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“There are people I would like to work with. Its a bit harder, because I live out in the sticks anyway, and plus being in a wheelchair means that I cant really circulate. So I tend to stick to my own thing.”

Quote by Robert Wyatt

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Robert Wyatt is a British musician born on January 28, 1945. He is best known as a founding member of the band Soft Machine and for his distinctive voice and poetic lyrics. more

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