Britney Spears shaves head. The next Syd Barrett?
To think of all the possible topics I could return to my blog with, it's about Britney Spears' shaved head. But it's something I was thinking about this morning and felt that it would be important to express some opinions I have on it.The general opinion is Spears needs help.
Jupiter psychologist Dr. Nancy Vrechek says Spears' actions may be due to postpartum depression.
"Obviously, she's under some kind of extreme distress and people are speculating," says Vrechek. "But she could be in postpartum depression, experiencing extreme stress with a divorce and the paparazzi. People need to be a little more sympathetic.
If Spears is going through some sort of depression, or even some form of schizophrenia, she could be heading down the same path as Syd Barrett.
There is the story where Syd turns up during the Wish You Were Here sessions with shaved head and looking like a vagrant wondering the recording studios.
According to drummer Nick Mason's book Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett actually turned up at the studio in the middle of a recording session on 6 June 1975, which was also the day David Gilmour married his first wife, Ginger according to the book Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey. Barrett hadn't been seen by any of the band members in five years. He arrived unannounced, his head completely devoid of hair (including eyebrows, as alluded to in The Wall film) and had put on so much weight that most of the band did not recognise him at first. Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley (who was a guest at Gilmour's wedding reception) mistook him for a Hare Krishna devotee. Others were close to tears at the transformation: Waters later confided that he cried.
Barrett disappeared after that. A picture of him would turn up now and again until his death in July 2006, but for the most party, after the media left him alone, he vanished from the paparazzi. He did little from 1971 to 1975 anyway.
One can argue the same about Britney Spears. She gets tons of publicity right now and hasn't done anything that made her a star. It's time to stop giving this girl attention. Let her get the help she needs before she turns into a Syd Barrett.
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posted by danielnyc @ 6:43 PM
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I have to say, comparing Britney Spears to Syd Barrett is stretching things a loooooooooong way! Syd was a talented young man at the time Pink Floyd came about and helped found one of, if not the most timeless rock and roll band of all time. Britney has done no such thing. Any type of school-girl outfits that she originally wore when she first came onto the scene circa 10 years ago were nothing that we hadn't seen from the likes of Madonna, and other such artists who used their sex appeal to sell records more than any pure, unbridled talent. Syd on the other hand was a rare individual whose innocence and charm as well as lyrics early in the bands history helped to shape their sound. As well, his legacy gave the band their inspiration for lyrics for many songs and albums which followed after Syd's departure. Again, Britney can make no such claim that she has inspired other artists to do the same. Mental illness is a serious issue that I agree, must be addressed to all who have it and is no laughing matter at all; and Britney should indeed be treated or continue treatments perhaps already in progress to gain a clarity and perspective she perhaps does not currently possess due to whatever type of mental illness she possesses. I am not trying to bring down Britney in any way, as she has many fans who do love her music; but one cannot compare her in any way, shape or form with Syd Barrett. He was legendary and one of the most original icons in rock and roll and music in general's history, and she, is not.
Poor Britney, I hope she gets herself together.
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I hope Britney is out of her troubles now. Lets be sympathetic towards people who undergo distress. May God help them!!
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