I'd say that what we hear is the quality of our listening.

Quote by Robert Fripp

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If an apprentice does not hear what a master hears, is then that quality not...

If an apprentice does not hear what a master hears, is then that quality not...

The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what...

The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what...

To me, Bill's musical heart is in Earthworks, in the jazz they are playing, in...

To me, Bill's musical heart is in Earthworks, in the jazz they are playing, in...

Linguistic philosophers continue to argue that probably music is not a language, that is in...

Linguistic philosophers continue to argue that probably music is not a language, that is in...

So, you can set up an orchestra down this end of the railway station playing...

So, you can set up an orchestra down this end of the railway station playing...

What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely.

What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely.

In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there...

In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there...

There are no mistakes, save one: the failure to learn from a mistake.

There are no mistakes, save one: the failure to learn from a mistake.

However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that...

However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that...

Now, if King Crimson accepts responsibility for innovating its own tradition, you can't accept responsibility...

Now, if King Crimson accepts responsibility for innovating its own tradition, you can't accept responsibility...

If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra...

If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra...

But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes,...

But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes,...

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in...

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in...

Then certainly for a musician timing becomes something that is immediately accessible as a concept,...

Then certainly for a musician timing becomes something that is immediately accessible as a concept,...

Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson....

Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson....

Even within the band, if I cannot manage to persuade the members of what I...

Even within the band, if I cannot manage to persuade the members of what I...

According to USA today, the average length of an attention span of a man in...

According to USA today, the average length of an attention span of a man in...

And if you are playing in several meters at once, there has to be a...

And if you are playing in several meters at once, there has to be a...

If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do.

If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do.