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"Carts before horses. Getting excited is somewhat premature." King Crimson manager urges caution over new studio album rumours
By Jerry Ewing published
Comments from Jakko Jaksyk that suggested a new King Crimson studio album should be handled with caution, says band's manager

“Robert Fripp said he wanted to revolutionise rock’n’roll with us. I wasn’t sure, given what I’d just heard. But they were about to throw us out the squat”: The League Of Gentlemen led to Beat-era King Crimson
By Sid Smith published
The band lasted only seven months, and felt like a bad movie for some of those involved – but the musical experiment inspired Fripp to reform King Crimson for their 80s brilliance

Rejoice! King Crimson are currently recording their first album in more than two decades
By Fraser Lewry published
King Crimson singer and guitarist Jakko Jakszyk confirms that the band are in the studio

How Andy Summers and Robert Fripp collaborated with remarkable ease in the 80s
By Rob Hughes published
When the Police and King Crimson men got together, the result was two well-received albums and a stack of forgotten material – finally released – that they can’t believe wasn’t used in the 80s

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp return to action with maniacal Ramones cover
By Fraser Lewry published
The frolicsome pair's cover of I Wanna Be Sedated is exactly as lively as you'd expect

“After King Crimson ended there was inertia”: Jakko Jakszyk’s return with Son Of Glen
By Dave Everley published
The guitarist/vocalist found his way back to music with help from his partner Louise Patricia Crane. Now he has several projects brewing, including Crimson-related material

“Lyric-led music in contrast with his King Crimson work”: Jakko M Jakszyk’s Son Of Glen
By Johnny Sharp published
True life informs the versatile guitarist’s first post-Crimson solo release, with plenty to pique interest even if it veers away from traditional prog

“We broke up… Somehow we kept going”: The story of King Crimson’s remarkable Beat era
By Sid Smith published
What happened when the eternally unpredictable prog machine returned in the 80s with an Anglo-American line-up and delivered Discipline, Beat and Three Of A Perfect Pair

Giles, Giles & Fripp remastered reissues coming on vinyl and CD in July
By Jerry Ewing published
Robert Fripp's pre-King Crimson musical endeavours with Michael and Peter Giles to be released in July

"Rumours of my impending uselessness are much exaggerated." Robert Fripp responds to well-wishers after heart attack news
By Jerry Ewing published
Robert Fripp recently suffered a trifurcated artery and was admitted to intensive care in Italy before undergoing two bouts of emergency surgery
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