Robert Fripp
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![Steve Vai and Robert Fripp](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rqJDxmMWhL3DBKLCdYmWYS-320-80.jpg)
Steve Vai says Robert Fripp saw something in his playing he didn't like. So he told him how to fix it
By Phil Weller published
It was a song that had proved troublesome in the build-up and after scouring clips online, the guitarist received a valuable lesson from the man himself
![Kurt Cobain of Nirvana (Photo by Kevin Mazur Archive 1/WireImage)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TPfDX8BNHZ5JtCyVeeZF48-320-80.jpg)
Joe Satriani says Kurt Cobain was underrated and points out what few appreciate about the Nirvana guitarist
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Satch also reveals the difficulty of accommodating the styles and requests of virtuosos as varied as Yngwie Malmsteen and Robert Fripp
![Robert Fripp of Crimson King performs on stage during soundcheck at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands, 12th October 1981](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UHA2dyEo38jkAw6Ghfm8JX-320-80.jpg)
Robert Fripp's tunings and rhythms resulted in songs his band couldn't safely perform live
By Phil Weller published
Jakko Jakszyk says Fripp's intricate songs could became “a complete car crash” if anyone slipped up
![Jakko Jakszyk and Robert Fripp](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qb7NcpyLvEJjiQxxt2fWrN-320-80.jpg)
Robert Fripp wasn't pleased when Jakko Jakszyk ruined his reputation as a tough boss
By Phil Weller published
In addition to Fripp, Jakko weighs in on working with another taskmaster — Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson
![Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4aghQ4nQHkFLr8uVWXuo7W-320-80.jpg)
Adrian Belew on the initial challenges of teaming up with Robert Fripp in King Crimson
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist recently opened up to GP about his early struggles adapting to Fripp’s playing style, with Steve Vai facing similar challenges tackling his parts for the Beat tour
![Jimmy Page performing on stage at the Seattle Coliseum, playing Gibson Les Paul guitar](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gsXapvMHhinCi83GkGpw8o-320-80.jpg)
Three Sure-Fire Ways to Break out of That Old Minor-Pentatonic Deadlock
By Mac Randall published
Completely alter your use of the minor pentatonic scale using these examples in the style of Jimmy Page, Noel Gallagher, Robert Fripp, Peter Green and Eric Clapton
![MIke Oldfield 'Tubular Bells' (Virgin); Led Zeppelin 'Houses of the Holy' (Atlantic); Roxy Music 'For Your Pleasure' Warner Bros./Island; Pink Floyd 'The Dark Side of the Moon' (Harvest/Capitol); Lou Reed 'Berlin' (RCA); New York Dolls 'New York Dolls' (Mercury); David Bowie 'Aladdin Sane' (RCA); Stevie Wonder 'Innervisions' (Tamla)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QXFDn6tGZGfCreCispSn46-320-80.jpg)
50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why
By Christopher Scapelliti published
With debut albums from Queen and Aerosmith, epic masterpieces by Mike Oldfield and Elton John, plus Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses of the Holy,’ 1973 was a multi-genre, stylistically freewheeling musical jamboree
![L-R: Guitarists Bill Frisell, Frank Zappa and Robert Fripp](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eMHm5hBJgxuxqLUyCDmYhU-320-80.jpg)
Sick of Playing the Same Old Lead Lines? Here’s How Guitar Players Like Robert Fripp, Bill Frisell and Frank Zappa Broke the Mold
By Patrick Brennan published
Learn to play “outside” by superimposing arpeggios over chord changes
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