Robert Wyatt Quotes
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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. I'm naturally quite conformist, really. If I go to a country and they say, "You've got to drive on the right," I'm not going to drive on the left to show that I'm different. I'm able to stick to the law. 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.
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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.
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Being big and famous doesn't get you more freedom, it gets you less.
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This constant pressure from record companies to come up with a hit single or something like that, I find completely tiresome.
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The most effective instruments do have a vocal quality.
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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.