrey "Po" Powell of Hipgnosis in the days leading up to the first Knebworth show on Aug 4, 1979.

As Po has explained in the past, it was somewhat difficult to get all four guys together for a photo shoot during this era. They were re-emerging from a lengthy artistic hiatus following the death of Karac Plant, had only done two dates in Copenhagen and held Knebworth rehearsals at Bray Studios the month prior. In fact, Po has admitted a couple of ladies (off camera) were employed to lighten the mood that day and ultimately Hipgnosis went so far as to superimpose a blue sky over the overcast reality in the famous image that was chosen for promo.”

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On what would have been his birthday, here's a picture of Storm Thorgerson backstage at a Floyd gig - Storm, along with Aubrey 'Po' Powell, started up the Hipgnosis design studio working on Floyd album covers from A Saucerful Of Secrets onwards. 🎧

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my friend and keyboardist Steve Adams, Roy Buchanan, Ray Charles, John Coltrane, Danielle Dax, Ani DiFranco, Jermaine Dupri, Charles M. Gehr, Don Grolnick, Buddy Holly’s 1957 single “That’ll be the Day,” Julio Iglesias, Cush Jumbo, Tim Keller, Tom Lester (“Eb”), John Lomax, the discovery of Neptune (1846), OMC, Paul Petersen, Walter Pidgeon, Mary Kay Place, Aubrey “ Po” Powell (Hipgnosis), Mickey Rooney (good to have met you), Tim Rose, Romy Schneider, the 1994 film SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, the late Rolf Smedvig (good to have met you), Neil Smith (Alice Cooper), Bruce Springsteen, Jeremy Steig, Soulima Stravinsky, and Steve Boone of The Lovin’ Spoonful. Starting in 1964, The Lovin’ Spoonful rose out of the Greenwich Village folk/jug band scene. Their sound diversified into chamber pop (“She’s Still a Mystery”), country rock (“Nashville Cats”), and the chart-topping hard-edged psychedelic “Summer in the City”—songs penned by their main songwriter, John Sebastian (who later embarked on a long and notable solo career). Beginning in July 1965 with their debut single “Do You Believe in Magic,” the band had 7 consecutive singles reach the Top 10, including “Daydream,” “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?” and “Rain on the Roof.” By the mid-60s, The Spoonful was among the most popular groups in the world, and their music and image influenced many rock acts of their era—it is believed that John Sebastian’s wearing of “granny glasses” inspired John Lennon to follow suit. The band migrated from NYC to the Laurel Canyon (Los Angeles) music scene, intersecting with Crosby Stills & Nash, Love, The Mamas & Papas, The Monkees, Frank Zappa, etc. After 1967, The Spoonful went through various line-ups (including a short reformation in the 1979 Paul Simon film ONE TRICK PONY). The current iteration features Steve and long-time members Joe Butler and Mike Arturi. We crossed paths on road gigs a few times—check out this recent clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isTJ3VBL18Q  Meanwhile, HB SB and thank you for your years of giving us lovin’ spoonfuls of great and joyful music (photo of the band at a brick wall by Henry Diltz).

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Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ Is Getting A 50th Anniversary Box Set

