Robert Fripp has always come across as an absolute gentleman. And to hear this story, says volumes about a genuine person. Never mind a great guitar player. Loved his stuff with Bowie in the 70s
Fripp received a call from Brian Eno to meet with Bowie & the rest was history We can be Hero's, That same year he played Acoustic guitar on Gabriel's Solo album, The track Solsbury Hill
Fripp made up this story. You can't always believe musician's stories. Jimi was in NYC recording and touring in May 69 around the US. He was not in England. There was nothing wrong with Jimi's arm--he was touring and recording at that very moment King Crimson was playing at the Revolution club on May 14, 1969. Jimi was with Larry Young, Billy Cox, and Buddy Miles on May 14th, 1969 recording a jam. It's well documented because they have the music and all those dated recording studio sheets. So wrong of Fripp to make this up or he's delusional.
***** Where do you think I got all that information? I said above that it's well documented? Why are you asking me? I've written about this on lots of posts here. Yes, that's all documented, and you can listen to the Jimi Hendrix song recorded on this date on YT, and you can look at the tour archives, and we know Jimi's arm wasn't in a sling as he was playing a tour in the US throughout April and May with days in between in the studio. This is all really a no-brainer. It's exactly as I said. You can look it all up yourself. Studio time is well-documented, no less. I'm a big Jimi Hendrix fan and when someone mentions Jimi and my birthday I especially look it up, plus Fripp's story is ridiculous. Jimi didn't talk like that to other musicians--it's so corny I can't believe Fripp faked that, plus Jimi never had his arm in a sling. In other threads here I put even more information because another guy online caught it because he had just read a Hendrix book where they talked about Jimi in the studio at this time. This above is not my longest explanation. I had read Fripp's story in Guitar Player magazine with stories of people meeting Jimi.
anthony ricchezza How can I be delusional when the facts are the facts? Delusion would apply to fans who can not accept obvious and simple facts. One has to ask why that is. It's a case of cognitive dissonance, and applies to many other situations. One should realize that a great guitar player that one is a fan of is not perfect, and does what other people do. Thinking otherwise - that someone wouldn't make stuff up - is delusional. You see this all the time with fans who look at some performers as if they're gods when they're as flawed as the rest of us. The facts are the facts, and it's easy to see the facts in this case. Nope, it's not me who is delusional.
+Darrylizer1 Where have you seen a photo of Jimi with a sling in his arm? Prove it. I've seen a zillion photos of Jimi no less books that never said he had injured his arm, and they would mention it, so I think you're lying. We all know Jimmy Page broke his finger, and given that Jimi was constantly touring detailed books would mention it. In 30+ years I've mever heard that. The story is bullshit. Get real.
I had the pleasure of meeting Robert at Peaches in Ft. Lauderdale on his "Frippertronics" tour. He graciously took the time to meet everyone afterwards, and I had brought my 'Exposure' album for him to sign, which he happily did. He stuck out his right hand to thank me for coming that evening (!) and for purchasing his record. Having read about this encounter, I smiled and offered him my other hand, saying: "Shake my left hand, it's closer to my heart". He smiled broadly, and switched hands. :-)
Great thing about Robert is that, very early on, he realized that playing guitar music could be taken WAY beyond the obvious pop group confines, into all the orchestral, celestial influences that could brought into one's mind. To Fripp, music is as much color, taste and touch as it is sound vibrations. He was virtually born to create great cinematic soundscapes, and probably would have found a way to do so, even if he'd been a guitarist of 1900.
I doubt Jimi would say something as soyboy as this. Jimi was an airborne soldier.. AA 101. Men dont say shit like this, maybe trying to pick up a hot chick, but not to other guys.
@@michaelcraig9449 Jimi was a kind and empathetic man and an artist who I absolutely believe would say something like this. I dont think you know much about him judging by your comment
Except Jimi wasn't there and Fripp made up this story. Jimi was in New York City on May 14th recording, and was touring in May in the US. Why Fripp made this up, I don't know, but Fripp doesn't have the best character I've heard.
***** When I try to remember when shit happened over 40 years ago, I can't even get the year right let alone the month or day. So he got the dates mixed up, maybe even the event. I doubt Frip would outright lie about meeting Hendrix, and the sling and left hand shake is the sort of thing that sticks in the memory, not the sort of thing you'd make up for a lie. Why would you?
davidenespana You can just go read all my comments already here in several long long threads with a bunch of assholes. He outright lied. Jimi also _never_ had his arm in a sling. I'm done with explaining this over and over x 20. It's all here for you to read - every detail. It won't be hard to find those threads. Asking why people lie is a bit naive. Work it out yourself, because he did. Worse is that his story is preposterous. And if you listen, he didn't have to remember 40 years. He mentions the woman in 1981...well, just listen to the video. He's told this story for years - now decades. People are rubes.
Onimyst It's called doing research, listening to everything, and everyone who actually knew him. It's also pretty easy to recognize bullshit, especially with something so stupid as his arm being in a sling or talking he way Fripp claims. Fortunately, in Jimi's short career, his arm was never in a sling. Fortunately, on May 14, 1969 Jimi was recording a very nice instrumental with Lonnie Young in New York, while Fripp was playing very nice guitar in England. I don't detract from Fripp's guitar playing, just his fantasy stories. ((:
Whoa! That "you'll look like a mushroom" part doesn't make much sense to the rest of the story without him intentionally making the connection. Obviously Fripp is a fan of synchronicities.
