The Story of a Mental Illness

In one version of the story, around this time Barrett had a total mental breakdown. This was brought on or exacerbated by his overuse of LSD and Mandrakes. And that from late 1967 on, he was unable to lead a normal life. But possibly the truth lies somewhere between them. The group appeared on top of the pops three times to promote CMLE but by the third time Barrett didn't even pretend to mime along with the single. It's notable that Barrett's non-cooperation or inability to function was very much dependent on circumstance.