The new (authorised) biography of Robert Wyatt by Marcus O'Dair has just been published.
As John Kelman indicated elsewhere, this is a very thorough & engaging account of Wyatt's life, covering in more or less equal measures his career up to his fall, & then his career afterwards.
As you'd expect, Robert comes across as a charming, remarkable man, & a musician held in the highest esteem by more or less everyone who has worked with him. For sure, as you read, you'll find yourself scurrying into your collection to listen again to records you may have not heard for a while - or, otherwise, seeking out recordings you don't have on the internet. (He has collaborated on hundreds of recordings by other artists, far more than one might ever have realised.)
Overall, I think it's a good book, definitely worth reading if you have any interest in Wyatt's work at all. It feels rather rushed over the last 30 pages or so (covering the last 3 or 4 years, including the delightful lp Robert made with Ros Stephens & Gilad Atzmon) - but other than that, I would say that O'Dair has done an excellent job - a story rigorously researched & well told.
Some quirks - the Softs get a slightly rough ride, especially from the time of Elton Dean's entry into the band as a full time member - this is partly a bias towards "songs" that O'Dair has, but may also be an effect of the hurt that Wyatt still clearly feels about the way he was treated during the last year or so as a member of the band he set up. O'Dair also clearly prefers the post 74 recordings made by Wyatt, & these are treated in rather greater depth than the pre 74 lps. Finally, if your politics don't align with those of Robert & Alfie (& it's another of the book's merits to pay due homage to Alfie, both as a partner in life for Robert, & a partner in his work), you may find stretches of the second part of the book less amenable than the first half.
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