Years ago I had the privilege of meeting and chatting with R Fripp at a Frippertronics concert for WXPN in Phila, that where held in a small music room. No photos or autographs, but he was very nice and open to talk with. He started the show by explaining and demoed the FT setup, reel to reels. During the show, after a song or two, he announced that this is the question and answer portion. Everyone just sat and stared at him, so I blurted out, Mr Fripp what does your pedal broad and effects consist of. He went into great detail about his equipment and un plugged and handed me his volume pedal, for me and others to inspect. It had no makers name, he said he had it since KK days. I was very lucky to sit in the first row, a few feet away from him, at times, I could actually hear the notes he picked on his LP Black Beauty, before he let up on the volume pedal. At another time in the show he asked for someone to shout out a chord, that he would play in. Someone yelled E minor, to which he smiled and said that's my favorite, then he wailed away on his Les Paul, with its incredible tone, seated like a mushroom. A really cool and intimate show, much dif than the many KK shows I have attended.
why is it a point of contention that Hendrix would be enthralled by Fripp. Any studied musician/historian can see how the jazz/blues virtuosity of Fripp's playing plus the trippy/classical/traditional arrangements of Ian McDonald would appeal to Jimmy who was pushing boundaries. He was a seeker and Krimson were as well.
+ME M Jazz/blues virtuosity of Fripp's playing? Fripp does "jazz/blues virtuosity"?! How? Where? In what way? And please don't cite 21st Century Schizoid Man.
+William L. Off the top of my head Three of a Perfect Pair, Starless, Fallen Angel, One More Red Nightmare, a lot of them are very jazzy. If you don't believe me you should compare what was happening there to Miles Davis's Bitches Brew or Mahavishnu Orchestra or Return to Forever or other Jazz Fusion bands that were out around that time. Yeah King Crimson never sounded like "Kind of Blue" but they delved DEEP into Jazz theory and arrangements.
A beautiful and simple remembrance told by a truly great guitarist/musician who had, and continues to have, a profound impact upon me. King Crimson was not just a great band; it had a depth of lyrical and musical conception combined with a level of technical execution which is just as artistically fresh and valid today as 45 years ago.
Personalities aside I love the way many British speak and tell stories. They are so eloquent and witty with a tongue in cheek so cleverly disguised. Even tidbits like "I've intruded on your patience for long enough" bring a smile. Hendrix always seemed to effuse praise when it was deserved. I agree with this assessment about King Crimson. Their compositions are so rich and interwoven.
Except it's not true. Fripp made up this story. I keep posting this because it makes me mad. You can't always believe musician's stories. Jimi was in NYC recording and touring in May '69 around the US. He was not in England. There was nothing wrong with Jimi's arm--he was touring and recording at that very moment King Crimson was playing at the Revolution club on May 14, 1969. Jimi was with Larry Young, Billy Cox, and Buddy Miles on May 14th, 1969 recording a jam in NYC. It's well documented because they have the music and all those dated recording studio sheets. So wrong of Fripp to make this up or he's delusional. (I wrote a slightly more detailed separate post.) Plus it's so easily verifiable. Goes to show you shouldn't believe everything a favorite musician says--they have faulty memories. But Fripp is nowhere close on this one except the date King Crimson played. It's a shame Guitar Player magazine quoted this Fripp story when it took me two seconds to look at Jimi's tour history and the recordings.
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I agree; the dates may be incorrect, after all, it has been over 40 years! Whatever anyone may feel about Fripp being a "pompous whatever" he is a brilliant musician and did not need Hendrix's approval. It was a great endorsement nonetheless and something to be proud of. Good for Robert Fripp. RIP, JImmy H!
Thelonesniper101 I think he is conflating the dates- I think it was later in 1969, perhaps after In The Court was released, when Jimi wasn't touring in the USA and was hanging out in London. I am relatively sure Fripp would have no reason to make up such a story.
I don’t think he did get the dates wrong, he tells the story of shaking jimi’s hand then say’s in 1981 he met Loretta whom he hadn’t seen in around 12 years and she reminds him of the time he met jimi which would put it around 1969 or earlier
Fripp was a master and fanatic about his tone and sound - he wasn't just bashing powerchords through a fuzzbox, etc., like many rock guitarists of that era. So Hendrix would have been blown away by Fripp's technique, sound, and the unbelievable tightness of KC!
Jim I Hendricks was a kind, loving, conchise , compassionate , person is what I gather from stories of others that met him. Obviously raised by great American parents, in a time when true talented musicians spoke, sang and wrote to teach of the same values to a future generation. Also to warn us; now as parents, the social destruction we may face if not afforded the simple discipline of the message. A message afforded us, now the future, from other great leaders, musicians and others. Teach your children well, their parents hell. Seems we missed the mark in many ways.
Peter Gabriel talked about having "In The Court of the Crimson King" pinned to the wall of the house they wrote/rehearsed their first album in, for inspiration.
It was indeed nothing short of incredible. I've been to a lot of shows over the years and their performance is easily one of my favorite concerts ever.
Love it! I produced MTV's Hendrix documentary ("rockumentary) and did the interview with Fripp he references. Fripp lit up telling the story (see Relayer6a's comment).
I have that rockumentary on VHS somewhere. I was probably 13 and just discovering the music of Hendrix, so that program came along at the perfect time for me. Thank you for your work!
That's amazing, the 60s was a great time, I don't care what anyone says, even though I was born in 91. There must be hundreds of musicians with Hendrix stories -- Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton and Chris Squire among others.
