Robert Fripp

Fripp is probably best known as the co-founder and continuing member of the seminal rock group, King Crimson but he has also pursued an active solo career releasing over ten albums of his music to great acclaim.

Biography

Download BiographyRobert Fripp has been getting out of vans and tourbuses as a working musician for 44 years in July 2005, and as a professional musician for 35 years.Taking up the guitar at the age of eleven, overcoming obstacles such as being left-handed, tone-deaf and with no sense of rhythm, Fripp nevertheless went on to create a distinctive guitar style and approach that has seen him work with musicians as diverse as Blondie, The Orb, Talking Heads, The Damned, Robert Wyatt, Daryl Hall, The Future Sound of London, The Roches, Andy Summers, David Bowie, Brian Eno, The Stranglers, David Sylvian and, of course, Peter Gabriel.

Along with groundbreaking collaborations and decisive contributions to such classic albums as No Pussyfooting (with Brian Eno) and Heroes (David Bowie), Fripp is probably best known as the co-founder and continuing member of the seminal rock group, King Crimson. Their 1969 debut, In The Court of the Crimson King, had a profound impact on the music scene of the day, influencing many groups and musicians including prog-rock luminaries such as Yes and Genesis.