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---# Pink FLoyd

**URL:** [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/pink-floyd-waters-barrett-mason-wright-band-name-how/](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/pink-floyd-waters-barrett-mason-wright-band-name-how/)

Pink FLoyd ...Syd Barrett began workshopping band names and decided to splice two inspirations together to form one name. He referred to Pinkney “Pink” Anderson and Floyd Council. Et voila! Putting the name of two bluesmen together he created The Pink Floyd Sound.Soon enough the band would drop the “sound” from the end of the band name and would begin finally seeing the rewards for the endless touring and tweaking of their sound.


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