Robert Fripp from King Crimson interview Pt 2

[grahamlaur]

Haha Fripp's answers are the opposite of concise. I have to admit, I lost him on a couple of the longer ones during this interview.

[AliceNchainz011]

@grahamlaur That's because he's being very articulate without actually saying anything of substance. But because he's not a pop dunderheaded rocker, people will latch onto him and marvel at his "superior intellect" and stroke their own egos for pretending to understand him. It's common in progressive rock. But i dig the music, thats all that matters.

[oLdSkOoLkisS]

What about Andy McCulloch....nobody asked about him?His drumming on "Lizard" is impeccable!!

[WimGrundy]

Where were YOU on July 1, 1974? How many of us would have BEEN to the 'last gig'... had we but known, or even vaguely susPECTed???

[TheHeidiidieh]

listening to Robert Fripps guitar will make your babies smarter.

[panksuzmuzhu]

@TheHeidiidieh

Epic comment is epic.

[FerranK68]

"EXPOSURE" is absolutely Classic

[jacobladders]

intelligent dude with challenging brewing music definitely way ahead alot of musicians

[corrda1993]

Omg cliffhanger

[1903IJM]

Belated reply to yyy2012yyy, this wasn't from UK television, it was from the USA.

[Wayavas1337]

I wonder why people are judging Robert just by this interview...they are just trying to appear as smart as he is (or maybe smarter), but obviously we all know the truth.

[neuraxianfusion]

Because everyone who plays music is required to be a fucking idiot.

[metalcore929]

If he was drinking a bottle of Jack Daniels whilst being interviewed, would that make you feel more comfortable?

[mrgoodvibrations]

Right on accept people for who they are!

[elviss]

I think its done in black and white so people can enthusiaticly look back and call this man part of history!

[afsalvo]

He reminds me of Alan Watts.

[rpcurtiss]

Public Access Cable was new in 1979 and used inexpensive black & white cameras until the early 80s. On commercial TV, everything was in color by then.

[PutItAway101]

Looks like they dug up one of those terrible old 50's cameras that's always overexposed or underexposed

[h0ah0ah0ah0ah0a]

terrible? those were great!

[yyy2012yyy]

why is this interview done in black and white if it's 1979? Was this like a local community television show or were they still broadcasting in B&W in the UK in 1979?

[xxxSoCalGuitar]

what an arrogant fuck

[Bogallan]

I've been a great admirer of this chap's music (excluding bloody Frippertronics!) for more years than I care to remember. However, I have never lost sight of the fact that this is one bloke who is so far up himself you can see his ankles disappearing.

He really is delighted with himself.

[h0ah0ah0ah0ah0a]

perhaps you're envious that he's able to think so highly of himself?

[AeolianVII]

@h0ah0ah0ah0ah0a he does nor think highly of himself, but... he tels the truth, and what is the truth? what is bad and what wrong???

[AlyoshaKaramazov]

do intelligence and thoughtfulness frighten you?

[Bogallan]

Not at all, but I'll run a mile from those who are introspectively self-satisfied, I'm sure that he is highly intelligent, but that does not preclude him from being 'deep and meaningless'.

Celebrity status does not excuse this.

A fair test would be..... would you give this bloke the time of day if you met him in the

pub? Well, you might if you were Toyah Wilcox.

[neuraxianfusion]

Let's look at this situation objectively:

Robert Fripp is a man.

Robert Fripp is a human being.

Robert Fripp is intelligent.

End of story!

[Weasler455]

He looks and sounds like a conservative

banker! I would never conclude in a

million years that he was the creative

genius behind one of the most

progressive bands in rock history.

Amazing!

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[Bredsdorff]

"I have no choice, I can only do the will of God, this is freedom."

Brilliant!

[schreipe]

never saw any equal egoist like fripp

[monkeybizwak]

hahahah he makes the interviewers nervous....

[rushnerd]

Ironicly nearly every ex-Crimson member as gone on to be more successful/wealthy/famous then Fripp, but this says more about Fripp's character and beliefs then anything else. He is a very intelligent man.

[nmur0287]

What does that have to with anything? The only thing that is important is the music he creates. Also I think he has done pretty well for himself to not have to worry about his next paycheck whilst also having a catalogue of music that he can proud of unlike the others.

[rushnerd]

If you actually took the time to absorb my comment you would have noticed I pointed out that Robert is ONLY about the music, he could have altered his music even slightly for fame and fortune, but did not. His convictions are strong.

[iamben69]

My apologies. I made that comment after a 10 hour shift on an intensive care ward with all the magic and fun of the world removed from my soul. However, its now sunny and springlike and i'm feeling much better, thanks.

[pedrojorgemonteiro]

That's big of you - and glad to know you're better! :)

[iamben69]

Real-ale and the Sussex countryside work wonders.

[iamben69]

Does/should music be this po-faced. Anybody would think he's discussing a career in cancer research.

[EapoQ42]

He can discuss things in any way he likes.

He's Robert f@cking Fripp. He invented half the sounds you've ever enjoyed in rock music.

