{"product_id":"different-every-time-the-authorized-biography-of-robert-wyatt-paperback","title":"Different Every Time: The Authorized Biography of Robert Wyatt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcus O'Dair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Wyatt started out as the drummer and singer for Soft Machine, who shared a residency at Middle Earth with Pink Floyd and toured America with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He brought a jazz mindset to the 1960's rock scene, having honed his drumming skills in a shed at the end of Robert Graves' garden in Mallorica, Spain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWyatt's life took an abrupt turn in 1973, when he fell from a fourth-floor window at a party and was paralyzed from the waist down. He reinvented himself as a singer and composer with the extraordinary album Rock Bottom, which he followed with an idiosyncratic string of records that uniquely combine the personal and political. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Robert has worked with the likes of Brian Eno, Bjork, Jerry Dammers, Charlie Haden, David Gilmour, Paul Weller and Hot Chip. Marcus O'Dair has talked to all of them--indeed anyone who has shaped, or been shaped by Wyatt over five decades. \u003ci\u003eDifferent Every Time\u003c\/i\u003e is the first biography of Robert Wyatt, and it was written with his full participation. It includes illustrations by Alfreda Benge and photographs from Robert's personal archive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus O'Dair\u003c\/b\u003e has written on music for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJazzwise\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio. He co-leads the Popular Music course at Middlesex University and is one half of Grasscut, who have released two acclaimed albums and toured across Europe. He lives in London with his wife, Charlotte and their toddler, Iris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152203911303,"sku":"9781593766160","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/92fc0f525aabcc47f360ff83c09fd244.webp?v=1733212441","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/different-every-time-the-authorized-biography-of-robert-wyatt-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}