It's always been too slow for me. Playing. The pace of things. I'm a fast sprinter. The trouble was, after playing in the group for a few months, I couldn't reach that point.

Quote by Syd Barrett

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I don't really read a lot. Maybe I should.

I don't really read a lot. Maybe I should.

I'm disappearing, avoiding most things.

I'm disappearing, avoiding most things.

When we parted I had written everything for the group. My leaving sort of evened...

When we parted I had written everything for the group. My leaving sort of evened...

A lot of people want to make films and do photography and things, but I'm...

A lot of people want to make films and do photography and things, but I'm...

Getting used to the studio and everything was fun, we freaked about alot. I was...

Getting used to the studio and everything was fun, we freaked about alot. I was...

Fairy-tales are nice.

Fairy-tales are nice.

I'm full of dust and guitars.

I'm full of dust and guitars.

I do tend to take lines from other lines I like, and then write around...

I do tend to take lines from other lines I like, and then write around...

Living in Cambridge, with nature and everything, it's so clean.

Living in Cambridge, with nature and everything, it's so clean.

Fairy-tales are nice.

Fairy-tales are nice.

I'd like to be rich. I'd like a lot of money to put into my...

I'd like to be rich. I'd like a lot of money to put into my...

I never felt so close to a guitar as that silver one with mirrors that...

I never felt so close to a guitar as that silver one with mirrors that...

I never felt so close to a guitar as that silver one with mirrors that...

I never felt so close to a guitar as that silver one with mirrors that...

I've just had an operation, but nothing too serious.

I've just had an operation, but nothing too serious.

I'm sorry I can't speak very coherently.

I'm sorry I can't speak very coherently.

I think it's good if a song has more than one meaning. Maybe that kind...

I think it's good if a song has more than one meaning. Maybe that kind...

Have you seen the roses? Theres a whole lot of colours.

Have you seen the roses? Theres a whole lot of colours.

I'm treading the backward path. Mostly, I just waste my time.

I'm treading the backward path. Mostly, I just waste my time.

I like songs that are simple.

I like songs that are simple.

I think young people should have a lot of fun. But I never seem to...

I think young people should have a lot of fun. But I never seem to...