Fripp
Proper noun
Meaning
Fripp (plural Fripps)
A surname from Old French.
Examples
After a search for new musicians, Fripp and Sinfield secured a returning Collins and Ian Wallace on drums.
Although he was neither the dominant composer in the band nor the frontman, Fripp was very much the band's driving force and spokesman, leading King Crimson into progressively darker and more intense musical areas.
At one point, Fripp referred to the band as "P7". citation Unusually for a ProjeKCt, it was based around fully finished and carefully crafted original songs (initially derived from improvisations).
A signature model named for the guitarist (Crimson Guitars Robert Fripp Signature) citation features Fernandes Sustainer and MIDI elements, with a Les Paul Model Body.
At age 21, going back home from college late at night, Fripp tuned on to Radio Luxemburg where he heard the last moments of " A Day in the Life ".
Bruford later said he lobbied his own way into the band, believing that King Crimson was very much "his gig", and that Fripp had come up with the philosophical explanation later.