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Robert Fripp
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Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK
Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. As a guitarist for the progressive rock band King Crimson, Fripp has been the only member to have played in all of King Crimson's line-ups from their inception in the late 1960s to the present. He is the driving creative and political force of the group, bearing responsibility for line-up changes and ending and resuming the…
Known for
- King Crimson: Larks' Tongues in Aspic — Self - Guitar, Mellotron, Electronics2023
- In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50 — Himself2022
- King Crimson: Tring: Live in the Studio2022
- King Crimson: Heaven & Earth — Himself2019
- King Crimson: Rock in Rio2019
- King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City — Himself2018
- King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind — Guitar & Keybords2016
- King Crimson - Live at the Warfield Theatre 19952015
- The Joy of the Guitar Riff — Self2014
- King Crimson - Live From The 70s2014
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Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Wimborne Minster
- Spouse
- Toyah Willcox
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Discipline Global Mobile
- Official website
- www.dgmlive.com/robert-fripp
- Image
- Robert Fripp.jpg
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- Robert Fripp
- member of
- Giles, Giles and Fripp
- date of birth
- 1946-05-16
- topic's main category
- Category:Robert Fripp
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- social media followers
- 68700
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- official shop URL
- toyahandrobert.mymerch.studio
- name in native language
- Robert Fripp
- P12674
- Robert Siewert
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robert Fripp” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.