“I'm naturally quite conformist, really. If I go to a country and they say, "You've got to drive on the right," I'm not going to drive on the left to show that I'm different. I'm able to stick to the law.” IfsDifferentCountryShowsAbleLawLeftSticksConformist Author:Robert Wyatt
“We've all got to earn a living. And writing songs is what I do. But when I've done a record, it's not that I think it's better or worse than anyone else's, but if I think that nobody else would have done it if I hadn't, well then that's ok.” IfsThinkingWritingWellsDoneSongRecordsWriting Songs Author:Robert Wyatt
“Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place them, juxtapose them in such a way as to make an adventure out of the sequence of the songs.” IfsWayCharacterSongAdventureTravelExcitingFunny TravelSequence Author:Robert Wyatt
“People say, oh it's a shame, you're not nostalgic about the '60s. Well actually, it's quite good, when you think of it. Wouldn't it be sad if I was sitting here wishing it back?” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsWishSittingShameNostalgic Author:Robert Wyatt
“If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it, you just feel that before you die, you've got to try and get it right once. And hope that the experience you have makes up for the some of the diminishing energy.” IfsFeelsTryingDiesEnergyFeltExperience Author:Robert Wyatt
“I would encourage people to realize that you don't have to panic if you're not part of a mainstream, or if you find yourself outside the flow. If it doesn't suit you, don't go along with it. Just sit it out and get your stuff done. Don't just sit moaning or getting drunk—I spent some years doing that. But if you can just come up with something of your own, however minor it is, that's going to be easier to live with when you're at the end of your life.” PeopleIfsYearsEndsDoneStuffRealizingEasierFlowCome UpSuitsDrunkFinding YourselfMainstreamPanicMinorsMoaningGetting DrunkSuits You Author:Robert Wyatt
