RE : GUITAR GOOD / KEYBOARD BAD

[Boris.Michel@mccann.de]

ON Tue, 12 Aug 1997 The Man Himself said :

> However, for me (the bassist & tightly budding guitarist), I'm sorry, but
> PLAYING the keyboard is boring to watch and not that exciting to DO
> compared to those beautifully vibrating strings over a wonderfully
> sculpted, smooth wood neck.  It's a whole lot more fun than sitting
> behind what amounts to a big hunk of furniture or, worse, a heavy chunk
> of plastic and cheap metal parts.
> I love my Nord keyboard, but for sheer playing pleasure, I'd much rather
> PLAY my strat or P-bass or Modulus 5-string.  It just feeeels good, man.

Well, that is another reason why i still get up every morning and thank god
for not being a guitar player.
Hey OK, FRIPP is great on stage but so is Richard Barbieri. It's a
different thing altogether but what the? you're not really there to see
them but rather hear them. Ask Robert about this?