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English guitarist, composer and record producer

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  • John Wetton an Extraordinary Life
  • Wessex Tales
  • Avant rock
  • The Becoming
  • Let there be life

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1946-05-16
ambientart rockbritishclassic pop and rockdroneeclectic prog

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Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom) is a guitarist, composer and a record producer, perhaps best known for being the guitarist for, and only constant member of, the progressive rock band King Crimson. His work, spanning five decades, encompasses a variety of musical styles. Fripp began playing guitar at the age of eleven. He says he was tone-deaf with no sense of rhythm when he started. His comment <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+Fripp"

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Born
( 1946-05-16 ) 16 May 1946 (age 80) , Wimborne Minster , Dorset, England
Genres
Art rock progressive rock post-progressive ambient experimental
Occupations
Musician songwriter producer
Instruments
Guitar keyboards synthesizers
Years active
1967–2009 2013–present
Labels
E.G. Virgin Discipline Global Mobile
Member of
King Crimson
Formerly of
Giles, Giles and Fripp Fripp & Eno The League of Gentlemen FFWD
Spouse
Toyah Willcox ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 16 May 1986</span>"}]]}'>1986 ) ​
Website
dgmlive .com /robert-fripp

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Robert Fripp
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Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946) is an English musician, composer, record producer, and author, best known as the guitarist, founder and only constant member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session musician and collaborator, notably with David Bowie, Blondie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill, Daryl Hall, the Roches, Talking Heads, and David Sylvian. He also composed the startup sound of Windows Vista, in collaboration with Tucker Martine and Steve Ball. His discography includes contributions to more than 700 official releases.

His compositions often feature unusual asymmetric rhythms, influenced by classical and folk traditions. His innovations include a tape delay system known as "Frippertronics" (superseded in the 1990s by a more sophisticated digital system called "Soundscapes") and New Standard Tuning.

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