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Robert Wyatt, born on January 28, 1945, in Bristol, England, is a notable musician known for his contributions to the psychedelic rock scene. He was born to Honor Wyatt, a teacher and BBC journalist, and George Ellidge, an industrial psychologist, and took on the name Robert Ellidge when his parents married in 1951. In the summer of 1964, Wyatt co-founded the band Soft Machine, which gained a strong cult following in London's psychedelic underground music scene, sharing stages with various notable bands. Soft Machine recorded their first single, "Love Makes Sweet Music" b/w "Feelin' Reelin' Squeelin'," in January 1967, and embarked on a three-month American tour in February 1968, opening for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. During this tour, they recorded their first album in New York over four days in April. The band went through several line-up changes, splitting in December 1968, re-forming in February 1969, and continuing until the late 1970s, with no original members remaining by that time. They briefly re-formed in 1980 and 1984. After recording the third Soft Machine album, Wyatt released his first solo album. However, in June 1973, he suffered an injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Despite this setback, he recorded his second solo effort three months after being released from the hospital in 1974, with the

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