If he wants to be a pompous wanker, that's his business. He earned the right.

[JoesCheapThrills]

Ha David Cross bicycling with his violin. Just made me laugh. :-s

[lexo30]

Thanks for posting this! I'm a Fripp fan since I was a teenager in the mid-80s, lovely to see such vintage footage of him...

[NZNazza]

I have to say that's a great cliffhanger ending on this video. :P

[evensteven71]

dude, what happened next, man i cant sleep. The host of the shows name is wiener

[monkeytrousers]

I Like Fripp here (he's been known to be very condescending at times). And these interviewers are okay too I suppose (but they even LOOK very OF their time whereas Fripp does not look straight out of 1979 per se). Moving on. What was the name of this show?

Looks like a suburban version of TV Party (which Fripp was also on). Like hip via Trenton, N.J.

Fripp is pretty forthcoming here.

[Carlosmr1984]

The name of the show is The Boffomundo Show...

[BongoMadness]

yes bennett was a follower of gurdjieff etc blah

[rpcurtiss]

Woman prog fans are usually holdovers from their boyfriends influence, or just unusual, because it is unfortunately, mostly a guy thing. Hard to pideonhole the whole gender, and I invite criticism on this subject, which I welcome.

[sparkalot]

Trying to taunt me are you Ron?(haha!)As with ALL styles and genres of music, there is the social, intellectual, emotional or visceral appeal(all of which involve a psycho-neuro component). I will expound further, should you entice me to do so(if I have the luxury of time!)You should read Dr. Daniel Levitin's Book; This is Your Brain On Music(he's based here in Montréal at McGill University)great stuff! He wrote the book I(and surely many others) conceived of...long ago,cheers.

[rpcurtiss]

Busted! Actually, I was responding to the bloke above. I had one girlfriend in college who loved prog before knowing me and another one I spent 10 years chasing only to chase her into rehab! I have heard of the book you mention and I should (and will!) read it.

[sparkalot]

My initial interest in Fripp stemmed from his collaborative work and KC, my fascination with his thinking process, and the undeniable visceral quality of his innovative musicianship. Much like Bowie, he is an engaging scholar, however he most certainly does not deliver the gut-splitting comedic element and expressive qualities of la Bowie, who customarily bamboozles his audience with his frenetic mix of breezy wit and sharp intellect.

[sparkalot]

I appreciate how gracious Bob is here, when you(little upstarts)challenge him! I heartily agree with your gender analysis,the XY chromosome carriers certainly outrepresent the XX as proggers, not being a progger myself per say, my tastes are foremost eclectic, and Fripp(by virtue of his collective oeuvre)certainly represents abundantly within that parameter.

[NintendoJohnWii]

@rpcurtiss My girlfriend's dad LOVES Genesis but not really prog. I've tried getting her into prog but she isn't really a music person.

[melodiouswalker]

@rpcurtiss Yeah, just as men with any emotional intelligence must be holdovers from relationships with women, right?

[larkydozer]

@rpcurtiss

To invite is to welcome.

Less is more.

[NoelGrassy]

@rpcurtiss So true! At a Gong show in San Fransisco Gilli Smyth went out of her way to tell my date what a rare

treat it was for her to see a female enjoying the band. I bet the cats in National Health didn't get half as much

action as say a roadie for Cheap Trick on any given night.

[BucksStudent]

I may be dumb, but what is he talking about? Robert's a fine guitarist, but I guess I should have expected someone weirder than me making his weird music.

[rpcurtiss]

Not dumb, my friend. Mr. Fripp was heavily into a UK philosopher, JG Bennett. Recordings from Bennett's lectures are prominent on Fripps first solo album, "Exposure" which he was promoting at the time. Over my head, as well, but entertaining!

[BucksStudent]

Yeah, I hope he doesn't talk like that to people today. He played with Peter Buck recently in Bill Reiflin's Slow Music, and I don't think Peter would understand him either. But you are right, this whole thing is pretty entertaining and intense in a strange way.

[sodderboy]

The King Crimson fans and the wives of ALL his fans have never understood him, and he sez, its OK! At his last solo LI gig, he thanked wives and girlfriends for enduring the first 'scape, but they could go out and have a cocktail if they wanted- many did, and it was OK! The gals got a great applause.

Or the Krimson fan from a 80's bootleg who keeps screaming "louder! LOUDER!"

Fripp: "To the gentleman who is asking us to play louder- Sir, I would like you to please listen more attentively."

[BucksStudent]

Hmm... My gal and her mother adore Crimson, but I guess I can see how alot of women wouldn't get it. Not saying women are not smart enough, but women and men are different.

And they seem to have played loud enough back then. Loudness doesn't help anything but project mistakes.

[rgaleny]

@BucksStudent Is it a waste of time to join the project before him or do something else.

[BucksStudent]

@rgaleny I made that comment three years ago, and I don't remember why.

[rgaleny]

@BucksStudent Cool.

[noblefrog]

One sexy monster this bandleader is. Play me some Discipline! RARRR!

[djanchovy]

Just shut up and play,Bob.

[logonazo]

it's a Fripp world!