"That’s how musicians grow up: they absorb like a sponge"

Greg Lake asked the reporter
 for help with the King Crimson's reunion.

Greg Lake: 

"Robert and I get on OK, to be honest, but there were a lot of strange feelings that happened through the career of King Crimson. "

"The sheer lineup of the band, too, was unusual. Ian on flute, and just having a Mellotron. The other interesting thing about the band is that it was more orchestral. It wasn’t like the Moody Blues, sort of mild and gentle and symphonic. It was intense. Things like “21st Century Schizoid Man” would literally scare people."

To be continued.

"Then suddenly there’s Yes and Genesis and all these other prog bands. You guys really kicked off so much music in the Seventies.

I drew influences from people as well. That’s how musicians grow up. They absorb like a sponge. You absorb the influences and process them through yourself, and hopefully come out with something original."

And so on. Read more - about Rolling Stones.

And the atmosphere

"... There was something about the atmosphere of the streets, certainly in London at the time. You could feel the sort of excitement about the youth of the day taking control from the establishment."

End.

King Crimson Unveil Trailer for New Documentary In the Court of the Crimson King, 

directed by Toby Amies and was commissioned by the band itself.

Read more, RS.

Jounalism?  not well done with this way.

Dated .11.2.2020

Ian McDonald, King Crimson's co-founder, dead at 75.

Multi-instrumentalist helped craft the progressive-rock cornerstone In the Court of the Crimson King; played on this massively successful early LPs by Rolling Stone.