Bredonborough.

Posted by Robert Fripp
19 Mar 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020

16.43

Toby and David c. 11.00 for the third consecutive day of interviewing for the upcoming KC documentary viddy.

I have been reviewing various writings, past and future, and have opened the folder: Kicking The Wasps’ Nest. This is at the top…

From Discipline, Number 127, Friday, 4 March 1994:

OPEN LETTER TO ROBERT FRIPP

I've been a big fan of King Crimson for many, many years and like a lot of other people, the unpredictability of the music is why I enjoyed it.

But now I hear you are reforming the band yet once again (goodl) and you ar using Adrian Belew and Tony Levin (bad!) in the "new" lineup. I'm sorry if I step on some toes here, but your collaborations with these guys have already been thoroughly exhausted LONG ago. I realize the 80s version of the band was exploring minimalism but that doesn't mean you need to get REDUNDANT.

"Beat" and "Three Of A Perfect Pair" were contractual obligations and though they had their (few) moments, they just took the music from "Discipline" and beat it to death. So it baffles me why you would reform the group in this format.

Also the new band is to include Trey Gunn who may be a nice guy but quite frankly has little to offer. I saw him play solo chapman stick and SURPRISE he played it EXACTLY like Tony Levin on "Discipline" (as do most Chapstick
players) . And as a student of yours, he has shown himself to be a fine CLONE but free of any originality. And Jerry Marotta does not have a reputation as the most creative drummer in town, so I question your desire to work with him.

I understand that you are putting the band together to make some quick cash to pay your bills but the reality is that lf you toured under the name "Kin Crimson" with a group of completely obscure musicians, you'd still draw a huge crowd especially since Crimson has had such a wide influence on so many different genres and music fans. So I do not comprehend why you are playing it VERY safe and going with the tried-and-true (albeit talented) Belew and Levin.

Certainly there are plenty of musicians you can work with that would make for a more compelling lineup. From Fred Frith to Vinnie Coliatu (?) there are lots of creative musicians to choose from in both the rock and avantjazz worlds. Many current rock bands are trying to cover some of the ground you forged, such as The Jesus Lizard, Primus and so on. Surely you could ask around and try out some fresh blood, Or move back to New York City because there is a lot of amazingly inventive and skilled musicians in the Downtown scene who've arrived since you left.

Plus with the conservativeness shown by your lineup choices, I'm afraid you won't tackle anything but that 80s sound you already produced. I'd like to see you subvert the very technical speed metal or industrial metal that arose after the last Crimson disbanded, Everything from goth music to house has learned a bit and could learn a lot more from Crimson. With some new blood, you could subvert hip-hop and techno structures, or the recent reemergence of funk and other very rhythmic musics, You could really kick the crap out of world beat, new age, grunge, or modern classical stuff. You could even get into the "unplugged" sweepstakes. But nooooooooooooo. You just want to rehash?

Wake me up when YOU wake up. CX Brodeur 63 Pitt St #5f, NYC 10002

 



Popular Posts

A Tale of Two Concerts
David Singleton
19 May 2025
Apologia Pro Vita Sua
Robert Fripp
8 Nov 2024
Exposure to Public Ridicule
David Singleton
1 May 2025
What Is A Question?
Robert Fripp
23 Mar 2025
Motel Modesto, San Luis Obispo.
Robert Fripp
28 Feb 2024

Related Posts
Mobile HQ, Crimbus.
Robert Fripp
12 Dec 2004
Monastero s. Maria Delle Grazie
, Farnese, Italy.
Robert Fripp
7 May 2012
On This Day, Thirty-Three Years Ago…
Robert Fripp
24 Feb 2025
Quinta Tonantzin Retreat House, Tepoztlan, Cuernavaca, México.
Robert Fripp
15 Feb 2013
DGM HQ A significant beginning
Robert Fripp
20 Sep 2005
Just For You
ARTICLES

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

MORE

Giles, Giles & Fripp New Editions.

The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp (The Songs),...

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

MORE

Happy Birthday Robert!

King Crimson's guitarist turns 79 today. To mark the occasio...

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

MORE

Toyah and Robert's Weekend.

Catch up with Toyah and Robert's latest weekend on YouTube.

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Easter Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Easter Weekend

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

MORE

Creating the Larks print.

Here’s a look behind the scenes at the making of the Larks’...

MORE

Queen Elizabeth Hall Soundscapes

It’s been a 29 year wait but finally we can now hear the res...

MORE

Cruise lineup

The 2025 Cruise To The Edge has concluded. Here's a great ph...

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Upbeat Moments & Sunday Lunch

MORE

Hanging Around With The Stranglers in 1980

On this day 45 years ago on April 4, 1980 Robert Fripp appea...

MORE

Larks’ Tongues silkscreen print.

The famous artwork from the sleeve of Larks’ Tongues in Aspi...

MORE

Fripp's New York: Then and Now

So what did happen to all the music places from Robert’s tim...

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Upbeat Moments (feat. Eno) - Saturday at 19...

