Robert Fripp is a British guitarist, keyboards player, writer and producer who is best known as a founder and only continuous member of
King Crimson — from their debut album [url=]
In The Court Of The Crimson King[/url] in 1969, through to the most recent studio album
[m=478] [2003]. To date, King Crimson played their last live performance in Tokyo, Japan on December 8th 2021. His career celebrates over 50 years as a professional musician and 60 years as a guitarist. Also well known for the development of
Frippertronics and Soundscapes, a method of making a lot of noise with one guitar through the use of tape / digital delay, rack-mount synthesizer units, and other effects. With
David Singleton, Fripp co-owns and operates the record label [l24675] (DGM) which specializes in releasing King Crimson material, as well as side projects from many of the rotating KC members, himself included.
Robert is also the founder of
Guitar Craft seminars (the first of which took place at [l567654] in West Virginia, USA from March 25th to 30th 1985). From the mid-1980s and into the early 1990s the performance arm of
Guitar Craft toured extensively as
The League Of Crafty Guitarists. During 2010
Guitar Craft became the
Guitar Circles of North America, South America, and
Europe. Robert continues to direct
The Orchestra Of Crafty Guitarists and the Symphony of Crafty Guitarists. On September 1st 2022 Fripp's first widely published book
The Guitar Circle was released by [l213526], in association with DGM.
Born: May 16th 1946 in Wimborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
Fripp married
Toyah Willcox in Dorset on May 16th 1986.