Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp's Diary

Saturday 17 March 2001

My mornings writing with guitar

19.07
My morning's writing with guitar & pencil began by opening the manuscript notebook which began on December 9th. 1991 in Sicily, with a sketch from "VROOOM". The last entry is for February 19th. 1997, at Chez Belewbeloible, with notes for the piece which became "FraKctured". The period in-between covers early sketches for Sylvian-Fripp & Double Trio material. A one-bar idea in whole tones from Real World on November 18th. 1994 (when Crim was recording "THRAK") has attracted my interest.

Also today: working on "Heavy ConstruKtion" and practising an idea for a fast, ongoing octotonic running line which would not surprise anyone who had heard "Fracture" or "FraKtured". At last, my fingers are beginning to sense a connection with myself; and vice versa.

And visiting DGM & GC diarists which, on Adrian's new Monster Screen, is more of a delight than usual. This reminds me, rather than making the fact any clearer, that Guitar Craft is my proper work in life. A visit to the RF postings archive at ET shows the difficulties of attempting to interact with "the public", particularly those that take an interest in one's work.

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