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Bobby Womack: The Bravest Man in the Universe

XLAs Bobby Womack recently reminded the Guardian, he has survived everything from poverty to drug addiction to being shot by an infuriated wife. Now almost 70, the soul legend has poured the emotional fallout from such experiences into his first album of new material since 1994. Producers Damon Albarn and XL's Richard Russell have framed Womack's lived-in vocals in stark, urbane, minimalist beats. Please Forgive My Heart brilliantly captures the realisation of this "legendary badass" that "sorry...

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20:50 on June 7 2012

Bobby Womack: The Bravest Man in the Universe

Guardian Music — XLAs Bobby Womack recently reminded the Guardian, he has survived everything from poverty to drug addiction to being shot by an infuriated wife. Now almost 70, the soul l... more info

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