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

Quote by Robert Wyatt

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In the past, so many of my records, really, have been sketches for records that...

In the past, so many of my records, really, have been sketches for records that...

I'm just a very primitive, infantile folk singer.

I'm just a very primitive, infantile folk singer.

When there is a voice in a piece of music, we tend to focus on...

When there is a voice in a piece of music, we tend to focus on...

I play music a lot but on my own mostly, so it was nice to...

I play music a lot but on my own mostly, so it was nice to...

I find writing songs hard, because it does not come naturally to me. I never...

I find writing songs hard, because it does not come naturally to me. I never...

Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place...

Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place...

Love is blind. My politics has been, too. I think you can fall in love...

Love is blind. My politics has been, too. I think you can fall in love...

My heroes are people like Picasso and Miro and people who at last really reach...

My heroes are people like Picasso and Miro and people who at last really reach...

The things that I draw on, and the world that I feel part of, aren't...

The things that I draw on, and the world that I feel part of, aren't...

The most effective instruments do have a vocal quality.

The most effective instruments do have a vocal quality.

It just doesn't mean anything to me, the high-profile, big money side of things. I...

In theory, I'd like to work in a group. But the group I'd like to...

In theory, I'd like to work in a group. But the group I'd like to...

I prefer the mystic clouds of nostalgia to the real thing, to be honest.

I prefer the mystic clouds of nostalgia to the real thing, to be honest.

I would like to think that the singer is the butterfly, and the drummer was...

I would like to think that the singer is the butterfly, and the drummer was...

When I lost the use of my hi-hat and bass drum legs, I became basically...

When I lost the use of my hi-hat and bass drum legs, I became basically...

I don't find the business easy. The moment you start talking about the business, you...

I don't find the business easy. The moment you start talking about the business, you...

People are quite shocked when you remind them that Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra never...

People are quite shocked when you remind them that Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra never...

Anybody who thinks pop music's easy should try to make a pop single and find...

Anybody who thinks pop music's easy should try to make a pop single and find...

I know people who grow old and bitter. I want to keep making a fresh...

I know people who grow old and bitter. I want to keep making a fresh...

If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it, you just feel...

If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it, you just feel...