 At this time , Barrett 's reading reputedly included : Grimm 's Fairy Tales , Tolkien 's The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings , Carlos Castaneda 's The Teachings of Don Juan , and The I @-@ Ching . During this period , Barrett wrote most of the songs for Pink Floyd 's first album , and also songs that would later appear on his solo albums . In 1966 , a new rock concert venue , the UFO ( pronounced as " you @-@ foe " ) , opened in London and quickly became a haven for British psychedelic music . Pink Floyd , the house band , was its most popular attraction and after making appearances at the rival Roundhouse , became the most popular musical group of the " London Underground " psychedelic music scene . 
