More on Robert Fripp

[juanitanyc]

Considering today's post, another interview regarding Fripp's ideas.
from 1999
http://people.cs.uu.nl/jur/interviews/fripp.100299.html

There are also two interesting Melody Maker interviews that seem to not be linking properly but are worth the internet search, from 1974 and 1979. Here is an excerpt from the '74 Q&A:

Q: But what are your musical plans?

Fripp: They involve the creation of another small, independent, mobile and intelligent unit which is, of course, the Fripp and Eno situation. We'll be going on the road in November.

Fripp and Eno is, for me, the perfect example of all the things we were talking about earlier. It won't reach the mass of people in the way King Crimson did - I hoped, you see, that Crimso would reach everyone.

In terms of most bands, of course, it was remarkably successful. But in terms of the higher echelon of bands like Yes and ELP, it didn't make it.

My approach, therefore, has now changed and what Eno and I will try to do is influence a small number of people who will, in turn, influence a great number.

I've always known that I will not be a rock 'n' roll star, the guitar idol that millions of young guitarists learn their licks from. I'm not prepared to get involved with that star syndrome, if you like... Eno and I will be creating energies different to King Crimson.

They'll be far more subtle and indirect, but they'll eventually be far more potent, they will create more.