Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson. But then, if you'd knew Michael, you would know he didn't agree to the album cover either. So maybe Michael didn't agree to the point of definition with many things. Robert Fripp agreealbumcover share on social
I recommend my students not to be professional unless they really have to be. I tell them, 'If you love music, sell Hoovers or be a plumber. Do something useful with your life.' Robert Fripp hooverlifelove Change image and share on social
There are no mistakes, save one: the failure to learn from a mistake. Robert Fripp failurelearnmistake Change image and share on social
The quality of artistry is the capacity to assume innocence at will, the quality of experiencing innocence as if for the first time. Robert Fripp artistryassumecapacity Change image and share on social
The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language. Robert Fripp factformlanguage Change image and share on social
The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what is going on, is it going on or not? Robert Fripp audiencehearinterest Change image and share on social
So, you can set up an orchestra down this end of the railway station playing one particular area, and simultaneously at the other end something completely different going on. And in the middle they meet, or not, depending. Robert Fripp areacompletelydepend share on social
Even within the band, if I cannot manage to persuade the members of what I see to be the next course of action, how do you expect the group to deal with the expectations of thousands of people. It is not possible. Robert Fripp actionbanddeal share on social
A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable. Robert Fripp excusableforgivablemistake Change image and share on social