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From: nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: re: THE WALL
Message-ID: <295@mit-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 2-Nov-85 18:05:44 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov  2 18:05:44 1985
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Keywords: About Syd or Roger?

> From: boyajian@akov68.DEC (JERRY BOYAJIAN)

>> I thought it was from Sid Barrett's life...

> This is what I've heard as well. I specificly remember hearing that
> the scene (in the film) where Pink was sitting watching tv, and then
> goes berserk, smashing everything in sight, was an actually episode
> from Barrett's life.

Where did you hear this?  As far as I've heard, when Syd wasn't feeling
quite sane, he would just become incoherent or semi-catatonic.

	Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.

On the other hand, when Waters wasn't feeling so good, he'd go around
doing things like spitting on people's faces and driving through police
baricades.

	Run to the bedroom.  In the suitacse on the left, you'll find my
	favorite axe.  Don't look so frightened, this is just a passing
	phase, one of my bad days.

Besides, Alan Parker said that Waters insisted that the movie be about
his own life, while Parker wanted to do something different.  Parker
also said that Waters is the biggest asshole he's ever met and totally
insane and should be locked away.  He's still a complete musical and
poetic genius, though.

			"So you think you can tell heaven from hell"

			"Some say that heaven is hell
			 Some say that hell is heaven"

			 Doug Alan
			  nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (or ARPA)