My Life As A Professional Musician Is

My Life Has Improved So Much Since I Stopped Doing Interviews.

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.

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.

What Has Changed In 40 Years? It’s Very Simple: 40 Years Ago There Was A Market Economy. Today There Is A Market Society – Today Everything, Including Ethics, Has A Price.

My Life As A Professional Musician Is A Joyless Exercise In Futility.