Robert Fripp

Born: 1946-05-16

Birthplace: Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK

Biography

Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. As a guitarist for the progressive rock band King Crimson, Fripp has been the only member to have played in all of King Crimson's line-ups from their inception in the late 1960s to the present. He is the driving creative and political force of the group, bearing responsibility for line-up changes and ending and resuming the group at various points. He has also worked extensively as a studio musician, notably with singer David Bowie on the albums "Heroes" and Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), Brian Eno, and contributed sounds to the Windows Vista operating system. His complete discography lists more than seven hundred releases over four decades

Known For

TV Party
David Bowie: Five Years
Aaaaaaaah!
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
King Crimson: Larks' Tongues in Aspic
King Crimson: Live in Argentina, 1994
King Crimson: Eyes Wide Open
Steel Cathedrals
David Sylvian and Robert Fripp: Live in Japan

Top Movie Credits

Aaaaaaaah! Original Music Composer
King Crimson: Larks' Tongues in Aspic Self - Guitar, Mellotron, Electronics
Steel Cathedrals Self - Guitar