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“There are a lot of composers who were fantastic, but I challenge them to write a record that you could play five times a day for two months on the radio, songs that people will want to dance to on a Saturday night.”

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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