Was Fripp an ass?

Im reading the Mojo Classic and my King Crimson box set about him.  Seems he was viscous, not a very nice guy to his band members...perhaps thats why there were so many break ups?  Any insight on the issue from some hard crimsos??

 

Thanks!

Well, according to Mojo he rejected one of his members riffs and made the guy cry and the whole band left the room after that cuz fripp was being such an ass...i mean, he even looks viscious in some pictures!

On his recent tour Porcupine Tree many people that saw him said he was a complete ass.

*is listening to 21st Century Schizoid Man*


Edited by FishyMonkey

 

Fripp may have been an ass at times, but he's certainly no donkey in his field.

TheLostChord wrote: Well, according to Mojo he rejected one of his members riffs and made the guy cry and the whole band left the room after that cuz fripp was being such an ass...

I hope it was Boz.  Who was it?

What ever his personality is like, I appreciate the music he has done, and I regard him as one of the best guitarplayers.

There are now three fairly current threads about how Fripp is an ass. I've
really got to get together with him for tea and crumpets to commisserate.

Hello.

You should read Sid Smith his book about King Crimson, very revealing about Robert Fripp his personality. Many people had very bad experiences with his often bad tempers, his urge for control and his depressions (he often refused to communicate). In my opinion he is a person with several faces, from friendly and supportive to passive-agressive and narrow-minded. But on the guitar he was a genius and very innovative!

Best regards,

Erik Neuteboom.

 

Blacksword wrote: Bob Greece wrote: I read in Q magazine that he is tone deaf. Amazing! Also, I've never seen a picture of him smiling. Isn't that a bit scary? Tone deaf? Yeah, I guess that figures....

I have a mate who's tone deaf. He never listens to music and doesn't own any music at all. If we go to see some music and have to clap, he has to look at the other people to know when to clap. Either Fripp is not really tone deaf or he is not as tone deaf as my mate.

You know what, it seems that often creative genius and a difficult character (to say the least) go together. If you read the biographies of some great writers, classical composers or artists, you'll see things that make Fripp's behaviour seem quiet and friendly... Unfortunately, very talented people can be self-centred and manipulative of other people - but this is also true of people who have absolutely no talent at all and who are just big-headed.

Baza wrote: Bob Greece wrote: I read in Q magazine that he is tone deaf. Amazing! Also, I've never seen a picture of him smiling. Isn't that a bit scary? Fripp smiling:

Thanks.