Robert Fripp tells that his band was playing at the Revolution Club in 69, Jimi Hendrix approached him asking to shake his left hand ! My problem is that the only date of a King Crimson concert in 69 at the Revolution Club is May 14 when Jimi was in the USA. I don't want to question this meeting between Fripp and Hendrix. It is obviously difficult to confirm a date after 50 years ! Robert may have been confused with the name of the club or even the year. But it is certain that Jimi was in the USA from mid-March to mid-July 1969.
I love the fact that Fripp always sat when he played seriously. The most studied demonstration was during Bowie's Low tour. DB had done a good set (it was the add-on day at Madison Square Garden) and there was a curtain on stage. We thought "Props?". No, they opened the curtain and there was a small orchestra on stage...and then they brought on a podium, and Carlos Alomar took up a baton..and then they brought out a stool! We freaked. I think I hollered "Oh my God, they're bringing FRIPP out!", and out he came, to play "Heroes"....
Fripp is so erudite. In one interview I've seen he goes off on a tangent into philosophy that is way, way over my head, and I'm fairly well educated. I hope he writes an autobiography if he hasn't already. I'm sure it would be amazing.
I love Crimson for what they are, but I still get amazed at their image. Clean cut, smart, polite, smily, yet their music is sometimes dissonant grunge that would shame any pop show. That's how genius works I guess.
I got to see jimi and the Experience play with Soft Machine in Shreveport, La . I had just moved there from Turkey , Nd went to a teen club, and these young guys were playing inagodagadiva, baby. And they told me the most amazing guy was going to play the next day. So I got my dad to give me ticket money . It was my first concert , I was 12. Soft Machine was amazing, the loudest band Ive to this day ever heard. And then The Experience came out , and did an intro, and then Hendrix strolled out and Blew my mind. I later read the reason he was in Shreveport, was because the stadium they booked in Texas wouldn't let an integrated band have the stage. And then met Fripp when he was touring around D.C. showing people how to do Frippertronics. A couple of reel to reels and a guitar.
You're so lucky to watch them live. I wasn't even alive at that time but i wish i was. Have you ever heard of Kerim Çaplı? If im not mistaken he played the drums for jimi hendrix at that concert
Love how Fripp just flat out does not wear the "rock star" persona that like most successful musicians do, I can't think of anyone as humble, maybe Rush.......
According to this video, Hendrix didn't tell the band that. He said it to someone at the table next to him, who related it to Fripp years later. Anyway, Hendrix was probably an enthusiast and at that moment may well have said that. If you sat down with him in a quiet place some time later and asked him who the greatest bands were, he might not even have mentioned King Crimson.
@@scottconnors8419 I was talking about the band King Crimson, with whom Fripp played lead guitar with in "20th Century S. Man". I remember the concert in detail.
I know that,just joshing on the spelling. no prob matey......saw the crimson few times never disappointed...would lived to seen larks tongue tour...I loved that lp...n red n n n ..great band. starless
As a student who just graduated highschool whether you believe it or not there was a question on the texas state assesment test the STAR test that told this story and had the students correct grammatical errors in it. But it read out the same way calling kc the greatest band ever. This is not the kinda shit i would make up, i was just vas surprised when i saw something with robert fripp on the test.
They definitely have interesting stuff on the standardized tests but I'm still surprised they had such a specific story. I learned about Ulysses (the James Joyce book) and the theremin from ACT tests. One of my roommates told me the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey was spoiled for him from an ACT test too.
Crazy, it's like Peter Ebdon talking on Ronnie O'Sullivan. One's got a heart (actually the only thing Fripp says about Hendrix), the other takes the greatest care not to show or even hint at the possibility he's got a heart.
Hendrix said that about many groups and artists. whoever was near him. It wasn’t unusual for someone to say “How does it feel to be the greatest guitar player in the world? “. Then he would say, “I don’t know you’ll have to ask Roy Buchanan or Rory Gallagher, or Eric Clapton,. “You plug in the name of the Name of the artist, or group.
I remember that I listened to the full version of this talk on Spotify in around 2015, but now I can not find it. I don't remember the exact topic of the talk but it was rather long and got deeper and deeper as it progressed. Does anyone has a link to the full version of this talk or anything similar from Robert Fripp?
That's interesting. Thanks for sharing. All I was trying to say before is that I think the stuff that Hendrix played was very progressive already. I think some of it is ahead of time even now. I would have loved to see what he would have done had he lived longer though.
My Robert Fripp story. The Ram's Head Tavern Annapolis, MD. Robert sitting by himself 20 ft away from us sipping a cup of tea. No guitars, amps, pedals or anything on the stage. Robert very calmly took the stage and let us know that his gear was stuck at the airport. In his calm cool manner he proceeded to read us his email in the meantime. Emails from Adrian Belew etc. When his gear arrived, his roadie was lightening quick, and Robert amazed us with his soundscapes. Great Show.
Portobello btw is the biggest (or 1 of the biggest) mushroom among the consumable ones... no wonder RF/KC slept there Indeed, Merkinmuffin, I had the pleasure and honour of getting hold of a ticket of RF & The Leageu of Crafty Guitarists in O42, Nijmegen, NL. He is a one of a kind teacher. I never would have guessed aforehand that Hendrix might even like the structuredness of the almost mathematically playing Robert Fripp/KC. So this nicely detailled little snaprell of sound is quite eyeopening, in more than a single respect . Thanks for sharing this Blue Wild unfallen Angel!
