Robert Wyatt

Robert Wyatt, born Robert Ellidge, in Bristol on January 28, 1945, is an English musician, and a former member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine.

As a teenager, he lived with his

Robert Wyatt, born Robert Ellidge, in Bristol on January 28, 1945, is an English musician, and a former member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine.

As a teenager, he lived with his parents in a fourteen-room Georgian guest-house, Wellington House, in Lydden near Canterbury. Here he was taught the drums by visiting American jazz drummer George Niedorf.