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People say, oh it's a shame, you're not nostalgic about the '60s. Well actually, it's quite good, when you think of it. Wouldn't it be sad if I was sitting here wishing it back?

Robert Wyatt

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Robert Wyatt
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: January 28
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Drummer
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Bristol
Gloucestershire
Robert Ellidge Wyatt
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