Latest about Robert Fripp
Adrian Belew on Frank Zappa’s lessons, Robert Fripp’s synth guitar, and Beat with Steve Vai
Still amazed that he managed to gather Vai, Tony Levin and Danny Carey into new band Beat, Belew reflects on his light-speed journey from 1977 to 1982, and how he plans to reactivate King Crimson’s ‘80s albums on stage
Robert Fripp and Toyah take a pop-punk detour with “elderly edition” of Blink-182’s Dammit
Fripp’s Fernandes goldtop returns to help inject the pop-punk anthem with a healthy dose of Sunday Lunch madness
Steve Vai explains the hardest part of replicating Robert Fripp’s playing style
Vai will be touring King Crimson’s ‘80s material with Beat in the fall, and he’s spoken about his preparations – which includes working with Roland on three purpose-built guitars
King Crimson’s Robert Fripp on a memorable meeting with Jimi Hendrix
Robert Fripp recalls Jimi Hendrix calling King Crimson “the best band in the world”
How Adrian Belew and Steve Vai will tackle the King Crimson catalog for a supergroup tour
'Beat' will tour the band's ’80s material later this year, and the group's guitar duo is working on a partnership that can do the Belew/Fripp double act justice
“Steve Vai is the only guitarist who could play my parts. I’m totally psyched for this”: Robert Fripp gives his blessing for a new King Crimson supergroup, featuring Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Danny Carey
The star-studded lineup will perform tracks from King Crimson's ’80s albums – and it was Fripp who suggested the group's name
“He would probably look at my guitar playing and think, ‘You’re a moron!’” Dave Matthews explains how Robert Fripp inspired his unconventional fretboard approach
The American songwriter and producer confesses his love for King Crimson to Howard Stern, and reveals how Fripp’s hand positioning and approach to the guitar has hugely influenced his own playing
“We’re not taking the p***, playing silly rock riffs. I work hard to honor the original players”: How prog icon Robert Fripp ended up covering – and loving – Megadeth, Metallica and Slipknot
The King Crimson leader’s madcap Sunday Lunch video series with wife Toyah Willcox saw him tackle some of the biggest rock and metal songs of all time – and return to standard tuning after 35 years away. He shares the similarities between his and Dave Mustaine’s guitar style, why Kirk Hammett is such a “stunning player”, and what happened when ZZ Top pulled the plug on King Crimson…
