# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-fripp
# Generated: 2026-08-31T16:43:21.235Z

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name: "Robert Fripp"
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description: "The only man to stay in King Crimson through every incarnation since 1968, holding the center while the band dissolved and reformed around him like a prog-rock Heraclitus river. His guitar work — odd meters, tape loops he called Frippertronics, a re-tuned fretboard — became the template for art-rock precision."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 16 May 1946 in England, Fripp founded King Crimson and became its lone constant as lineups cycled for decades. His compositions leaned on asymmetric rhythms drawn from classical and folk traditions, and he built a tape delay system called Frippertronics, later replaced by a digital rig he named Soundscapes. He invented New Standard Tuning and played sessions for David Bowie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, Blondie, Daryl Hall, and others — his discography now spans more than 700 official releases. He also composed the Windows Vista startup sound with Tucker Martine and Steve Ball. He's married to English singer and actress Toyah Willcox.