A biography for Robert Fripphasn’t been written yet.
“But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes, whether they like it or not. But above that requires training.”
“In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can't name it, it means you don't recognize it.”
“If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do.”
“The quality of artistry is the capacity to assume innocence at will, the quality of experiencing innocence as if for the first time.”
“Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson. But then, if you'd knew Michael, you would know he didn't agree to the album cover either. So maybe Michael didn't agree to the point of definition with many things.”
“There are no mistakes, save one: the failure to learn from a mistake.”
“However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that the act of music exists in several worlds simultaneously.”
“I'd say that what we hear is the quality of our listening.”
“So, you can set up an orchestra down this end of the railway station playing one particular area, and simultaneously at the other end something completely different going on. And in the middle they meet, or not, depending.”