Just who the hell is Robyn Hitchcock, anyway?
Jim Yoakum, unpublished, 2004
FUNNYMAN? Serious Artist? Ironic? Fey? Wry? Ask the average punter "Who is Robyn Hitchcock?" and you'll get a variety of replies, from "neo-psychedelic warbler" and "proto-punker", to "jangle pop folk-rocker" and even the dreaded "alternative singer/songwriter."
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