“Lucifer Sam” is a song by British band Pink Floyd, featured on their 1967 debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. The song is built around a descending riff, with the dominant instrument being composer Syd Barrett’s electric guitar, fed through an echo machine. Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, and musician. As a founder member of the band Pink Floyd, Barrett was the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter in its early years and is credited with naming the band. He was ousted from Pink Floyd in April 1968 after David Gilmour took over as their new guitarist, and briefly hospitalised amid speculation of mental illness and his excessive use of psychedelic drugs. Syd Barrett “Lucifer Sam” Pink Floyd T-shirt is an exclusive creation from “The Octopus’s Garden” design team, inspired by the Lyrics of the song.