50 years ago today, Pink Floyd walked out of Abbey Road studios, satisfied with their 8 months' worth of work. One of the most iconic and influential albums ever, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon celebrates its 50th Anniversary.  The album was partly developed during live performances, and the band premiered an early version of the suite at London’s Rainbow Theatre several months before recording began. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ is the eighth studio album by Pink Floyd, originally released in March 1973. The new material was recorded in 1972 and 1973 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in London. The iconic sleeve, which depicts a prism spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis and drawn by George Hardie. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. A new deluxe box set has been created to include CD and gatefold vinyl of the newly remastered studio album and Blu-Ray + DVD audio featuring the original 5.1 mix and remastered stereo versions. The set also includes an additional new Blu-ray disc of Atmos mix plus CD and LP of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon – Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974’. Simultaneously, on 24th March, the CD and first ever vinyl issue of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon – Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974’ will be released independently. It was originally recorded in November 1974 as part of the band’s winter tour and this is the first time it will be available as a stand-alone album, with artwork featuring an original 1973 line-drawn cover by George Hardie. The book Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon: 50th Anniversary, part of the deluxe box offering, will also be published separately by Thames & Hudson on March 24, 2023, to coincide with the box set release. Curated by photographer Jill Furmanovsky and art directed by Hipgnosis co-founder Aubrey Powell, this LP-sized volume showcases rare and previously unseen photographs taken during The Dark Side Of The Moon tours of 1972-1975 and was created with the involvement of the band members. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary release, Pink Floyd also invite a new generation of animators to enter a competition to create music videos for any of the 10 songs on the iconic 1973 album. Pink Floyd has a rich history of collaborating with animators from the beginning of the band (Ian Emes, Gerald Scarfe, etc.), and in some cases, the visuals that accompany the songs have become synonymous with the music itself. The 50th Anniversary will be no exception. The band would like to give all animators an opportunity to present a fresh take on these timeless aural works. Animators can enter up to 10 videos, one per song on the album. A winner will be selected from a panel of experts which will include Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell (Pink Floyd’s creative director), and the BFI (British Film Institute). The deadline for submissions is November 30th 2023. On February 27th, 1973, EMI Records held a press conference for the debut presentation of Pink Floyd’s new album The Dark Side Of The Moon at the London Planetarium. Although the Planetarium dome could only show an array of stars, constellations and images of the cosmos whilst the music played, it was an unprecedented success. Fifty years on, in recognition of the iconic album and with the help of huge strides in technology, an official full dome experience with stunning visuals of the solar system and beyond and played out to 42 minutes of The Dark Side Of The Moon, will be released in Planetariums around the world in March. Contact your local Planetarium for any screening details. The show itself will be divided between the 10 tracks off the album, in chronological order, each having a different theme; some futuristically looking forward and some a retro acknowledgment to Pink Floyd’s visual history, all relating to a time and space experience, embracing up to the minute technology that only a Planetarium can offer. It promises to be immersive; an all-encompassing surround sound and visual treat that will transcend reality and take you way beyond the realms of 2D experience. THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Speak To Me Breathe (In The Air) On The Run Time The Great Gig In The Sky Money Us And Them Any Colour You Like Brain Damage Eclipse Produced by Pink Floyd The Deluxe Box Set includes: CD1 – THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (50th Anniversary) Remastered by James Guthrie in gatefold sleeve with 12-page booklet CD2 – THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON LIVE AT WEMBLEY EMPIRE POOL, LONDON, 1974 Mixed by Andy Jackson in gatefold sleeve with 12-page booklet. Cover design by Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis and Peter Curzon/StormStudios. Original 1973 line drawn cover artwork by George Hardie LP1 – THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (50th Anniversary) Remastered original studio album 180g heavyweight vinyl, in gatefold sleeve, with original posters and stickers LP2 – THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON LIVE AT WEMBLEY EMPIRE POOL, LONDON, 1974 180g heavyweight vinyl, in gatefold, with 2 posters featuring design by Ian Emes and Gerald Scarfe. Cover design by Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis and Peter Curzon/StormStudios. Original 1973 line drawn cover artwork by George Hardie BLU-RAY 1 (AUDIO) Original album 5.1 and high-resolution remastered stereo mixes, 1. 5.1 Surround Mix – 24bit/96kHz Uncompressed 2. Stereo Mix – 24bit/192kHz Uncompressed 3. 5.1 Surround Mix – dts-HD MA 4. Stereo Mix – dts-HD MA BLU-RAY 2 (AUDIO) Original newly remastered album Atmos and high-resolution stereo mixes, 1. Dolby Atmos Mix 2. Stereo Mix – 24-bit/192kHz Uncompressed 3. Stereo Mix – dts-HD MA DVD (AUDIO) Original album 5.1 and remastered stereo mixes, 1. 5.1 Surround Mix – Dolby Digital @448 kbps 2. 5.1 Surround Mix – Dolby Digital @640 kbps 3. Stereo Mix (LPCM) – 24-bit/48 kHz Uncompressed 160-PAGE THAMES & HUDSON HARDCOVER BOOK with rare black and white photographs from the 1972 – 1975 tours of the UK and the USA taken by Jill Furmanovsky, Peter Christopherson, Aubrey Powell, Storm Thorgerson 76-PAGE MUSIC BOOK Complete songbook of the original album REPLICAS OF 2×7″ SINGLES 7″ Single 1 Money/Any Colour You Like 7″ Single 2 Us And Them/Time REPLICA OF PAMPHLET AND INVITATION TO THE PREVIEW OF THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON AT THE LONDON PLANETARIUM ON 27TH FEBRUARY 1973 Studio album recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, between May 1972 and January 1973. Produced by Pink Floyd. Engineer Alan Parsons. Assistant Peter James. Mixing supervised by Chris Thomas. Remastered by James Guthrie and Joel Plante at das boot recording. 5.1 and Atmos mixes by James Guthrie. Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974 recorded at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, November 1974 Engineers: Brian Humphries with Phill Brown. Audio Mixing by Andy Jackson, assisted by Damon Iddins. Mastered by Andy Jackson at Tube Mastering. Creative Director 2023: Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis Design and Art Direction: Peter Curzon/StormStudios 50th Anniversary Concept and Design: Pentagram   Read the full article

