Robert Forster

Headshot of Robert Forster
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Robert Forster is a Brisbane-born and based musician and writer known for co-founding internationally acclaimed rock band The Go-Betweens.
Robert Forster is a Brisbane-born and based musician and writer known for co-founding internationally acclaimed rock band The Go-Betweens.

Although commonly considered the darker, artier half of the creative force of The Go-Betweens — the Lennon to Grant McLennan’s McCartney, as it were — singer, songwriter, and guitarist Robert Forster has a knack for crafty pop songs along with the brooding ballads he contributed to The Go-Betweens’ albums, while his solo career — that began with 1990’s Danger in the Past — blended a healthy mix of both styles.