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Robert Wyatt

Robert Wyatt

Born: 1945-01-28 • Bristol, England, UK

Robert Wyatt is a retired English musician. A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming paraplegic following an accidental fall from a window in 1973, which led him to abandon band work, explore other instruments, and begin a forty-year solo career.

Filmography
Buddy Holly: Rave On poster
Buddy Holly: Rave On
2017 • Self
…Sings Neil Diamond poster
…Sings Neil Diamond
2010 • Self (archive footage)
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The Raincoats, Fairytales – A Work in Progress
2009 • Self
Do It Yourself: The Story of Rough Trade poster
Do It Yourself: The Story of Rough Trade
2009 • Self
Prog Rock Britannia poster
Prog Rock Britannia
2009 • Self
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Sunny's Time Now
2008 • Self
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine poster
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
2007 • Self
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall poster
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2007 • Self - Trumpet
Gong: Montserrat 1973 and Other Stories poster
Gong: Montserrat 1973 and Other Stories
2006
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Free Will And Testament: The Robert Wyatt Story
2001
Soft Machine: Alive in Paris 1970 poster
Soft Machine: Alive in Paris 1970
1970
Playa de Formentor poster
Playa de Formentor
1965 • Party guest (uncredited)