=-> Quoting Stuart Dubois to Michael Doyle:
 MD> Anywho, I think Fripp grew much as a person throughout the 70's &
 MD> 80's; got the control-freak think under control .
 SD> That's mighty generous of you.  Everything I've heard seems to
 SD> indicate he hasn't changed a bit.
   I'd agree with Michael that Fripp mellowed somehwat in the late 1970s
 and 1980s.
 SD> He's a genius, but a major-league wacko, too.
   Well, geniuses are often eccentric individuals, but I don't see how
 you can describe Fripp as a `major-league wacko'.  I understand what
 you're saying, but I believe you're dramatically exaggerating the point.
 If he was as crazy as you're implying, then why would Bill Bruford leave
 Yes to play with him and continue to accept Fripp's invitations to play
 with him for over 20 years?  Why would Tony Levin and Adrian Belew return
 to play when Fripp re-formed KC for the _Thrak_ album and tour in ?
   Furthermore, artists such as Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, David Bowie,
 David Sylvian, Andy Summers and the Roches have all done more than one
 album with Robert Fripp.  These artists can get almost anybody they
 choose to work with.  If Fripp was that much of a `major-league wacko',
 they wouldn't even call him.
   From what I've seen, heard, and read, I believe Fripp could be
 considered somewhat pedantic, marginally eccentric, and occasionally
 moody.  But he's quite capable of good social interaction and he
 functions well as a speaker, writer, and teacher.  He is extremely
 articulate, sometimes quite funny, and according to many of those who
 have worked with him, a truly inspiring and highly creative individual
 with whom to play music.
   Cheers,
            Martin
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