Robert Fripp kickstarts his career!

[Dave (in MA)]

Man, you guys are so cynical, haha.

Anyways, nude or not, I have no inclination to buy any more KC stuff.

Neil

Most record stores tend to frown upon that sort of thing anyway.

[moecurlythanu]

Man some people on this forum are so serious. I think it's great that Fripp has become more comfortable in recent years with showing his sense of humour. Toyah has been good for him in loosening him up. I think they make a great couple, they're obviously having a lot of fun. Good on him. Life's too short to be so serious and stuck up.

I think it's weird how a lot of people are somehow "offended" by a musician (that they have no personal connection to) being a bit silly and having fun.

This.

[Rick L.]

Weird. Robert said he made that video special for me and wasn't gonna post it publicly.

That bitch!

[taliesin]

Man some people on this forum are so serious. I think it's great that Fripp has become more comfortable in recent years with showing his sense of humour. Toyah has been good for him in loosening him up. I think they make a great couple, they're obviously having a lot of fun. Good on him. Life's too short to be so serious and stuck up.

I think it's weird how a lot of people are somehow "offended" by a musician (that they have no personal connection to) being a bit silly and having fun.

You do remember that you're on PE right? Pretty sure it's in the TOS that we're required to get worked up about weird stuff.

[JKL2000]

Toyah pimping the old man out?

No, he EG's bitch again, man!

[zeprogmeister]

Hilarious. RF seems much more relatable these days.

[JKL2000]

I would guess that he did this more to give a laugh to all the people he's known and worked with pretty closely over the decades (and I guess any family). I mean, he probably lived with some of his early bandmates and got up to all kinds of tomfoolery, and it being in England and in the time of Monty Python and such, that probably involved a bit of goofing around naked (John Cleese sitting at the piano, naked, wearing a powdered wig). And he has to be aware that most all of them who are still alive are going to see the video. It's silly, and not terribly funny to me, and a little disturbing, but not at all offensive, and I certainly don't judge him or really care. It's a little surprising to me that some are bothered by it, but I guess I can think of musicians I admire where if it had been one of them, I'd feel differently.

Maybe it's AI!

[wilcox660]

The Cheerful Insanity Of Fripp.

[JKL2000]

It'd be funnier if he still had his '70s Britfro.

I just realized - he might be reading this! Heh!

[Dave (in MA)]

being in England and in the time of Monty Python and such, that probably involved a bit of goofing around naked (John Cleese sitting at the piano, naked, wearing a powdered wig).

Wasn't that Terry Jones?

[NogbadTheBad]

I think he's just having fun.

[thedunno]

It made me laugh out loud.

Do not understand the sour reactions. But then again, I like artists who do not take themselves to seriously.

[arturs]

I think he's just having fun.

I think he's (repeatedly) making an ass out of himself with these videos. To each their own.

[Zeph]

I think he's (repeatedly) making an ass out of himself with these videos. To each their own.

I don’t think he cares about people who think that.

[JAMOOL]

Hilarious. RF seems much more relatable these days.

pretty hilarious that this is what he's gotta do to make himself seem human

[NogbadTheBad]

I love all this psychoanalytics

[boilk]

pretty hilarious that this is what he's gotta do to make himself seem human

He doesn't have to do anything. It's pretty obvious that RF is right up there with Tony Banks in the stubbornness department. It's just a lark.

Neil

[Nijinsky Hind]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Nom...JrdDBwem1vbGtp

Dunno if everyone can acces this link but a very intesting update from mr. Fripp!

Link not working or post removed. I’m wondering if someone A.I.’ed him on April fools day?

[arturs]

Yeah I think it was likely an AI April Fool's prank. I was fooled...

[jefftiger]

Not sure what was in the first post, but the YouTube link in post #4 still works and it appears to be from his official YouTube channel.

[marblesmike]

Some people need to lighten up.

I'm guessing it's the very same folks who are still pissed at Steven Wilson for criticizing closed-minded prog fans.

[vostoklake]

I am reminded of a story from about 15 years ago when Fripp was touring with Toyah and The Humans. Apparently Toyah would start flirting with one of the younger members of the band, to the point where the young gentleman began to be worried that she was serious. And at that point Fripp would turn up, stone-faced, and say "I heard you've been messing around my woman" or words to that effect. Those two are trolls, and Fripp has been a troll since the days of Rodney Toady and mooning Greg Lake during "Cat Food".

[Nijinsky Hind]

I am reminded of a story from about 15 years ago when Fripp was touring with Toyah and The Humans. Apparently Toyah would start flirting with one of the younger members of the band, to the point where the young gentleman began to be worried that she was serious. And at that point Fripp would turn up, stone-faced, and say "I heard you've been messing around my woman" or words to that effect. Those two are trolls, and Fripp has been a troll since the days of Rodney Toady and mooning Greg Lake during "Cat Food".

Yes. We figured this out back in the elephant talk days.

[3LockBox]

He looks like Do (Marshall Applewhite) from Heaven's Gate

[notallwhowander]

Funny. I'm just waiting for a limited release Robert Fripp "inaction figure" that captures his legendary stage antics in painted pink plastic.