People say, oh its a shame, youre not nostalgic about the 60s. Well actually, its quite good, when you think of it. Wouldnt it be sad if I was sitting here wishing it back? – Robert Wyatt
I know people who grow old and bitter. I want to keep making a fresh start. I dont want them to defeat me. That would be suicidal. – Robert Wyatt
If youve never felt that you quite got a hold of it, you just feel that before you die, youve 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
Being big and famous doesnt get you more freedom, it gets you less. – Robert Wyatt
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. Its a very subjective experience. And Im loyal to that experience. – Robert Wyatt
I dont know how many thoughts we have a second, but its 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
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
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