Steve Hackett of Genesis also sat down to play guitar. I know Fripp started doing this a couple years before Steve came on board Genesis, but it struck me how geniuses think alike.
Totally agree, after all these 50 years Crimson had always shown their supremacy on stage. Perhaps in some 72-75 years some progressive bands could match Crimson shows. Now in 2018 I can tell you that all those bands are gone or shows a very little of those years, BUT I saw Crimson in México last year on 2 of 4 Sold out concerts and they were amazing and 69- until new songs sounded even better. Congratulations Robert and all the musicians involved in Crimson over the years.0
the older I get the sadder I get the Jimi isn't still with us. I can't even imagine how his friends and family feel. People tell the stories of when they met a guy who died at 27. How would it be if he was able to go on, break new boundaries, see in funk, punk, skunk and all the other junk that has come since he has gone? Many of his contemporaries still play. Had he lived he may still be playing with an extra 48 years of guitar playing under his belt.
Almost every person who met Jimi said nothing but beautiful things about him. His character was as massive as his talent.
“The world is full of lead guitarists but the rhythm is the thing”. Jimi
Robert Fripp has always come across as an absolute gentleman. And to hear this story, says volumes about a genuine person. Never mind a great guitar player. Loved his stuff with Bowie in the 70s
Fripp received a call from Brian Eno to meet with Bowie & the rest was history We can be Hero's, That same year he played Acoustic guitar on Gabriel's Solo album, The track Solsbury Hill
I saw him perform once, it was Special. Me and my buddy were the youngest in the crowd by at least 10 years.
Yeah he seems like being in his presence would make an unruly child want to behave....
I remember meeting Robert Fripp, he asked if I could please take my backpack off the stage. 1996
This is so like him, lol
My freind met Lou Reed in a burger bar in Berlin. His chosen words to be immortalised were: "Fuck off, cunt."
@@kingrobert1st - What had your friend said to him, and how did he react after Reed said that?
@@ModernPlague As far as I can recollect he went round bragging about it. "Hey you'll never guess what Lou Reed said to me...!'
He should have let Fripp kick it off, then never washed that spot again.
Every "Meeting Jimi" story I've ever heard/read always ended with the person feeling great about them self.
Fripp made up this story. You can't always believe musician's stories. Jimi was in NYC recording and touring in May 69 around the US. He was not in England. There was nothing wrong with Jimi's arm--he was touring and recording at that very moment King Crimson was playing at the Revolution club on May 14, 1969. Jimi was with Larry Young, Billy Cox, and Buddy Miles on May 14th, 1969 recording a jam. It's well documented because they have the music and all those dated recording studio sheets. So wrong of Fripp to make this up or he's delusional.
***** Where do you think I got all that information? I said above that it's well documented? Why are you asking me? I've written about this on lots of posts here. Yes, that's all documented, and you can listen to the Jimi Hendrix song recorded on this date on YT, and you can look at the tour archives, and we know Jimi's arm wasn't in a sling as he was playing a tour in the US throughout April and May with days in between in the studio. This is all really a no-brainer. It's exactly as I said. You can look it all up yourself. Studio time is well-documented, no less.
I'm a big Jimi Hendrix fan and when someone mentions Jimi and my birthday I especially look it up, plus Fripp's story is ridiculous. Jimi didn't talk like that to other musicians--it's so corny I can't believe Fripp faked that, plus Jimi never had his arm in a sling. In other threads here I put even more information because another guy online caught it because he had just read a Hendrix book where they talked about Jimi in the studio at this time. This above is not my longest explanation. I had read Fripp's story in Guitar Player magazine with stories of people meeting Jimi.
anthony ricchezza How can I be delusional when the facts are the facts? Delusion would apply to fans who can not accept obvious and simple facts. One has to ask why that is. It's a case of cognitive dissonance, and applies to many other situations. One should realize that a great guitar player that one is a fan of is not perfect, and does what other people do. Thinking otherwise - that someone wouldn't make stuff up - is delusional. You see this all the time with fans who look at some performers as if they're gods when they're as flawed as the rest of us. The facts are the facts, and it's easy to see the facts in this case. Nope, it's not me who is delusional.
+Relayer6a I've seen pictures of Hendrix with his arm in a sling. Fripp might have gotten the dates wrong but the story is true.
+Darrylizer1 Where have you seen a photo of Jimi with a sling in his arm? Prove it. I've seen a zillion photos of Jimi no less books that never said he had injured his arm, and they would mention it, so I think you're lying. We all know Jimmy Page broke his finger, and given that Jimi was constantly touring detailed books would mention it. In 30+ years I've mever heard that. The story is bullshit. Get real.
I had the pleasure of meeting Robert at Peaches in Ft. Lauderdale on his "Frippertronics" tour. He graciously took the time to meet everyone afterwards, and I had brought my 'Exposure' album for him to sign, which he happily did. He stuck out his right hand to thank me for coming that evening (!) and for purchasing his record. Having read about this encounter, I smiled and offered him my other hand, saying: "Shake my left hand, it's closer to my heart". He smiled broadly, and switched hands. :-)
“ one of the most luminous people I’ve ever met “ says it all. RIP JMH
Great that Robert has kept his Dorset accent all these years, no ghastly transatlantic influences
Nothing worse than a yank accent. Oh, and their English is terrible too.
I was lucky enough to have seen both Jimi and Crimso and was impressed on both occasions.
