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Funny that the page says "I'd rather see folks like Robert Fripp contribute in a one-way fashion than not at all", but there have been remarkable examples of Fr

by the-rc 6y ago

Funny that the page says "I'd rather see folks like Robert Fripp contribute in a one-way fashion than not at all", but there have been remarkable examples of Fripp's two way communication in the days before email, where perhaps the fan regretted hearing back: http://et.stok.ca/articles/128-19.html http://et.stok.ca/articles/128-19.html (2020 Fripp on his wife's YouTube channel is like a completely different person)

justusthane 6y ago
Wow, what a wonderful response!
C19is20 6y ago
Ooooh, topical: my first click-thru lead me to Discipline №128 http://et.stok.ca/digests/128.html http://et.stok.ca/digests/128.html , talking of Holdsworth - "Some of AH's technical ideas, while wonderful--have trickled anonymously into the mainstream of rock in bits and pieces--in broadening the scope of guitar solos and sounds--inspiring hard rock players like Van Halen and Alex Lifeson, and shred-meisters such as Satriani and Vai--I have no time for those guys, because their whole approach to music seems mired to me in adolesence. AH forever refined and expanded the sound of the guitar--unlike Fripp, who single-handedly opened up rock music to new degrees of artistry and near limitless boundaries in terms of other musical traditions and approaches...."
rob74 6y ago
Yeah, some people really want to stay out of the limelight... quite literally, in this case. And looks like he largely succeeded - I would describe myself as fairly familiar with rock music, and I have heard of most of the acts he has collaborated with, but the name Robert Fripp didn't ring a bell... But if you wanted proof that the kind of toxicity we see on the Internet nowadays did exist before (but wasn't available for everyone to see and amplify), this "fan" letter is a very good example!
- pimeys 6y ago
  If you were ever into prog rock while young, his band King Crimson basically defined the genre and later on moved it to different directions very succesfully.
- frereubu 6y ago
  I've known about Robert Fripp for quite a while, since I bought an album he made with Andy Summers, the guitarist from The Police, in 1984. But it was only last year that I discovered he played the solo guitar line on the David Bowie track Heroes and produced / played on an album by Daryl Hall. He really does get everywhere for someone who's remained relatively unknown as a personality.
  - vr46 6y ago
    And he did it again during lockdown with his wife on YouTube, with the same guitar. Immaculately dressed, BTW.
    - frereubu 6y ago
      Thanks for pointing me towards that. Although as one of the comments said, "The guy in the back smiled, that can't be Robert Fripp."
audiometry 6y ago
Haa I was expecting a benign fan letter, with cruel reply from Fripp. Instead the "fan letter" was incredibly rude and presumptuous. If that was written to a lady, I'd have assumed it was some kind of deranged stalker. What a weirdo. So I would have to give Fripp a pass on this one.

by the-rc 6y ago

justusthane 6y ago

Wow, what a wonderful response!

C19is20 6y ago

Ooooh, topical: my first click-thru lead me to Discipline №128 http://et.stok.ca/digests/128.html http://et.stok.ca/digests/128.html , talking of Holdsworth - "Some of AH's technical ideas, while wonderful--have trickled anonymously into the mainstream of rock in bits and pieces--in broadening the scope of guitar solos and sounds--inspiring hard rock players like Van Halen and Alex Lifeson, and shred-meisters such as Satriani and Vai--I have no time for those guys, because their whole approach to music seems mired to me in adolesence. AH forever refined and expanded the sound of the guitar--unlike Fripp, who single-handedly opened up rock music to new degrees of artistry and near limitless boundaries in terms of other musical traditions and approaches...."

rob74 6y ago

Yeah, some people really want to stay out of the limelight... quite literally, in this case. And looks like he largely succeeded - I would describe myself as fairly familiar with rock music, and I have heard of most of the acts he has collaborated with, but the name Robert Fripp didn't ring a bell... But if you wanted proof that the kind of toxicity we see on the Internet nowadays did exist before (but wasn't available for everyone to see and amplify), this "fan" letter is a very good example!

pimeys 6y ago
If you were ever into prog rock while young, his band King Crimson basically defined the genre and later on moved it to different directions very succesfully.
frereubu 6y ago
I've known about Robert Fripp for quite a while, since I bought an album he made with Andy Summers, the guitarist from The Police, in 1984. But it was only last year that I discovered he played the solo guitar line on the David Bowie track Heroes and produced / played on an album by Daryl Hall. He really does get everywhere for someone who's remained relatively unknown as a personality.
- vr46 6y ago
  And he did it again during lockdown with his wife on YouTube, with the same guitar. Immaculately dressed, BTW.
  - frereubu 6y ago
    Thanks for pointing me towards that. Although as one of the comments said, "The guy in the back smiled, that can't be Robert Fripp."

audiometry 6y ago

Haa I was expecting a benign fan letter, with cruel reply from Fripp. Instead the "fan letter" was incredibly rude and presumptuous. If that was written to a lady, I'd have assumed it was some kind of deranged stalker. What a weirdo. So I would have to give Fripp a pass on this one.