#摇滚故梦# （10/22）【隐者】
9 The Hermit/Syd Barrett
隐者/西德·巴勒特
在滚人普遍抽烟喝酒曹丕嗑药到八十五的当代，年纪轻轻就退圈隐退的Syd可以说鹤立鸡群，虽然和江烈农早逝一样也不是他自己选的。隐者这张牌的含义是内省，独处和自我发现的历程。Syd作为平弗早期的领头人物，门面和主要创作者，引领乐队探索了65-68年的迷幻时期。后期因为过量嗑药大脑出现了偏差，在台上出现一直重复同一个和弦，时常沉默走神或者根本不肯上台等问题，平弗最后就把这个创始人踢了，让大卫寂寞顶替了他的位置。之后Syd在发布了两张粗糙却不掩才华的solo专辑后彻底淡出大众视野，独居在剑桥直到五十多，经常被拍到一些惊慌的秃头照片。Syd的人生从才华横溢逐渐滑向沉默狂乱，既象征了向内探索的心灵旅程，又给世人留下无尽的谜团，是一个名副其实的隐者。
题外话，此牌第二候选曾是布莱琼，我觉得他们俩蛮像的。

A brilliant mind that went into retreat. In this day and age where most rock stars drink and fuck and get high till they’re 85, the early retirement of Syd Barrett seems to make him stand out from the rest, although he did not choose him retirement any more than John Lennon chose his. The Hermit signifies introspection, solitude and self-discovery. As the leader, creative force and best-looking member of early-era Pink Floyd, Syd led the band through its 1965-1968 experimental psychedelic phase, shaping their debut album. However, his increasing mental instability, likely worsened LSD, started to lead to erratic behaviour, like stare blankly on stage, play the same chord repeatedly, or refuse to perform altogether. By 1968, Pink Floyd had to replace him with David Gilmour and continue without him. After that, Syd recorded two cult-classic solo albums before completely leaving the sight of the public, retreating to solitude in Cambridge, giving nothing but alarmed bald photos to the paparazzi for the following decades. Syd’s life was a slow slide from glimmering brilliance to silent madness, both signifying an inward journey and leaving countless mysteries to the world, making him a true hermit.
By the way, the second choice for this card was Brian Jones. I think these two had a lot in common in terms of life paths.

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