Great thing about Robert is that, very early on, he realized that playing guitar music could be taken WAY beyond the obvious pop group confines, into all the orchestral, celestial influences that could brought into one's mind. To Fripp, music is as much color, taste and touch as it is sound vibrations. He was virtually born to create great cinematic soundscapes, and probably would have found a way to do so, even if he'd been a guitarist of 1900.
“Shake my left hand man, it’s closer to my heart”....the purity of this man is endless.
I doubt Jimi would say something as soyboy as this. Jimi was an airborne soldier.. AA 101. Men dont say shit like this, maybe trying to pick up a hot chick, but not to other guys.
@@michaelcraig9449 Jimi was a kind and empathetic man and an artist who I absolutely believe would say something like this. I dont think you know much about him judging by your comment
@@michaelcraig9449 Men say this. You'd know if you were a real man
@@michaelcraig9449 He acted out in the Military. He wasn't as tough of a Soldier as people thought he'd be.
@@michaelcraig9449 Go back
Robert Fripp is amazing in every way.
This sounds 1000% more genuine than most Hendrix stories. "Shake my left hand, man, it's closer to my heart" could have been a Hendrix lyric.
If you've ever tried to play some of Fripp's songs, you'll know why he sits, very complicated stuff
Jimi was an excellent judge of talent and Fripp is the Professor of Guitar.
Except Jimi wasn't there and Fripp made up this story. Jimi was in New York City on May 14th recording, and was touring in May in the US. Why Fripp made this up, I don't know, but Fripp doesn't have the best character I've heard.
***** When I try to remember when shit happened over 40 years ago, I can't even get the year right let alone the month or day. So he got the dates mixed up, maybe even the event. I doubt Frip would outright lie about meeting Hendrix, and the sling and left hand shake is the sort of thing that sticks in the memory, not the sort of thing you'd make up for a lie. Why would you?
davidenespana You can just go read all my comments already here in several long long threads with a bunch of assholes. He outright lied. Jimi also _never_ had his arm in a sling. I'm done with explaining this over and over x 20. It's all here for you to read - every detail. It won't be hard to find those threads. Asking why people lie is a bit naive. Work it out yourself, because he did. Worse is that his story is preposterous. And if you listen, he didn't have to remember 40 years. He mentions the woman in 1981...well, just listen to the video. He's told this story for years - now decades. People are rubes.
***** Hey man I wish I knew Hendrix as well as you.
Onimyst It's called doing research, listening to everything, and everyone who actually knew him. It's also pretty easy to recognize bullshit, especially with something so stupid as his arm being in a sling or talking he way Fripp claims. Fortunately, in Jimi's short career, his arm was never in a sling. Fortunately, on May 14, 1969 Jimi was recording a very nice instrumental with Lonnie Young in New York, while Fripp was playing very nice guitar in England. I don't detract from Fripp's guitar playing, just his fantasy stories. ((:
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace - Jimi Hendrix
Said I'd look like a mushroom. 12 years later I was staying at the Portobello Hotel...
this better hit 1.7K likes
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Ha!
Whoa! That "you'll look like a mushroom" part doesn't make much sense to the rest of the story without him intentionally making the connection. Obviously Fripp is a fan of synchronicities.
I've read or heard so many testimonials about Jimi's personality. He must have been a beautiful person. And Fripp is, well, Fripp. Unique and amazing.
Robert would be an excellent comedian. He understands the proper way to tell a story and has a great grasp on timing
Agree with you. A lot of people don't get his very dry delivery. He's from a different mould to the usual guitarist. And comedian.
You were quite right, watch the Toyah and Robert Sunday lunches on You Tube, utterly hilarious
He has a great talent for remembering names and dates, which is one of the reasons he's such a good storyteller.
Years ago I had the privilege of meeting and chatting with R Fripp at a
Frippertronics concert for WXPN in Phila, that where held in a small
music room. No photos or autographs, but he was very nice and open to
talk with. He started the show by explaining and demoed the FT setup,
reel to reels. During the show, after a song or two, he announced that
this is the question and answer portion. Everyone just sat and stared at
him, so I blurted out, Mr Fripp what does your pedal broad and effects
consist of. He went into great detail about his equipment and un plugged
and handed me his volume pedal, for me and others to inspect. It had no
makers name, he said he had it since KK days. I was very lucky to sit
in the first row, a few feet away from him, at times, I could actually
hear the notes he picked on his LP Black Beauty, before he let up on the
volume pedal. At another time in the show he asked for someone to shout
out a chord, that he would play in. Someone yelled E minor, to which he
smiled and said that's my favorite, then he wailed away on his Les Paul, with its incredible tone, seated like a mushroom. A really cool and intimate show, much dif than the many KK shows I have attended.
why is it a point of contention that Hendrix would be enthralled by Fripp. Any studied musician/historian can see how the jazz/blues virtuosity of Fripp's playing plus the trippy/classical/traditional arrangements of Ian McDonald would appeal to Jimmy who was pushing boundaries. He was a seeker and Krimson were as well.
+ME M Jazz/blues virtuosity of Fripp's playing? Fripp does "jazz/blues virtuosity"?! How? Where? In what way? And please don't cite 21st Century Schizoid Man.
+William L. Off the top of my head Three of a Perfect Pair, Starless, Fallen Angel, One More Red Nightmare, a lot of them are very jazzy. If you don't believe me you should compare what was happening there to Miles Davis's Bitches Brew or Mahavishnu Orchestra or Return to Forever or other Jazz Fusion bands that were out around that time.
