In the same interview granted to Uncut in which he spoke colorfully about his hospitalization in Italy, Robert Fripp explained what happened to the project of recording a record with King Crimson, a record which in some way was started after the group's last performances, but never really developed.
«It's the so-called new King Crimson album. Even though we had recorded all the concerts for the archives, the drummers were convinced that the sound would be better if they recorded separately,” explains Fripp. The last Crimson lineup featured three batteries: Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison, Jeremy Stacey.
«So the drummers rerecorded their parts with the idea that we could all record our parts separately in a way that was faithful to the spirit of the live performances, but with a much, much tighter sound. It was up to Jakko Jakszyk to take it forward, but I think he was involved in other projects and in the end it never reached me. So the good times are over and with it a new King Crimson album.”
In the interview Fripp explains that he has no intention of restarting King Crimson live, at least for now. «If I were to do concerts with King Crimson I would have to practice at least four hours a day. But at the moment I no longer perform in public. There are other things I'm dealing with that have higher priority right now: basically, getting my affairs in order. If I died now, my business would be a disaster. Why? Because I've been on tour for 55 years.”
«When I play at the level I set for myself, which for King Crimson, means Fracture, Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part IV, Frame by Framewhich is equivalent to semiquavers at 156-158 bpm, from a physical point of view we are at Olympic levels for the guitar. And after a year's break due to Covid it was very difficult to return to that level. Reaching a certain executive level, I must admit, represents a very tough challenge. And today I don't feel the need to perform in public. Instead, I feel the need to work with Guitar Craft students.”
