Robert Fripp talks about the reunion of the King Crimson

At the age of 68, Fripp finally seems to be addressing the unrealised potential that all this represents to him. “I was looking for a sense of completion in King Crimson,” he admits, “so that if the last performance we ever gave was in Seattle this October, I would be able to let it go. My personal interest is in coming to a form of conclusion and satisfaction with this band.” He also admits of being a hard person to work with: “When I read interviews with old King Crimson bandmates, they suggest that the difficulty lies with me and I agree with that.

I’m a very difficult person to work with, because in King Crimson there was a founding statement to be honoured, going back to ’69. And if what is available fails to meet what I see as a responsibility to the larger Crimson, then that gap has to be met by someone. And it would fall to me. So it’s not a comfortable place.” And he continues about his departure and the come back at King Crimson:

“Everything was mad. But you can’t say to people – musicians, management, record companies and the rest – that huge commercial success is really an insane thing. So I left and went off in retreat. And when I re-emerged, I had no intention, ever, to go back to it.”

Source: The Telegraph
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