Yeah King Crimson never sounded like "Kind of Blue" but they delved DEEP into Jazz theory and arrangements.
You missed my point entirely. nvm. Yes. Mr. Fripp understands jazz theory completely.
+William L. Jazz Theory? Wow! Ask Fripp if he managed to explain it to Eric Dolphy!
Andy Thomas I'll make sure I do that next time I speak to him. I'll be attending the Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque with him, actually.
A beautiful and simple remembrance told by a truly great guitarist/musician who had, and continues to have, a profound impact upon me. King Crimson was not just a great band; it had a depth of lyrical and musical conception combined with a level of technical execution which is just as artistically fresh and valid today as 45 years ago.
Timeless Music
(aka Pink Floyd)
*still is*
More than a real band I would call it Fripp's Band, as the components changed all the time
Personalities aside I love the way many British speak and tell stories. They are so eloquent and witty with a tongue in cheek so cleverly disguised. Even tidbits like "I've intruded on your patience for long enough" bring a smile. Hendrix always seemed to effuse praise when it was deserved. I agree with this assessment about King Crimson. Their compositions are so rich and interwoven.
Great story told by a patient & poetic story teller
I think I'm about to cry right now. This made me so happy I can't even put it into words.
Except it's not true. Fripp made up this story. I keep posting this because it makes me mad. You can't always believe musician's stories. Jimi was in NYC recording and touring in May '69 around the US. He was not in England. There was nothing wrong with Jimi's arm--he was touring and recording at that very moment King Crimson was playing at the Revolution club on May 14, 1969. Jimi was with Larry Young, Billy Cox, and Buddy Miles on May 14th, 1969 recording a jam in NYC. It's well documented because they have the music and all those dated recording studio sheets. So wrong of Fripp to make this up or he's delusional. (I wrote a slightly more detailed separate post.) Plus it's so easily verifiable. Goes to show you shouldn't believe everything a favorite musician says--they have faulty memories. But Fripp is nowhere close on this one except the date King Crimson played. It's a shame Guitar Player magazine quoted this Fripp story when it took me two seconds to look at Jimi's tour history and the recordings.
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Drummer Bill Bruford once called Fripp an amalgam of Stalin, Gandhi and the Marquis de Sade.
Things change....
Stalin was an asshole ...
More like Beethoven, Andy Warhol, Marquis de Sade and "Weird Al" Yankovic.
Jesus. I love Bruford but saying Fripp is like Stalin is some gay commie shit
@@captainstrangiato961 I think he was describing Fripp's worse traits....
fripp is so nice, he is a truly gent
What a great account by Fripp, probably the best articulated memory ever spoken too.
Fripp isn't lying, he's not the type. He may be getting the date wrong, but he's not lying.
I agree; the dates may be incorrect, after all, it has been over 40 years! Whatever anyone may feel about Fripp being a
"pompous whatever" he is a brilliant musician and did not need Hendrix's approval. It was a great endorsement nonetheless and something to be proud of. Good for Robert Fripp. RIP, JImmy H!
Thelonesniper101 I think he is conflating the dates- I think it was later in 1969, perhaps after In The Court was released, when Jimi wasn't touring in the USA and was hanging out in London. I am relatively sure Fripp would have no reason to make up such a story.
I don’t think he did get the dates wrong, he tells the story of shaking jimi’s hand then say’s in 1981 he met Loretta whom he hadn’t seen in around 12 years and she reminds him of the time he met jimi which would put it around 1969 or earlier
Still waiting for Jimi to join ELP and make it HELP
LOL
Why not ELPH?
Keith Emerson and Jimi met in London and actually agreed to have a jam session, but Jimi died before they could schedule it.
@@pillettadoinswartsh4974 It would be an elph hazard.
if only that ever actually happened!!!
Most enigmatic dude in history. So articulate with his words; master with the guitar.
one of my favorite guitar players,certainly top 10. Class act
I did not expect this video to be as controversial as it is
Cool mellow Robert kind enough to share this with us. weighty compliment.
Fripp was a master and fanatic about his tone and sound - he wasn't just bashing powerchords through a fuzzbox, etc., like many rock guitarists of that era. So Hendrix would have been blown away by Fripp's technique, sound, and the unbelievable tightness of KC!
Fripp is a good story teller
Jimi was humble, and played with soul ✌🏻🎶🎸
He is menacing in a good way
He reminds me of the fictional spy George Smiley
+JIMKUltra
Yes, he has that very reserved 1950s Englishman thing going on. Like he is ex RAF lol.
Being from the south of England I always felt he had that warm, friendly Dorset farmer persona
Funny you should say that. Look up Alfie Fripp sometime.
Classic music history Thank You.
Saw King Crimson in the mid 80s one of the best concerts I ever went to.
Jim I Hendricks was a kind, loving, conchise , compassionate , person is what I gather from stories of others that met him. Obviously raised by great American parents, in a time when true talented musicians spoke, sang and wrote to teach of the same values to a future generation. Also to warn us; now as parents, the social destruction we may face if not afforded the simple discipline of the message. A message afforded us, now the future, from other great leaders, musicians and others. Teach your children well, their parents hell. Seems we missed the mark in many ways.
I totally agree with Hendrix!
