Occupation: Guitarist Birth: May 16, 1946
I continue to explain that plot inconsistencies in B movies are consistent, and should not be allowed to undermine one's enjoyment of the action, nor….
Me and a book is a party. Me and a book and a cup of coffee is an orgy..
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 trainin….
If an apprentice does not hear what a master hears, is then that quality not present in the music? Yes and no. In the world in which the apprentice l….
The quality of artistry is the capacity to assume innocence at will, the quality of experiencing innocence as if for the first time..
Discipline is never an end in itself, only a means to an end..
Business logic and musical logic are utterly incompatible..
That certain feeling happened to me in a big way quite often with the first King Crimson. Amazing things would happen-I mean, telepathy, qualities of….
Understanding is simple. Knowing is complicated..
If the audience doesn't hear what is going on, is it going on?.
I recommend my students not to be professional unless they really have to be. I tell them, 'If you love music, sell Hoovers or be a plumber. Do somet….
Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative..
In strange and uncertain times such as those we are living in, sometimes a reasonable person might despair. But hope is unreasonable and love is grea….
The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language..
According to USA today, the average length of an attention span of a man in America is 23 minutes..
Music is the cup that holds the wine of silence. Sound is that cup, but empty. Noise is that cup, but broken..
I'm not really interested in music. Music is just a means of creating a magical state..
When music appears which only King Crimson can play, then, sooner or later, King Crimson appears to play the music..
I couldn't concentrate on music. So I made the choice to give up my career as a musician in the frontline to deal with the business..
Beginner's luck is great for beginners..
If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do..