Anglo-Italian singer-songwriter-guitarist. As a teenager was the prime mover of an underground rock scene in Italy in the early 1980s.  He appeared on TV and radio, his concerts becoming the focal points of counter-culture and disaffected youth. He has been based in London since 1985. In the 1990s performed solo & acoustic all over Europe and the US, playing Dobro steel guitar and harmonica, receiving great press reviews for memorable performances at Blues Festivals in the UK. His music shows the influence of the urban rock music of The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, The Doors and the New York Dolls. His acoustic material shows also the influence of the Mississippi Delta Blues tradition.  Much of his studio material has been recorded single-handed, with Caruso singing and playing guitars, bass, piano, organ, drums and harmonica. Reviews of his live shows have described him as charismatic and his music as mesmerizing and hypnotic. His songwriting and image are linked to the image of the bohemian artist who struggles against conventions and materialism, and show the influence of the literature of Romanticism, Decadentism and Symbolist poetry, often with Gothic overtones. His songs deal with themes such as life in a post-modern city, alienation and a constant desire for transcendence through love, spirituality and drugs. A wide view of his work can be found on his fanclub website. www.robertcaruso.it