Music is the cup that holds the wine of silence. Sound is that cup, but empty. Noise is that cup, but broken. Robert Fripp More Quotes by Robert Fripp More Quotes From Robert Fripp I would like, with the sun shining through the window on a crisp early-autumnal mid-morning, with a sufficiency of Monster Cappucino flowing in my veins to prompt minimal sentience, to declare my view for the record that Drummer Jokes are a cruel and pernicious form of humour introduced to the world by under-humoured persons lacking in sensitivity and concern for other drummers. Robert Fripp concern-for-others views morning My life as a professional musician is a joyless exercise in futility. Robert Fripp futility musician exercise Discipline is never an end in itself, only a means to an end. Robert Fripp discipline ends mean What we hear is the quality of our listening. Robert Fripp quality music listening If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra have played this particular chestnut so many times, they can play it in their sleep. Does the genius remain present in the music or not? Robert Fripp symphony play sleep Music is the cup which holds the wine of silence. Robert Fripp music wine silence According to USA today, the average length of an attention span of a man in America is 23 minutes. Robert Fripp usa average men The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language. Robert Fripp musical language facts Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative. Robert Fripp music-is We know others to the extent that we know ourselves. Robert Fripp knows What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely. Robert Fripp unlikely unnecessary want The science is in knowing; the art in perceiving. Robert Fripp knowing art Music never goes away. It is always available, but we're not always available for music. Robert Fripp available Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson. But then, if you'd knew Michael, you would know he didn't agree to the album cover either. So maybe Michael didn't agree to the point of definition with many things. Robert Fripp kings names firsts There is a difference between being a timekeeper and keeping the pulse or being in step with the pulse in the band. Robert Fripp pulse band differences But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes, whether they like it or not. But above that requires training. Robert Fripp training adults attention Performance is a vehicle for entering different worlds of experiencing. Robert Fripp entering different world If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do. Robert Fripp stuck materials can-do The aim is freedom conscience and truth Robert Fripp aim conscience So, you can set up an orchestra down this end of the railway station playing one particular area, and simultaneously at the other end something completely different going on. And in the middle they meet, or not, depending. Robert Fripp railway-station orchestra different