Peter Gabriel talked about having "In The Court of the Crimson King" pinned to the wall of the house they wrote/rehearsed their first album in, for inspiration.
maybe for the "trespass" album ,the first was recorded in 1968
@@luisaugusto3324 Definiteley, that was for Trespass (I've read it in a magnificent prog rock encyclopedy)
True. I read that too. In a book about Genesis.
@@luisaugusto3324 The guys in Genesis like to refer to Trespass as their first “true” album. Probably why Peter said it that way.
Robert Fripp in King Crimson "Discipline" mind-blowing sounds.
It was indeed nothing short of incredible. I've been to a lot of shows over the years and their performance is easily one of my favorite concerts ever.
Love it! I produced MTV's Hendrix documentary ("rockumentary) and did the interview with Fripp he references. Fripp lit up telling the story (see Relayer6a's comment).
Very cool.
I have that rockumentary on VHS somewhere. I was probably 13 and just discovering the music of Hendrix, so that program came along at the perfect time for me. Thank you for your work!
great guitarist, frippertronics and King Crimson. thanks for posting.
That's amazing, the 60s was a great time, I don't care what anyone says, even though I was born in 91. There must be hundreds of musicians with Hendrix stories -- Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton and Chris Squire among others.
Well, sadly Chris Squire no longer can tell stories.
@@aqui-nohay-nadie5690 I know yeah, but he had a good one.
Robert Fripp tells that his band was playing at the Revolution Club in 69, Jimi Hendrix approached him asking to shake his left hand ! My problem is that the only date of a King Crimson concert in 69 at the Revolution Club is May 14 when Jimi was in the USA. I don't want to question this meeting between Fripp and Hendrix. It is obviously difficult to confirm a date after 50 years ! Robert may have been confused with the name of the club or even the year. But it is certain that Jimi was in the USA from mid-March to mid-July 1969.
I love the fact that Fripp always sat when he played seriously. The most studied demonstration was during Bowie's Low tour. DB had done a good set (it was the add-on day at Madison Square Garden) and there was a curtain on stage. We thought "Props?". No, they opened the curtain and there was a small orchestra on stage...and then they brought on a podium, and Carlos Alomar took up a baton..and then they brought out a stool! We freaked. I think I hollered "Oh my God, they're bringing FRIPP out!", and out he came, to play "Heroes"....
Adorable!
Fripp is so erudite. In one interview I've seen he goes off on a tangent into philosophy that is way, way over my head, and I'm fairly well educated. I hope he writes an autobiography if he hasn't already. I'm sure it would be amazing.
toyah and robert should be a regular show on television!
Robert's got such a fabulous West Country accent (Dorset, more specifically)...
It sounds closest to an American accent as any I've heard. Or maybe he's just transatlanticized through, um, exposure?
Robert is from Wimbourne - the centre of the universe.
+E Roc
I see what you did
Dorsets not quite West Country (BANES, Brizzle, Devon)... it's like proto-farmer.
He couldn't do a butter advert justice... ;)
@@PolyQuasi West Country has a number of similarities with American English, especially the accentuated "r" sound.
I love Crimson for what they are, but I still get amazed at their image. Clean cut, smart, polite, smily, yet their music is sometimes dissonant grunge that would shame any pop show. That's how genius works I guess.
Love this story!
2:04 accurate ,beautiful description.! Mr.Fripp is a gentleman who really speaks in a unique elegant manner.
Meeting of 2 of my fave musicians
I got to see jimi and the Experience play with Soft Machine in Shreveport, La . I had just moved there from Turkey , Nd went to a teen club, and these young guys were playing inagodagadiva, baby. And they told me the most amazing guy was going to play the next day. So I got my dad to give me ticket money . It was my first concert , I was 12. Soft Machine was amazing, the loudest band Ive to this day ever heard. And then The Experience came out , and did an intro, and then Hendrix strolled out and Blew my mind. I later read the reason he was in Shreveport, was because the stadium they booked in Texas wouldn't let an integrated band have the stage. And then met Fripp when he was touring around D.C. showing people how to do Frippertronics. A couple of reel to reels and a guitar.
You're so lucky to watch them live. I wasn't even alive at that time but i wish i was. Have you ever heard of Kerim Çaplı? If im not mistaken he played the drums for jimi hendrix at that concert
What a class-act he is.
That was interesting; thanks Robert.
As a long-time guitar player - and as someone who really loves to to laugh - all I can say is that you just made my day. ;O)
very cool both are my music hero's all my life it has been so .
Love how Fripp just flat out does not wear the "rock star" persona that like most successful musicians do, I can't think of anyone as humble, maybe Rush.......
no... no... I'm local... not Rush...
he doesnt seem very humble but his persona definitely isnt the normal rockstar one
A little sarcasm people.
He seems very much a pompom ass
@@jasonsans3832 You seem a very poor judge of character
Jimi told every band that they were the greatest in the world. Thats just the guy he was.
According to this video, Hendrix didn't tell the band that. He said it to someone at the table next to him, who related it to Fripp years later. Anyway, Hendrix was probably an enthusiast and at that moment may well have said that. If you sat down with him in a quiet place some time later and asked him who the greatest bands were, he might not even have mentioned King Crimson.
I've got a story about meeting Robert Fripp 2 years back and seeing him play! Absolutely amazing!
I hope you shook his left hand. ;)
Fripp is a genius and Crinson was one of the best band ever been. BTW, I was at that concert.
m. saint crinson played the night before king crimson...then the son of crimson...
@@scottconnors8419 I was talking about the band King Crimson, with whom Fripp played lead guitar with in "20th Century S. Man". I remember the concert in detail.