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Time for your Rock Report

Stone Temple Pilots and Live have announced a co-headlining tour for this summer and fall. The 19-city run will kick off on August 16th in Concord, California, and make stops in Phoenix, Dallas, Chicago, and more before wrapping up on September 15th in Indianapolis, Indiana. Special guests Our Lady Peace will appear on the first two dates, while Soul Asylum will feature for the remainder of the tour. General on-sale begins Friday, March 22nd at 10 am local. The two bands are joining forces to celebrate the 30th anniversaries of their two albums, Live's Throwing Copper and Stone Temple Pilots' Purple.

Pink Floyd have announced they will release a Dolby Atmos mix of their tenth studio album, Animals, on Blu-ray and digital formats through Warner Music on May 17. The band said the Animals 2018 Remix - Dolby Atmos, will feature the 2018 remix by their longtime producer James Guthrie as well as High-Resolution stereo and 5.1 mixes alongside the 1977 original stereo mix, and digitally. The upcoming remix will feature new artwork in the digipack format with a 16-page booklet, a sticker and a postcard. The album's iconic cover of a floating pig between two chimneys of the Battersea Power Station, conceived by Roger Waters and designed by Storm Thorgerson, has been reimagined for the new release. The new take, created by Aubrey "Po" Powell and Peter Curzon, still features the pig and the power station but has been modernized with various light projections. According to a press release, with the new mix, "Listeners will feel like they are inside the song as music moves around and above them." The Animals record looked at the social-political conditions of mid-1970s Britain via George Orwell's classic "Animal Farm" that depicted different classes of people as animals. The album, which was recorded at the band's Britannia Row Studios in London, peaked at No. 2 in the U.K. and No. 3 in the U.S.

