So long, Crazy Diamond

Some people would argue that Syd Barrett left us all a long time ago. He was most certainly one of rock's most celebrated casualty of fame and drugs.
Still, I was saddened to hear of his death today.
I never really learned to love later Pink Floyd, but I ADORE such early classics as "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play."
Barrett's influence as a pioneering psychedelic rocker will probably never diminish. He laid the pavement for everyone from David Bowie to the Paisley Underground bands to follow. I listened to Syd-era Floyd on the iPod today in tribute to the one they called the "crazy diamond."