I find it hard to take rock groups very seriously or treat them with respect. There is something absurd about these gloomy young men getting together and banging away. Robert Wyatt absurdbangfind Change image and share on social
Being big and famous doesn't get you more freedom, it gets you less. Robert Wyatt bigfamousfreedom Change image and share on social
We did not get any money from the early records. It was all taken by crooked managers. It is just a gangster's paradise. Robert Wyatt crookearlygangster Change image and share on social
When I lost the use of my hi-hat and bass drum legs, I became basically a singer. I was a drummer who did a bit of singing, and then I became a singer who did a bit of percussion. Robert Wyatt basbasicallybite Change image and share on social
When there is a voice in a piece of music, we tend to focus on the voice. That is probably something from when we were babies and we depended on hearing our mother's voice. Robert Wyatt babydependfocus Change image and share on social
In theory, I'd like to work in a group. But the group I'd like to work in, all the musicians in them are long since dead. Robert Wyatt deadgrouplong Change image and share on social
There are people I would like to work with. It's a bit harder, because I live out in the sticks anyway, and plus being in a wheelchair means that I can't really circulate. So I tend to stick to my own thing. Robert Wyatt bitecirculatehard share on social
I would like to think that the singer is the butterfly, and the drummer was just the little grub in the ground, working to become a caterpillar. Robert Wyatt butterflycaterpillardrummer Change image and share on social
I play music a lot but on my own mostly, so it was nice to be around other people. There was a certain sense a relief in the physical act of just playing and being with other musicians. Robert Wyatt actlotmusic Change image and share on social
There are singers that I have enjoyed, from Nina Simone and Ray Charles onward. But the music that made music the number one thing for me as a youth was jazz. Robert Wyatt charleenjoyjazz Change image and share on social
