[Sword_of_Gideon]

The Wall were also written about Syd Barrett

Not exactly. Per Roger Waters, the Wall has more to do with his falling into the excesses of stardom & his childhood (with a little of Syd thrown in there for good measure).

[KansasGirl]

Yeah, your right, what I stated wasn't exactly correct. Waters does include instances from his own life in The Wall. But Syd is the one who shaved off his eyebrows and became a recluse b/c he couldn't stand stardom. :-) I guess you could say that he took parts from his life and Syd's life and embodied them in an imaginary character who go the worst of both lives.