Associated with the progressive rock band King Crimson, which he founded in
1968, Robert Fripp (b. 1946) also established himself as one of the most
important guitarists of his time. A perfectionist composer and musician, he also
developed an experimental body of work drawing on electronic and contemporary
research, beginning in 1973 with the albums No Pussyfooting and Evening Star,
produced with Brian Eno. A sought-after accompanist to leading artists, he made
an avant-garde contribution to albums by David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall,
Blondie and Talking Heads. In 1985, he ...