11. The Founder Of Pink Floyd May Have Had Schizophrenia
Syd Barrett is most famous for being the founder of the British rock band Pink Floyd, in which he sang, wrote music, and played guitar for many years in the group’s early history. During his years with the band, which ended in 1968, he spiraled into drug abuse that was coupled with psychosis.
Barrett never came out publicly as having schizophrenia, but anecdotal evidence suggests that the disease may have caused his delusional and psychotic behavior. In the 1970s, he moved back in with his mother and died in her home when he was 60 years old.