The End of King Crimson?

You never know with Fripp, and if the music of the Crimson King comes calling he may reform it, but there sadly probably isn't too much time for that, and if this is the permanent end, they certainly went out on top. 

Why not?

Hi,

I don't subscribe to the idea that everything/anything has to live forever and will do so. Physically, we know that is impossible, anyway, but the rest is another story, and many fare better than others.

I imagine that Mr. Fripp has decided that the depth and attention to the music within his band, is now exhausting, and perhaps he is feeling that they have milked as much out of it as they can. Or, maybe, there is a sign, by the doctor that says, it's time to stop that travelling and take it easy, and maybe only do a couple of shows here and there with plenty of rest in between ... something he has not really done in huge bunches during the life of KC.

Famous or not, I am not sad, when someone says that he is stopping, because the smell of the roses, and the idea of sharing the rest of his time with his lady, is more important, than us fans wanting yet another KC concert, since many of us HATED (not me, btw!!!) the excursions he had with Frippertonics (spelling) and other solo efforts ... they were never KC and they were too experimental for most of us. Heck, I wanted to see a tour of Brian Eno and Robert Fripp ... that would have been fun, but I think that the majority of the fanboys and fangirls around here would trash "The Heavenly Music Corporation" and "Swastika Girls", specially if it went on for 20 minutes, something that in this board alone, most folks hate as they are into their "hits" and that's way too long for a good hit! 

I would just close my eyes, and enjoy it all!!!

Go on or not, for me, is not an issue. Every one passes away sometime, and we have not even given consideration that it is possible that Mr. Fripp now has an illness that is eating him apart, and maintaining his hand control on the strings and guitar is not as easy as when he was younger specially at 75.

All we can do is say ... thank you ... and I guess that we hope that there is something new in the works, but I kinda doubt it. My feeling is that he has to stop playing and huddle/cuddle his wife a bit more, and enjoy life even further than just a KC gig.

I associate the word "fans" as people who follow things like football clubs or boy/girl bands, often because it's a trend.

I think KC admirers are a bit more cerebral.