For Barrett, there would be no transcendence, at least not in his personal life. As an archetype, however, Barrett will probably live forever. (He shed this mortal coil in 2006.) He is the defining example of one of the more enduring rock myths, the Romantically Damaged Loner Genius Recluse. This is an artist who is supposedly so brilliant that he is rendered tragically fragile, forcing him to retreat from the outside world.
