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Robert Wyatt

Musician

Robert Wyatt is an English musician, singer and composer, a founding member of Soft Machine and a central figure of the Canterbury scene. After a 1973 fall that left him paraplegic he concentrated on piano, voice and inventive solo records. He has collaborated with many peers and is married to Alfreda Benge.

Founding member of Soft Machine and Matching Mole; key albums include Rock Bottom (1974) and The End Of An Ear (1970); suffered a spinal injury in 1973 and used a wheelchair thereafter; frequent collaborator with artists such as Brian Eno, Mike Oldfield and others; Alfreda Benge (partner) illustrated covers and contributed lyrics.

English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist central to the Canterbury scene. Known for experimental solo work after a 1973 accident. Reviews praise his albums Rock Bottom, The End Of An Ear and Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard for emotional depth and inventiveness.

For:Listeners of experimental rock, Canterbury-jazz fusion, and fans of introspective singer-songwriters.

 There is this Great Old Man.

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 confined to a wheelchair by a fateful accident in '73

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 NEVER GIVE UP ON LIFE.

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