We have a need to be religious, we need to worship, we need to build totems and shrines and icons, but nobody's sure in honor of what.

The film also includes candid interviews with Hitchcock who reveals much about the source of his work: "At heart I'm a frightened angry person. I'm constantly deep down inside in a kind of rage. ) Their popularity grew with the 1986 album Element of Light and they were subsequently signed to A&M Records in the U.

Still he has maintained a loyal cult following and has often earned strong critical reviews over a steady stream of album releases and live performances. Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born 3 March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. Coming to prominence in the late 1970s with The Soft Boys Hitchcock afterward launched a prolific solo career.