“I'm just a very primitive, infantile folk singer.” FolksSingersPrimitiveInfantile Author:Robert Wyatt
“I'm not a soldier for anything, either. I'm only a singer and I don't think it makes a difference what we sing.” ThinkingDifferencesSoldierSingersMaking A Difference Author:Robert Wyatt
“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” ThinkingLittlesSingersButterflyDrummerCaterpillarsLike A Butterfly Author:Robert Wyatt
“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.” UseHateLostBitsSingingLegsSingersHatsBassDrummerPercussion Author:Robert Wyatt
“When I'm singing I try not be a singer with a capital S. I just try to get it out so I feel comfortable with it.” FeelsTryingComfortableSingingSingers Author:Robert Wyatt
“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.” MadeNumbersMusicOne ThingYouthJazzSingersEnjoyedRaysNina Author:Robert Wyatt
“I find writing songs hard, because it does not come naturally to me. I never set out to be a songwriter or a singer.” WritingDoeHardSongSingersSongwritersWriting Songs Author:Robert Wyatt