Wrong Movements: A Robert Wyatt History

by Michael King

Enchanting, large format, diary entry biography of this enigmatic artist. Much detail. Many photos.

Genres: Music

Paperback

First published July 1, 2001

Reviews

[Hex75 · Rating 5 out of 5]

un libro per fan, scritto (e tradotto) da un fan. ok. ma per i fan c'è davvero tutto quello che si vuole e persino di più: la discografia completa e l'elenco di tutti i concerti tenuti dal nostro con i vari progetti di cui ha fatto e fa parte, foto, testi, articoli, interviste, recensioni, disegni, e altro ancora (commovente la lettera di una bambina di cinque anni) che uno nemmeno si aspetterebbe di trovare. e un atto d'amore così nei confronti di un antidivo qual'è wyatt non può che scaldare il cuore. spero che un giorno si decidano a ristamparlo aggiornandolo alle vicende successive: perchè di wyatt non se ne ha mai abbastanza. :-)

[David Layton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a strange book. It is not a biography in the ordinary sense, nor review of the music. Michael King has instead created a timeline of sorts, from Wyatt's birth through 1993. It's a documentary record, with reprints of press releases, liner notes, public statements, recording dates, gig set lists, and just about anything else that might interest a reader in the working life of one of the most influential British musicians of late 20th-century popular/avant garde music.

[Sarah Chait · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great resource! Every gig, flyer, and piece of ephemera is archived in this. I pulled a few great facts + questions for my interview with Alfie Benge from this. Not so much a book as a microfilm or Rolodex

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some great tidbits in this book, and I'll certainly scramble for Robert Wyatt tidbits, but note that this book is a "history", not a "biography", and it very much has the approach of a fanzine collection of facts rather than anything with much depth or analysis. Maybe Wyatt prefers it that way...