Re: Fripp in LA

[Jason Fink <jfink@cabq.gov>]

Hey, I am halfway through this very book right now, and am enjoying
it immensely.  I very much agree with your take on it... it is worth 
searching out.

-jas
http://dimbulb.org


>
>I just read a really interesting book about R. F.... I forget it's name 
>but
>it might be something like "Robert Fripp, from King Crimson to Guitar 
>Craft"
>and it seemed to be a pretty good unbiased look at the man.  It made me 
>like
>his personality a lot more, as the author seemed to find that not even
>Robert buys into his own bullshit and often says stuff with his tongue
>firmly in his cheek.  He came off as a lot more human.  The author even 
>took
>a Guitar Craft course, so he basically lived in the same house as Fripp 
>for
>a week.  I'm not saying that Robert isn't quirky.  He sure is.  You 
>probably
>have to be to get to where he is.  Anyway, the book is out of print, but
>I'll take a look at it's cover and perhaps one may find it on eBay.  It's 
>a
>very interesting read.
>
>Also, as "prog rockers" go, I it is my opinion that he's one of the only 
>of
>his kind that has not become a wimpy shadow of his former self.  The
>Construcktion of Light is proof positive that Fripp's just getting nice 
>and
>cranky in his old age and not putting out pabulum like Yes or Pink Floyd.
>