Robert Fripp Speaking Engagements

Robert Fripp is unlike many legendary musicians. He is exceptionally well-read on multiple subjects, an intellectual, and a modest man. Robert is equally comfortable discussing the history of religion with a country vicar or world economics with the late Sir Edward Heath who was for many years a neighbor.

Robert is as eloquent a speaker as he is a master performer. A founding (and ongoing) member of King Crimson, he has collaborated with the likes of David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, and Brian Eno. In fact, Rolling Stone magazine named Robert Fripp the 42nd best guitarist of all time.

For many years, after his solo performances, he has engaged and delighted his audiences with his impromptu conversations and highly entertaining Q & A sessions.

Discipline & the Act of Music first became popular in his college lecture tours in the early 1980's.

As much as Robert is internationally known for his guitar brilliance, since 1969 Fripp has talked and written more about music, the guitar, and the professional life of the touring player, than actually playing guitar!

For example:

In extensive press and radio interviews since 1969, on four continents;
http://www.furious.com/perfect/fripp.html
http://www.furious.com/perfect/fripp2.html
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/robert_fripp.html

As a contributing editor to Musician magazine in the early 1980s;
on Guitar Craft courses since 1985;
http://www.guitarcraft.com/monographs/1/
http://www.guitarcraft.com/monographs/2/
http://www.guitarcraft.com/monographs/4/
http://www.guitarcraft.com/monographs/6/

In sleeve notes for DGM album releases;
In his online DGM diary since 1998;
http://www.dgmlive.com/

In Q&A sessions at many solo performances http://www.robertfrippunplugged.com/.

Robert Fripp began playing guitar on December 24th, 1957, giving guitar lessons in 1960, and became a professional musician in 1967.
http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=151853
http://www.dgmlive.com/rf/

Fripp (1946)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fripp
http://www.nndb.com/people/471/000024399/
http://www.answers.com/topic/Robert-Fripp
http://www.progressiveears.com/frippbook/contents.htm

Robert is probably best known as guitarist and a founding member of King Crimson (1969); collaborator of Brian Eno (No Pussyfooting, Evening Star & Unreleased Works Of Startling Genius), contributor to albums by David Bowie (Heroes & Scary Monsters), Peter Gabriel (PG I, II & III) & Eno (Here Come The Warm Jets, Before And After Science, Nerve Net) among many others http://www.elephant-talk.com/discog/fripp/; solo Soundscapes performer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundscapes_by_Robert_Fripp;

Perhaps less well-known as the founder of Guitar Craft (1985), an ongoing program of mainly residential guitar instruction in North & South America, and Europe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Craft http://www.guitarcraft.com/calendar/
http://www.thelcg.net.

Robert is happily married to Toyah Willcox, a popular actress, singer, and TV presenter and host. http://www.toyahwillcox.com

His sister Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, sales presentation skills trainer, and in-demand executive speech coach: http://www.fripp.com

Check out Rolling Stone magazine; Rolling Stone named Robert Fripp the 42nd best guitarist of all time: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/one.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time