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Anton Corbijn is a celebrated photographer, creative director, and filmmaker who is best known for his iconic portraits of musicians and artists. He has now released his first feature-length documentary, "Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)," which tells the story of Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell, the creative geniuses behind the iconic album art design studio, Hipgnosis. https://youtu.be/-OYQNAk_krQ During the 1960s and 1970s, record companies didn't dictate what album covers should look like. Storm and Po did. They conjured sights that no one had previously thought possible, produced visuals that popularized music that had previously been considered fringe, and were at the white-hot center of the maddest, funniest, and most creative era in the history of popular music. The documentary features brand new interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour, and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Graham Gouldman of 10cc, Noel Gallagher, and many more. Anton Corbijn is a polymath in photography, music videos, feature films, graphic design, and commercials. He has immortalized some of the greatest artists of our time, capturing their soul and charisma in his iconic portraits. In addition, he has directed music videos for U2, Johnny Cash, Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode, Nirvana, Metallica, Nick Cave, Coldplay, and The Killers. In 2006, Corbijn released his first feature film, "Control," about the life and death of Ian Curtis, Joy Division's lead singer. The film won around 20 awards worldwide, including 5 BIFA's & the Camera d'Or Special Mention at the Cannes Film Festival 2007. Since then, he has made "The American" starring George Clooney (2010), "A Most Wanted Man" based on the novel by John Le Carré featuring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman (2014), "Life" about James Dean and photographer Dennis Stock, which stars Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan (2015), and "Spirits in the Forest," a concert film about Depeche Mode and their fans released in 2019. During the 2020 lockdown, Anton used his time to put together a monumental book on Depeche Mode, called DM-AC, which was a huge success. "Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)" is his first feature-length documentary, but he has two more books set to be released this year. Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) opens on June 7th

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Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher Remember Artwork 'Golden Age' in 'Story of Hipgnosis' Trailer

No idea was ever too much, or inconvenient, for the graphic artists Hipgnosis, whose iconic album artwork designs serve as the centerpiece for Anton Corbijn’s documentary Squaring the Circle: (The Story of Hipgnosis). In the latest trailer for the film, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year, musicians Paul McCartney, Nick Mason, Jimmy Page, and more reflect on Aubrey “Po” Powell and Storm…

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10 HYPGNOTIC ALBUM COVERS

Founded by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell in 1968, British design company Hipgnosis created album covers for some of the major acts of the rock era. Many are so iconic as to be instantly recognisable, even if you didn’t know they were the products of the fertile, experimental minds at Hipgnosis. A couple of examples: Led Zeppelin’s naked children climbing the Giant’s Causeway in Northern…

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三和一善 Kidsoppから（ シナジック林）

Pink Floyd 的“月之暗面”剛剛進行了標誌性的重新設計

打開平克·弗洛伊德 (Pink Floyd) 的《月之暗面》(The Dark Side Of The Moon) 50 週年紀念套裝，感覺就像是在訪問一件古老神器的秘密。 一個完美的黑匣子打開，層層嵌套的寶藏讓人感覺彷彿是在某個不為人知的埃及城市奇蹟般地發現了這些寶藏，這些寶藏早已在薩卡拉沙漠的沙子下消失了。

“當霍華德卡特敲開圖坦卡蒙的墓牆時，有人問他是否能看到任何東西。 他的回答是‘是的，很棒的事情！ 太棒了！’當我為這套盒子畫草圖時，我的腦海裡就已經有了這個想法，”Pentagram 合作夥伴和畢生的平克·弗洛伊德 粉絲哈里·皮爾斯說。 Pearce 與 Pentagram 倫敦辦事處的另一位合夥人 Jon Marshall 一起創作了這套盒子，他從十幾歲起就是 Floyd 的粉絲，當時他試圖學習專輯 B 面的第一首歌曲“Money”的著名低音線。

當負責 1973 年標誌性的月之暗面專輯封面的設計團隊 Hipgnosis 的 Aubrey 'Po' Powell 找到 Pearce 並為其設計 50 週年紀念套裝時，他唯一的要求是“設計必須要追溯到某些東西 最初的想法。” 皮爾斯和馬歇爾牢記這一指示。 “Harry 非常強烈地認為我們不應該創造任何新事物； 我們應該借鑒已經存在的靈感，”馬歇爾說。

由 Hipgnosis 的聯合創始人 Syd Thorgerson 設計並由 James Hardie 繪製插圖，最初的封面非常引人注目，以至於它立即成為搖滾視覺歷史的一部分。 黑色背景下，一道白光從左邊進入三角形的發光輪廓，在另一邊擴散成彩虹。 白光一直延伸到相冊的背面，在那裡您可以找到它的來源：彩虹被一個更大的倒棱鏡集中。 除了右下角的一個小四聲道標記外，沒有提及 Pink Floyd 或其他任何東西，表明這張專輯採用了四聲道環繞聲，這是創新的英國樂隊的標誌性品質之一。

