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Robert Fripp issues a hilarious response to the claim that King Crimson is in the studio making a new record
By Phil Weller published
Jakko Jakszyk’s comments about a forthcoming album have since been quashed by the band’s management, and now Fripp has weighed in as well

Robert Fripp’s early music experiments were bizarre says King Crimson cofounder Peter Giles
By Phil Weller published
The bassist played a key role in King Crimson’s origin story, and he’s given a rare insight into Fripp's pre-fame days

Playing King Crimson's strenuous guitar parts left Adrian Belew in need of surgery. Steve Vai came to his rescue
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist's left hand was plagued by carpal tunnel as the Beat tour celebrating the group's 1980s music wound its way across the U.S.

Robert Fripp and King Crimson album announcement was premature says manager
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Jakko Jaszyk's comments last week about a new King Crimson album were premature says the band's manager

“I don't think Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist. Eric Clapton is excessively tedious.” Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the one guitarist he thought was fun
By Phil Weller published
With news that a new King Crimson album is in the works, Fripp's past comments highlight the left-field ideas that make him an original

Jakko Jakszyk confirms he's working on a new King Crimson album with Robert Fripp
By Phil Weller published
The record will be the first King Crimson album in 22 years, but there is no timeline for its release

Andy Summers isn’t a fan of King Crimson — but his collaboration with Robert Fripp came at just the right time
By Phil Weller published
He’d made his name in the mainstream, but after several albums with the Police, Andy Summers was looking for another guitarist to get weird with

Steven Wilson reveals what King Crimson's music taught him about Robert Fripp's genius
By Phil Weller published
Reworking Crimson's iconic debut helped the modern prog guitarist understand what made the group so innovative in the first place
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