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Robert Wyatt

I find it hard to take rock groups very seriously or treat them with respect. There is something absurd about these gloomy young men getting together and banging away.

Robert Wyatt

Respect

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Robert Wyatt is expressing skepticism about the seriousness and respectability of rock bands, implying that their behavior seems ridiculous to him. He highlights the contrast between their somber attitudes and the noisy, energetic way they perform, which he finds absurd.

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