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“這個想法是從一本標準的物理教科書中巧妙地拼湊出來的，”Thorgerson 在 2003 年的一次採訪中回憶道。 他和鮑威爾偶然發現了一張玻璃棱鏡的照片，將一束陽光衍射成樂譜上的彩虹。 在專輯中，棱鏡的概念擴展為更大的主題：埃及金字塔。

50 週年套裝的封面採用原版的全黑版本。 從那裡，盒裝深入了解專輯的故事。 馬歇爾說，這套盒子的最初草圖是建立在埃及石棺的想法之上的，其中一個外殼在另一個外殼內。 “當你穿過外殼時，你會到達由黃金製成的中央外殼。 黃金似乎非常適合我們 50 週年的想法，因為黃金是 50 週年紀念日。”

奇蹟石棺

在數字媒體時代，實體專輯體驗已被降級為新奇事物，但石棺的概念在 Pink Floyd 項目的多個層面上發揮作用。 這與金字塔和埃及神話有關，是的，但打開第一層確實讓人感覺像奪寶奇兵，發現“奇妙的事物”。揭開這些層的簡單行為對於像我這樣的任何 Pink Floyd 粉絲來說都是一次旅行 ——讓人想起第一次打開原版專輯時的興奮。 Marshall 指出，多層概念在實際層面上也適用。 “這是一種將大量內容組織成一個盒子的方式，”他說。

這一切都始於一個完美的正方形黑盒子，它有一個簡單的圖形元素：一個在其中心完美模切的等邊三角形。 三角形將原始的玻璃棱鏡濃縮成其最基本的本質，這是項目精神的一部分的蒸餾過程，Pearce 說。 “我們一直非常小心，不發明任何新東西，而是重複使用丟失的東西，並將原始棱鏡的想法擴展到一個完整的概念中，”他告訴我。 “我們為它帶來的每一個想法都來自於原始專輯設計中的一些小東西。 所以這是非常尊重的，向 1973 年以來所有出色的 Hipgnosis 工作致敬。這是一件非常令人尊敬的工作； 我們非常小心地這樣做。”

打開第一個盒子，出現了一本 160 頁的精裝啟示錄。 由 Pearce 設計，裡面全是搖滾明星攝影師 Jill Furmanovsky 以及 Hipgnosis 的 Thorgerson 和 Powell 拍攝的樂隊照片。 這本書本身是對原作的另一種延伸。 “月之暗面附帶了一張金字塔海報，海報的四角點綴著‘Pink Floyd’字樣。 我們採用相同的字體，相同的想法，並為書的封面製作了一個新的結構。 這又是對 Hipgnosis 原創作品的重新構想，”Pearce 說。

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‘The album's cover images were photographed by Aubrey "Po" Powell, and inspired by the idea that people tend to conceal their true feelings, for fear of "getting burned".’ https://www.instagram.com/p/CU0N7rPM61v/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Reposted from @pinkfloyd September 16th sees the release of Pink Floyd's Animals 2018 Remix on CD, LP (with gatefold artwork), Blu-ray, SACD, and on October 7th, Deluxe Gatefold format. The Deluxe Gatefold version includes LP, CD, audio Blu-ray, audio DVD and a 32-page book. The Blu-ray and DVD audio include the 2018 remix in Stereo, 5.1 Surround (both by James Guthrie) and the original 1977 Stereo mix. The 32-page booklet features rarely seen behind the scenes photographs of the album sleeve shoot along with live images and memorabilia. For this new release, the iconic artwork has been re-designed for the modern era by Storm's Hipgnosis partner Aubrey 'Po' Powell. Taking new shots of the building as it appeared during the recent conversion work, Po experimented with new angles and produce some striking new takes on the classic original. Po elaborates: "With the original 1977 album cover being such an iconic piece of stand-alone art, I had the chance to update it, which was a rather daunting task, but Hipgnosis took the opportunity to re photograph the image to reflect a changing world, and by using modern digital colouring techniques I kept Pink Floyd's rather bleak message of moral decay using the Orwellian themes of animals, the pig 'Algie', faithful to the message of the album." Pink Floyd’s Animals 2018 Remix is available to pre-order - see the link in our bio.#eugenelacroix1 @eugenelacroix1 #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfd5GGaohP0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Aubrey 'Po' Powell

