Robert Wyatt

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

28/01/1945

Place of Birth

Bristol, England, UK

Also Known As

Robert Wyatt-Ellidge

Robert Wyatt

Biography

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.

Robert Wyatt

Robert Wyatt

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

28/01/1945

Place of Birth

Bristol, England, UK

Also Known As

Robert Wyatt-Ellidge

Biography

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.