MORE

Guitar Craft News

Guitar Craft 40th anniversary and news.

MORE

On 51st Street

Hugh's Archive Deep Dive: 2. Robert Fripp outside 443 West...

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

MORE

How Does Music Enter Our World?

Q: You often say that Music creates the musician, that Music...

MORE
DIARIES

Satch Bus.

09.23

Satch Bus.

We arrived at Hotel Adeq...

MORE

Satch Bus.

10.53

Route 66 gives a route of 1535 mil...

MORE

Cabin 6020, Silja Ferry >Stockholm.

16.21

Cabin 6020, Silja Ferry >Stockholm.

...

MORE

Satch Bus.

10.29

Bags at 09.30, lobby 10.00, set off for Got...

MORE

Satch Bus, outside venue, Copenhagen.

24.47

An experientially long overnight drive, inc...

MORE

Hotel Pricey And The Staff Are Superb, Amsterdam.

10.47

Breakfast this morning with Joe alone. He w...

MORE

Hotel It-Is-Almost Posh, Amsterdam.

09.10

Into the breakfast room at 06.30 for a quie...

MORE

The Basement, Chateau Belew.

10.28

The Basement, Chateau Belew.

The su...

MORE

The Basement, Chateau Belew.

05.30

One proper response to being alive is joy....

MORE

The Basement, Chateau Belewbeloid.

16.41

The event of the day: Martha Belew is 31 to...

MORE

Los Molinos.

07.23

Rising at 05.52, or 04.52 UK & body tim...

MORE

Crimson Tourbus, Outside Hotel Acceptable, Phoenix.

01.00

Crimson Tourbus, Outside Hotel Acceptable,...

MORE

#504, Hotel Quite Acceptable, Vancouver.

00.15

A supportive & generous audience and wh...

MORE

Hotel Quite Acceptable, Vancouver.

11.03

The weather is changeable, a blue sky rapid...

MORE

Hotel Quite Acceptable, Vancouver.

23.57

We arrived at Denver International Airport,...

MORE

Hotel Quite Acceptable, Denver.

10.42

The sun is shining, the sky is mostly blue,...

MORE

Hotel Quite Acceptable, Denver.

20.04

Snowbound in Denver. Rising at 08.30, a not...

MORE

Room Most Acceptable, Hotel Quite Acceptable.

11.00

Driving snow is blowing past on the other s...

MORE

Hotel Quite Acceptable, Denver.

23.15

And with free Ethernet access, too. A call...

MORE

Mobile HQ, Crimbus.

12.47

We left our hotel punctually at noon and ar...

MORE
DOWNLOADS

Music For Quiet Moments 45 - Elegy (Paris 22 Sept 2015)

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
5 Mar 2021

MORE

Music For Quiet Moments 39 - Elegy Pt II (Hannover 15 Oct 2009)

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
22 Jan 2021

MORE

World Financial Centre New York United States

Robert Fripp
World Financial Center
28 Nov 2000

MORE

November 22, 1998 Fripp Unplugged

Robert Fripp
The Painted Bride
22 Nov 1998

MORE

Shank Hall

Robert Fripp
Shank Hall
11 Jan 1998

MORE

Music For Quiet Moments 4

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
22 May 2020

MORE

KC 50 23 Peace (suite)

King Crimson
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
14 Jun 2019

MORE

Tribal Stomp Festival

Robert Fripp
Tribal Stomp Festival
8 Sep 1979

MORE

Music For Quiet Moments 27 - Pastorale (Mendoza 2 Jun 2007)

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
30 Oct 2020

MORE

Le Pretzel En Chaine

Robert Fripp
Le Pretzel Enchaine
17 Aug 1979

MORE

Le Pretzel En Chaine

Robert Fripp
Le Pretzel Enchaine
19 Aug 1979

MORE

Park West 2nd Performance

The League Of Gentlemen
Park West 2nd Performance
11 Jul 1980

MORE

Auditorio Murcia

Robert Fripp
Auditorio Murcia
25 Apr 2007

MORE

In The Wake of Posedon

King Crimson
Wessex Studios
15 May 1970

MORE

Command Studios Prelude

King Crimson
Command Studios
2 Oct 1971

MORE

Music For Quiet Moments 16

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
14 Aug 2020

MORE

Queen Elizabeth Foyer Day 1

Robert Fripp
Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer
7 Mar 1996

MORE

Robert And Trey Sus-tayn-Z

King Crimson
DGM Soundworld I
1 Jun 2020

MORE

Love Cannot Bear

Robert Fripp
DGM Soundworld I
6 Oct 2005

MORE

Tony Bill And Robert

King Crimson
Arny's Shack
25 May 1983

MORE
ARTISTS

Robert Fripp

MORE

Bill Bruford

MORE

Gavin Harrison

MORE

Peter Giles

MORE

Jakko Jakszyk

MORE

Gordon Haskell

MORE

Andy McCulloch

MORE

Keith Tippett

MORE

Mark Charig

MORE

Nick Evans

MORE
PHOTO GALLERY