A fun interview with Robert Wyatt from 2007:
A vintage clip of the Soft Machine doing one of Kevin Ayers' finest songs (dig those cheesy psychedelic effects in black and white!):
Wyatt lip-synching "I'm A Believer" on Top Of The Pops in the 70s. If he looks pissed off, it's probably because the producers suggested that the sight of him in a wheelchair would be too upsetting for the audience. (We take no responsibility for the misspelling of the song title on the YouTube clip.)
A hypnotic live-on-video clip of "Gharbzadegi", from back before Robert quit drinking, as you can see at the beginning when he takes a hearty swig of an undetermined dark liquid while grooving to the musicians' Coltrane-esque pulse. Exquisite jazz combo and supple vocals from the great man.
4 comments:
Thanks for the interview. I've always liked that guy.
I never understood why people are so weirded about by the sight of a wheelchair. A wheelchair only defines how that person gets around, it doesn't define who that person is... maybe if we saw more people in the media in wheelchairs, it wouldn't be such a big deal.
Maybe, too, taking on accessibility issues wouldn't always be an afterthought.
What a cop out!
Thanks for the comment.
I think many people are afraid to be reminded that they too could be disabled in some way one day. It's all rooted in denial.
I caught this story just this evening. People really need to grow up.
That's what I call a great blog post!
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