Author: Robert Fripp

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However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that the act of music exists in several worlds simultaneously.

However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that the act of music exists in several worlds simultaneously.

- Robert Fripp

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.

- Robert Fripp

The quality of artistry is the capacity to assume innocence at will, the quality of experiencing innocence as if for the first time.

The quality of artistry is the capacity to assume innocence at will, the quality of experiencing innocence as if for the first time.

- Robert Fripp

My life as a professional musician is a joyless exercise in futility.

My life as a professional musician is a joyless exercise in futility.

- Robert Fripp

I'm not really interested in music. Music is just a means of creating a magical state.

I'm not really interested in music. Music is just a means of creating a magical state.

- Robert Fripp

Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative.

Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative.

- Robert Fripp

I recommend my students not to be professional unless they really have to be. I tell them, 'If you love music, sell Hoovers or be a plumber. Do something useful with your life.'

I recommend my students not to be professional unless they really have to be. I tell them, 'If you love music, sell Hoovers or be a plumber. Do something useful with your life.'

- Robert Fripp

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

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

- Robert Fripp

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