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Quote by Robert Wyatt

“People are quite shocked when you remind them that Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra never wrote a song that they recorded in their lives, as far as I know.”

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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