Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson
Thomas Giles "Tom" Robinsonis a British bisexual singer-songwriter, bassist, radio presenter and long-time LGBT rights activist, best known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band. He later peaked at No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart with his solo single "War Baby"...
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth1 June 1950
Tom Robinson quotes about
clean
That'll clean me all out of everything I have.
freedom goal iraqi people
As we all know, freedom is not free. ... His goal was to see the Iraqi people live free.
afraid decisions good minded retire seeing tough
Sometimes he was in a no-win position. He had to make some tough decisions over the years, and he wasn't afraid to make them. He was a good person, too. I wouldn't have minded seeing him retire from this position.
thinking editors important
I think it's important to have an experienced writer or editor critique your work to get it ready to pitch an agent.
book reading names
My role is to promote the authors image and their new books. I'm also brought on board when the author is "between books" to keep the name in front of the reading public. That's a challenging time for an author.
responsibility thinking stories
I think the writer makes a good story good or a good story bad. The writer has a great deal of responsibility.
past gone forgotten
There is only the here and now. The past is gone, forgotten.
book taken thinking
Without books we're a very uneducated society. Think of the places books have taken us, the people we've been introduced to (fiction or non-fiction) and how books have allowed us to broaden our vocabulary.
nice men bisexual
I was quite reluctant in the first instance to come to use the word bisexual with regard to myself because I didn't feel any different inside from the way I had always felt. I always found men attractive. I still find men attractive. I figure out of, you know, every 200 men that pass on the street, I'm going to go, 100 of those are nice looking guys. Now, with every 200 women that pass on the street, maybe one is going to turn my head.
kings war dozen
A dozen war reporters and TV crew, and the King Kong Elvis sang right on cue.