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Why Is Robyn Hitchcock Better Off Without Hit Records?

Pete Paphides, The Word, December 2004

ON FIRST impression, only the birds printed all over his shirt detract from Robyn Hitchcock's professorial air. It was his idea to rendezvous in Swiss Cottage's only eastern European cafe. A local haunt? Actually, it turns out that the singer found out where your correspondent lives and considerately chose an equidistant point between both locales.

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