The quality of artistry is the capacity to assume innocence at will, the quality of experiencing innocence as if for the first time.More Robert Fripp quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

To me, art is the capacity to experience one's innocence: craft is how you get to that point. Maturity in a musician would be the point at which one is innocent at will. At that point the relationship between music and the musician is direct and reliable.
The relationship with music is always mysterious: when it works, you can never tell. You can never guarantee when it's going to work. You can only to put yourself in a place where it's more likely to happen.More Robert Fripp quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

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.More Robert Fripp quotes [09/07/2011 05:09:46]

According to USA today, the average length of an attention span of a man in America is 23 minutes.More Robert Fripp quotes [09/07/2011 05:09:34]

Now, if King Crimson accepts responsibility for innovating its own tradition, you can't accept responsibility for the audience. And there is an enormous tangible weight of expectation, which comes from an audience attending a King Crimson concert.More Robert Fripp quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]