Ed oggi ci ha lasciato un pezzetto della mia adolescenza brufolosa e psichedelica. Cosa dire piu’ delle parole che i compagni gli dedicarono 30 anni fa, nel pieno dei suoi problemi ?

Remember when you were young
You shone like the sun
Shine on, you crazy diamond
Now there’s a look in your eyes
Like black holes in the sky
Shine on, you crazy diamond

You were caught in the crossfire
Of childhood and stardom
Blown on the steel breeze
Come on you target for faraway laughter
Come on you stranger
You legend, you martyr, and shine

You reached for the secret too soon
You cried for the moon / Shine on…
Threatened by shadows at night
And exposed in the light / Shine on…

Well you wore out your welcome
With random precision
Rode on the steel breeze
Come on you raver, you seer of visions
Come on you painter
You piper, you prisoner, and shine

Nobody knows where you are
How near or how far / Shine on…
Pile on many more layers
And I’ll be joining you there / Shine on…

And we’ll bask in the shadow
Of yesterday’s triumph
Sail on the steel breeze
Come on you boy child, you winner and loser
Come on you miner
For truth and delusion and shine …

ARTIST: Pink Floyd
TITLE: Shine On You Crazy Diamond