Of course, there are many, many musicians whose music gives me pleasure, but until I make contact with them, musically or personally, I never assume that anything wonderful will happen.

After Elton Dean who died in February 2006 Theo Travis [1] replaced him and Soft Machine Legacy recorded the album Steam released in 2007. In 1972 shortly before leaving Soft Machine he recorded the first record under his own name 1984 (named after George Orwell's novel).

Hugh Colin Hopper (29 April 1945 – 7 June 2009) was a British progressive rock and jazz fusion bass guitarist.