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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

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 on why Eric Clapton bored him and how his love of jazz fueled the Police
By Phil Weller published
"It’s too simple to play because it’s based on a five-note scale, and I had come way past that," the guitarist says

Andy Summers on his improbable success with Robert Fripp after the Police's record label tried to stop the duo in their tracks
By Phil Weller published
Fripp and Summers' highly experimental albums showed their label who was boss

Robert Fripp reveals he suffered a heart attack last month
By Elizabeth Swann published
The guitarist thought he was experiencing acid reflux. The reality was much more serious

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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