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Robert Wyatt Quotes

Drinking was a big help with me making music, because drinking gives you courage. But it also makes you reckless, and that’s the trouble Picture Quote #1

The gap between rich and poor is, in fact, widening enormously. This idea of building up the powers of people who are already powerful and keeping everyone else back is a recipe for endless misery and conflict Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to be a professional cripple. And I don’t see the suicide stuff as tragic Picture Quote #1

Im not, by nature, a collaborator. My biggest influences were people like painters and poets. These are solitary workers Picture Quote #1

I play music a lot but on my own mostly, so it was nice to be around other people. There was a certain sense a relief in the physical act of just playing and being with other musicians Picture Quote #1

I don’t know how many thoughts we have a second, but it’s quite an amazing number, and just to pin down the appropriate sequence of those, all you really need is a pencil and a piece of paper Picture Quote #1

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I find it hard to take rock groups very seriously or treat them with respect. There is something absurd about these gloomy young men getting together and banging away Picture Quote #1

It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and happiness that I was finally getting somewhere, finding musicians to work with that were sympathetic Picture Quote #1

Love is blind. My politics has been, too. I think you can fall in love with ideas, and you can fall in love with people. It’s a very subjective experience. And I’m loyal to that experience Picture Quote #1

Anybody who thinks pop music’s easy should try to make a pop single and find out that it isn’t Picture Quote #1

Even if you’re specific about the character of the song, it’s more exciting to place them, juxtapose them in such a way as to make an adventure out of the sequence of the songs Picture Quote #1

I find writing songs hard, because it does not come naturally to me. I never set out to be a songwriter or a singer Picture Quote #1

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I know people who grow old and bitter. I want to keep making a fresh start. I don’t want them to defeat me. That would be suicidal Picture Quote #1

I only choose musicians who I think will emerge, can emerge, with their own character, while still going along with the tune in question Picture Quote #1

I think the people who did well, or are happy, in a youth industry, they define themselves out of the business after a decade or so Picture Quote #1

I would like to think that the singer is the butterfly, and the drummer was just the little grub in the ground, working to become a caterpillar Picture Quote #1

I’m not a soldier for anything, either. I’m only a singer and I don’t think it makes a difference what we sing Picture Quote #1

In the past, so many of my records, really, have been sketches for records that never really got made Picture Quote #1

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In theory, I’d like to work in a group. But the group I’d like to work in, all the musicians in them are long since dead Picture Quote #1

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 can’t really circulate. So I tend to stick to my own thing Picture Quote #1

This constant pressure from record companies to come up with a hit single or something like that, I find completely tiresome Picture Quote #1

Those nations of artists, finding their own individualism, and kind of standing against the world: to me that’s the ultimate nightmare. I want to get lost and diffused in the world Picture Quote #1

What keeps me going is a constant sense of disappointment with what I’ve already done Picture Quote #1

When there is a voice in a piece of music, we tend to focus on the voice. That is probably something from when we were babies and we depended on hearing our mother’s voice Picture Quote #1

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What I like about popular culture is its accessibility, and I’ve covered popular songs because they are amazing things Picture Quote #1

If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it, you just feel that before you die, you've got to try and get it right once. And hope that the experience you have makes up for the some of the diminishing energy Picture Quote #1

I looked at what adults were doing and how they wanted to earn money, and I really didn’t want to do that. I wanted to go away Picture Quote #1

I was a latecomer to politics. Maybe I’m just very slow. I got to everything when everyone else had left Picture Quote #1

I get slightly irritated by people who say they’re natural rebels because it just means that they’re going to be against whatever anybody does, which is almost like saying you might as well leave it as it is Picture Quote #1

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Drinking was a big help with me making music, because drinking gives you courage. But it also makes you reckless, and that’s the trouble (Robert Wyatt Quotes) The gap between rich and poor is, in fact, widening enormously. This idea of building up the powers of people who are already powerful and keeping everyone else back is a recipe for endless misery and conflict (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I don’t want to be a professional cripple. And I don’t see the suicide stuff as tragic (Robert Wyatt Quotes) Im not, by nature, a collaborator. My biggest influences were people like painters and poets. These are solitary workers (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I play music a lot but on my own mostly, so it was nice to be around other people. There was a certain sense a relief in the physical act of just playing and being with other musicians (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I don’t know how many thoughts we have a second, but it’s quite an amazing number, and just to pin down the appropriate sequence of those, all you really need is a pencil and a piece of paper (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I find it hard to take rock groups very seriously or treat them with respect. There is something absurd about these gloomy young men getting together and banging away (Robert Wyatt Quotes) It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and happiness that I was finally getting somewhere, finding musicians to work with that were sympathetic (Robert Wyatt Quotes) Love is blind. My politics has been, too. I think you can fall in love with ideas, and you can fall in love with people. It’s a very subjective experience. And I’m loyal to that experience (Robert Wyatt Quotes) Anybody who thinks pop music’s easy should try to make a pop single and find out that it isn’t (Robert Wyatt Quotes) Even if you’re specific about the character of the song, it’s more exciting to place them, juxtapose them in such a way as to make an adventure out of the sequence of the songs (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I find writing songs hard, because it does not come naturally to me. I never set out to be a songwriter or a singer (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I know people who grow old and bitter. I want to keep making a fresh start. I don’t want them to defeat me. That would be suicidal (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I only choose musicians who I think will emerge, can emerge, with their own character, while still going along with the tune in question (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I think the people who did well, or are happy, in a youth industry, they define themselves out of the business after a decade or so (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I would like to think that the singer is the butterfly, and the drummer was just the little grub in the ground, working to become a caterpillar (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I’m not a soldier for anything, either. I’m only a singer and I don’t think it makes a difference what we sing (Robert Wyatt Quotes) In the past, so many of my records, really, have been sketches for records that never really got made (Robert Wyatt Quotes) In theory, I’d like to work in a group. But the group I’d like to work in, all the musicians in them are long since dead (Robert Wyatt Quotes) 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 can’t really circulate. So I tend to stick to my own thing (Robert Wyatt Quotes) This constant pressure from record companies to come up with a hit single or something like that, I find completely tiresome (Robert Wyatt Quotes) Those nations of artists, finding their own individualism, and kind of standing against the world: to me that’s the ultimate nightmare. I want to get lost and diffused in the world (Robert Wyatt Quotes) What keeps me going is a constant sense of disappointment with what I’ve already done (Robert Wyatt Quotes) When there is a voice in a piece of music, we tend to focus on the voice. That is probably something from when we were babies and we depended on hearing our mother’s voice (Robert Wyatt Quotes) What I like about popular culture is its accessibility, and I’ve covered popular songs because they are amazing things (Robert Wyatt Quotes) If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it, you just feel that before you die, you've got to try and get it right once. And hope that the experience you have makes up for the some of the diminishing energy (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I looked at what adults were doing and how they wanted to earn money, and I really didn’t want to do that. I wanted to go away (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I was a latecomer to politics. Maybe I’m just very slow. I got to everything when everyone else had left (Robert Wyatt Quotes) I get slightly irritated by people who say they’re natural rebels because it just means that they’re going to be against whatever anybody does, which is almost like saying you might as well leave it as it is (Robert Wyatt Quotes)

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