SD> I just remembered something:  On RMP, somebody said that Fripp
 SD> actually taught Boz to sing and play bass. ...
 
M>   That's apparently true.  They
M> started rehearsals in late February 1971 and by April were ready to 
M> play their first gigs!
What a strange story.  I wonder what Wetton was doing at the time.
M>   Initially, I believe Adrian Belew was concerned about joining a
M> band that he felt was musically over his head.  As I understand it,
M> Robert Fripp had to talk him into joining King Crimson.
I thought _Lone Rhino_ was a pretty good album, though not as complex as the 
best of KC.  He has done pretty well.
 SD> Still, for a world-class anal retentive like Fripp, I found it
M>   Hmmm... why would you describe him that way ?.....
Fripp does a lot of weird things.  It's not an insult, just an observation.  
*I* do a lot of weird things.  He did a best of KC called _A Young Person's 
Guide to King Crimson_ which completely ignored _Lizard_ and almost ignored 
_LTIA_.  He deleted a guitar solo of the remaster of _Discipline_.  He sits 
down at every concert, usually towards the back of the stage.  Etc., etc.  
There is no KC on Rhino's 5 disc prog compilation, and something tells me 
Fripp was involved.
M>   True, it's not an unusual combination, but I think Fripp has always
M> been concerned with personal and ideological harmony as well as musical
M> harmony.  He searches for the right combination of people and attitudes
M> as well as for musicianship.
Yes, but he's famous for being picky about the music, and how it is played.  
David Cross got fired for showing up for gigs drunk.
M>   I think most people would consider Robert Fripp to be somewhat pedant
M> and possibly a bit eccentric, but I think `anal retentive' is far too
M> negative a term to describe his particular idiosyncrasies.  
I dunno.  It seems to fit for me.
can't entirely
M> disagree with his theories on fostering creativity and the process and 
M> performance of music.
 
I certainly wouldn't deny his genius, though he has his ups and downs.  I 
have nothing against Fripp, I just think he's a little off, like most 
proggers...
Stuart
NP:  The Simpsons
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