Robert Wyatt

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Bristol, United Kingdom (1970 – present)

Robert Wyatt, born Robert Ellidge, in Bristol on 28 January 1945, is an English musician, and a former member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine.

As a teenager, he lived with his parents in a fourteen-room Georgian guest-house, Wellington House, in Lydden near Canterbury. Here he was taught the drums by visiting American drummer George Niedorf.

In 1962, Wyatt and Niedorf moved to Majorca where they stayed with the poet Robert Graves. The following year, Wyatt returned to England and joined the Daevid Allen Trio with Daevid Allen and Hugh Hopper. Allen subsequently left for France, and Wyatt and Hopper formed the Wilde Flowers with Richard Sinclair, Kevin Ayers and Brian Hopper. Wyatt was initially the drummer in the Wilde Flowers, but following the departure of Ayers, he became lead singer.

In 1966, the Wilde Flowers disintegrated, and Wyatt and Mike Ratledge formed the Soft Machine with Ayers and Allen. Here Wyatt both drummed and sang, an unusual combination for a stage rock band.

In 1970, after chaotic touring, three albums and increasing internal conflicts in Soft Machine, Wyatt released his first solo album, The End of an Ear, which combined his vocal and multi-instrumental talents with tape effects.
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  • iamholgerczukay

    Not, nit, not, nit, no, not.

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  • WirraI

    Pigs... In there?

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  • scarcely

    unconditional love to this man. been listening to him for decades, and can never have enough. a lifesaver, a giver.

    March 2012
  • ashleyrobb

    oh my darling

    March 2012
  • vermilion_helix

    A man with a big heart and a rock bottom. [2]

    March 2012
  • daa-lmb

    no way it can be better than Third, but still a good album. Alifib is touching.

    March 2012
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    Radio Experiment Rome - truly experimental album, Wyatt alone with couple of instruments... creative basterd! pleasure to listening

    February 2012
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    "rock bottom" is truly inspiring

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