Robyn Hitchcock

Robyn Hitchcock

Born: March 3, 1953
in Paddington, London, England, UK
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Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born 3 March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano and bass guitar.

Coming to prominence in the late 1970s with The Soft Boys, Hitchcock afterward launched a prolific solo career. Hitchcock's musical and lyrical styles have been influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Syd Barrett. Hitchcock's lyrics tend to include surrealism, comedic elements, characterisations of English eccentrics, and melancholy depictions of everyday life.

He was signed to two major American labels (A&M Records, then Warner Brothers) over the course of the 1980s and '90s, but mainstream success has been limited. Still, he has maintained a loyal cult following and has often earned strong critical reviews over a steady stream of album releases and live performances.

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Movies for Robyn Hitchcock...

Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up
Title: Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up
Character: Self
Released: July 2, 2010
Type: Movie
Despite the mantra of 'live fast, die young', Britain's first rock 'n' roll generations are now enjoying old age. What was once about youth and taking risks is now about longevity, survival, nostalgia and refusing to grow up, give up or shut up. But what happens when the music refuses to die and its performers refuse to leave the stage? What happens when rock's youthful rebelliousness is delivered wrapped in wrinkles?
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The Songs of Nick Drake: Way to Blue
Title: The Songs of Nick Drake: Way to Blue
Character: Herself
Released: April 16, 2010
Type: Movie
Filmed at the Barbican in January 2010 and curated by Joe Boyd, producer and general champion of Nick Drake, 90 minutes of performance highlights from a diverse but renowned cast of modern day troubadours. Presenting their own interpretations of Drake's songs are Vashti Bunyan, Green Gartside, Lisa Hannigan, Scott Matthews, Teddy Thompson, Krystle Warren, Robyn Hitchcock, Kirsty Almeida and Harper Simon.
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Burning Ice
Title: Burning Ice
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
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Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains In New York
Title: Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains In New York
Released: June 5, 2009
Type: Movie
I Often Dream of Trains in New York was recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City in the fall of 2008 during the U.S. leg of Hitchcock s highly anticipated I Often Dream of Trains Tour. Deftly shot by acclaimed director John Edginton (The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story), this concert film DVD (and accompanying audio CD) captures the cult songwriting icon recreating one of his most intimate and haunting albums in its entirety. Robyn is joined by Trains tour-mates Terry Edwards (vocals, keyboards, trumpet, soprano sax, guitar) and Tim Keegan (vocals, guitar) as well as guests Gaida Hinnawi (vocals) and Amir El Saffar (trumpet) from the Robyn-led band seen in Jonathan Demme s film Rachel Getting Married. As its title suggests, I Often Dream of Trains is a glimpse into the phantasmagorical mind of the artist himself. And I Often Dream of Trains in New York captures him fantastically raw and singularly in-the-moment in other words, quintessentially....Hitchcock.
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Rachel Getting Married
Title: Rachel Getting Married
Character: Wedding Guest
Released: September 3, 2008
Type: Movie
A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
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Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects
Title: Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects
Character: Himself
Released: March 11, 2008
Type: Movie
A documentary that goes inside the dark, witty, surreal world of cult English singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.
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Title: The Henry Rollins Show
Released: April 1, 2006
Type: TV
The Henry Rollins Show was a weekly talk show hosted by Henry Rollins on the Independent Film Channel. The show featured Rollins' monologues, interviews with celebrities and uncensored musical performances. The show was canceled after the wrap of its second season.
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The Manchurian Candidate
Title: The Manchurian Candidate
Character: Laurent Tokar
Released: July 30, 2004
Type: Movie
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
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The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Title: The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Character: Self
Released: March 24, 2003
Type: Movie
The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.
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Elixirs & Remedies
Title: Elixirs & Remedies
Character: self
Released: May 18, 2002
Type: Movie
90 minutes of music and laughter courtesy of cult recording artists Robyn Hitchcock and Grant Lee Phillips.
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Storefront Hitchcock
Title: Storefront Hitchcock
Character: Robyn Hitchcock
Released: March 27, 1998
Type: Movie
Live performance by Robyn Hitchcock, in... well, a storefront.
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Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Musical Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.