I know that,just joshing on the spelling. no prob matey......saw the crimson few times never disappointed...would lived to seen larks tongue tour...I loved that lp...n red n n n ..great band. starless
what a marvelous storyteller is fripp
Man, that is one great story !!
I went to a different High School with Both Hendrix and Fripp.
As a student who just graduated highschool whether you believe it or not there was a question on the texas state assesment test the STAR test that told this story and had the students correct grammatical errors in it. But it read out the same way calling kc the greatest band ever. This is not the kinda shit i would make up, i was just vas surprised when i saw something with robert fripp on the test.
ha that is awesome.
They definitely have interesting stuff on the standardized tests but I'm still surprised they had such a specific story. I learned about Ulysses (the James Joyce book) and the theremin from ACT tests. One of my roommates told me the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey was spoiled for him from an ACT test too.
Lol man you guys had it good, I took it back when it was TAKS test and there wasn't a King Crimson question.
Fripp needs to know this.
It could be worked in to his Jimi story.
awesome story telling
Fripp is such a cool guy! :-)
Fripp sounds more warm & down to earth than he looks.
His humour has me in stitches.
i can't stand very long playing guitar like fripp does.so thanks a lot fripp.👍🙂.
i cant believe i just found this out! god bless the internet
Another great rock n roll story!
Crazy, it's like Peter Ebdon talking on Ronnie O'Sullivan. One's got a heart (actually the only thing Fripp says about Hendrix), the other takes the greatest care not to show or even hint at the possibility he's got a heart.
"He would eventually make a comeback record in the nineties though"
Jimi Unplugged. :(
I met Fripp once.
"Diffident" comes to mind.
the best group in the world indeed...
Hendrix said that about many groups and artists. whoever was near him. It wasn’t unusual for someone to say “How does it feel to be the greatest guitar player in the world? “. Then he would say, “I don’t know you’ll have to ask Roy Buchanan or Rory Gallagher, or Eric Clapton,. “You plug in the name of the Name of the artist, or group.
yes indeed, my same comment.
I remember that I listened to the full version of this talk on Spotify in around 2015, but now I can not find it. I don't remember the exact topic of the talk but it was rather long and got deeper and deeper as it progressed. Does anyone has a link to the full version of this talk or anything similar from Robert Fripp?
OMG that made me cry
Got to love Chuckles Fripp.
When I see Fripp playing I just can't take my eyes off his left hand. Then I look at my left hand and ask it "why can't you do that?".
Awesome storyteller, my two favorite guitarists!!! This video actually improved my shitty week, I know that sounds pathetic.
That's interesting. Thanks for sharing. All I was trying to say before is that I think the stuff that Hendrix played was very progressive already. I think some of it is ahead of time even now. I would have loved to see what he would have done had he lived longer though.
How awesome would it have been to see Robert Fripp jam along side with Jimi Hendrix?
Oh, never think of what Hendrix might have done in the '70's. It would have been revolutionary.
My Robert Fripp story. The Ram's Head Tavern Annapolis, MD. Robert sitting by himself 20 ft away from us sipping a cup of tea. No guitars, amps, pedals or anything on the stage. Robert very calmly took the stage and let us know that his gear was stuck at the airport. In his calm cool manner he proceeded to read us his email in the meantime. Emails from Adrian Belew etc. When his gear arrived, his roadie was lightening quick, and Robert amazed us with his soundscapes. Great Show.
Portobello btw is the biggest (or 1 of the biggest) mushroom among the consumable ones... no wonder RF/KC slept there
Indeed, Merkinmuffin, I had the pleasure and honour of getting hold of a ticket of RF & The Leageu of Crafty Guitarists in O42, Nijmegen, NL. He is a one of a kind teacher.
I never would have guessed aforehand that Hendrix might even like the structuredness of the almost mathematically playing Robert Fripp/KC. So this nicely detailled little snaprell of sound is quite eyeopening, in more than a single respect . Thanks for sharing this Blue Wild unfallen Angel!
thx for the explanation! i was wondering the mushroom facility joke
well said,my friend,cheers..!!
Steve Hackett of Genesis also sat down to play guitar. I know Fripp started doing this a couple years before Steve came on board Genesis, but it struck me how geniuses think alike.
Totally agree, after all these 50 years Crimson had always shown their supremacy on stage. Perhaps in some 72-75 years some progressive bands could match Crimson shows. Now in 2018 I can tell you that all those bands are gone or shows a very little of those years, BUT I saw Crimson in México last year on 2 of 4 Sold out concerts and they were amazing and 69- until new songs sounded even better. Congratulations Robert and all the musicians involved in Crimson over the years.0
I was once watching a Crimson DVD on TV. My daughter walked in and said, "Look at that fucking knob," then walked out.
You must be very proud of your parenting skills
So... he does look like a mushroom when sitting then.
funny story & I can totally relate to playin' guitar sittin' down while playin' Rock/metal/Fusion styles !
the older I get the sadder I get the Jimi isn't still with us. I can't even imagine how his friends and family feel. People tell the stories of when they met a guy who died at 27. How would it be if he was able to go on, break new boundaries, see in funk, punk, skunk and all the other junk that has come since he has gone? Many of his contemporaries still play. Had he lived he may still be playing with an extra 48 years of guitar playing under his belt.
You saw them in '72? During my favorite time, the Wetton era? That must have been incredible. I rarely feel any envy, but...damn.