What is Vratislav Brabenec?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Vratislav Brabenec | Img = Vratislav_Brabenec.JPG | Img_alt = Vratislav Brabenec at a concert in [[Kadaň]] | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|4|28}} | birth_place = [[Prague]], [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]] (today [[Czech Republic]]) | death_date = | Instrument = [[Saxophone]], [[clarinet]], [[vocals]] | Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[jazz]] | Occupation = [[Musician]], [[author]], [[poet]] | Years_active = [[1957]]-present | Label = | Associated_acts = [[The Plastic People of the Universe]] | URL = | Notable_instruments = }} '''Vratislav Brabenec''' (born April 28, 1943, [[Prague]], [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]], today [[Czech Republic]]) is a [[Czechs|Czech]] [[musician]], [[saxophonist]], [[clarinet]]ist a [[vocal]]ist. He is member of Czech underground band [[The Plastic People of the Universe]].<ref name=rp>{{cite web |url= http://www.radio.cz/en/section/arts/plastic-people-return-with-first-new-lp-in-nearly-10-years |title=Radio Prague - Plastic People return with first new LP in nearly 10 years |first= Ian|last=Willoughby |work=radio.cz |year= 15 January 2010 |accessdate=16 June 2012}}</ref> Brabanec joined the Plastic People in 1972. He insisted that they no longer play songs by groups like the [[Velvet Underground]]. Brabenec wanted them to play their own songs and perform them in the Czech language.<ref name=yanosik>{{cite web |url= http://www.furious.com/perfect/pulnoc.html |title=The Plastic People of the Universe |first=Josef |last=Yanosik |work=furious.com |year=March 1996|accessdate=16 June 2012}}</ref> The band became famous in 1972 when some of the members were put in prison by the communist government.<ref name=rp/> Brabenec was sent to priso