Actually, it's not that much money in the grand scheme of things. Syd Barrett's estate has been valued at £1.7million, following his death last year from cancer at the age of sixty, contradicting rumour that the former Pink Floyd man had died penniless after living reclusively in Cambridge for thirty years.
His money has been distributed amongst surviving members of his family, amongst them his brothers Alan and Donald and sisters Ruth Brown and Rosemary Breen. Breen, who is said to have cared for her brother in his final years, was also awarded the proceeds from the sale of his home, and an auction of the late musician's possessions.