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The secret sound that has David Bowie’s “‘Heroes’” surging on the charts following its ‘Stranger Things’ appearance
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
Producer Tony Visconti reveals how Robert Fripp’s guitar work made the 1977 song a timeless anthem

Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the guitarist whose playing he thought was “good fun”
By Phil Weller published
Read one of Guitar Player's top stories of 2025

Greg Lake on what happened when Robert Fripp asked him to play bass on King Crimson's debut album
By Phil Weller published
It took just one eye-opening rehearsal for Lake to learn the difference between playing guitar and bass

“I had never heard the guitar quite sound like this.” Robert Fripp on the Brian Eno creation that made him feel truly “liberated” as a guitarist
By Christopher Scapelliti last updated
The duo first worked together in 1972, an experience from which Fripp developed a unique guitar tone he would go on to make famous

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
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