Interview

https://www.floydianslip.com/pink-floyd/interviews/aubrey-powell.php?fbclid=IwAR2VDACNo08FImPbe75D-33wRhaN61Ip7q09pMZDZhUJWuSaRxzAh7e_sGs

 FS: You write in the book that so much has been said and written about Syd Barrett that saying anything else would be superfluous, but nonetheless, I've got you here, I have to ask: What was he like?

AP: Syd was a very close friend of mine and we knew each other in Cambridge before Pink Floyd even started. He was playing all sorts of little bands, the Hollering Blues and other local bands really sort of cutting his chops. He use to play with David Gilmour a lot. They used to teach each other guitar and stuff like that. I mean nobody could have foreseen later on that Syd would disappear from Pink Floyd and David would be his replacement.

However, in those early days, Syd was this kind of elfin-like character. He was very skinny. He walked on the balls of his feet. He was very creative, very artistic. I remember walking into his mother's house one day and hanging from the ceiling were all these decahedrons he'd made out of balsa wood. I mean they were beautifully made. It must have taken him hours, and I said, "What are they for?" He said, "Nothing. I just like the look of them." He was like that. He was just endlessly creative. He liked to play Go, the Chinese puzzle game. He liked to read the "I Ching." He was very much a sensitive, intelligent, artistic man, very popular with the girls, beautiful looking. He, I think, was not cut out for the music business. A part from all these stories about overdoses of LSD and stuff like that, which are probably true, he took quite a lot of LSD, I think that he really did not like the music business in the sense that he felt he was having to pander to it.

I mean he was the writer of the songs of Pink Floyd. He was under immense pressure to keep coming up with the goods. At the same time, he didn't particularly like the whole thing of having to dress up and be a pop star. There's a classic story which Roger Waters always tells which just before we went on "Top of the Pops," which was a big English rock show in television, he said to Roger, "I'm sure John Lennon doesn't have to do this." Roger said, "Syd, this is what we've been aiming for all along. This is what we do. This is what we want." It wasn't for Syd. He didn't want it. I think that view and sensitivity combined with LSD just made his mind slip away.

At the time when he was at his worst, he and I were sharing a flat in South Kensington in London and it was just awful to see this person who could be violent one minute, I mean extremely aggressive and then passive with completely a dead look in his eye the next. It was frightening and I watched this person just sort of slip away into somebody who could no longer play the guitar even. He would sit there with a guitar in front of him, try to strum it, but his fingers wouldn't touch the strings. It was tragedy beyond, and then he left London and went back to live with his mother in Cambridge.

I only saw him once again after that when he arrived at my studio just prior to going to Abbey Road Studios where he saw the band while we were making "Wish You Were Here," which was the most bizarre coincidence. I hardly recognized him when he arrived at Hipgnosis. He was very bloated. His hair was completely shorn. He was wearing a white trench coat, and I remember one of my assistants said, "Oh, by the way, Syd Barrett's at the door." I walked there to the front door and I opened the door and I couldn't believe what I saw. He was sort of incoherent rambling, "Where are they recording? What's happening?" I said, "Go to Abbey Road." He went there and even Pink Floyd didn't recognize him when he arrived there.

It's a very sad tale and a very personal tale. I think in the book you see these photographs that I took of Syd just around about that period of time where he's doing yoga. You can see in his eyes there's a deadness. They're completely hollow. There's no emotion, nothing there. I'm sure he was doing yoga to try and keep himself together. Trying to keep himself centered, but it just wasn't working.

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This was where the magic happened: the Hipgnosis photographic studio at 6, Denmark St, Soho, London. "It looked more like a scruffy garment factory than a photo-design workshop," says Po.  cnn.com