King Crimson Biography
King Crimson is a British musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1968. Their musical style has typically been categorised as rock and roll or progressive rock. Though its membership has fluctuated considerably during its lifetime, the band continues to perform and record music. The name King Crimson was coined by Peter Sinfield as a synonym for Beelzebub, prince of demons; according to Fripp, Beelzebub is an anglicised form of the Arabic phrase "B'il Sabab", meaning "the man with an aim".
A considerable amount of King Crimson's history consists of the various personnel changes that have occurred within the group. Throughout its history, Robert Fripp has been the only consistent member, although he has stated that he does not consider himself the band's leader, necessarily. To him King Crimson "is a way of doing things", and the musical consistency that has persisted throughout the band's history, despite frequent rotation of its members, reflects this point of view.
King Crimson have found little success in the way of radio or music video presence, but they have a vast discography, tour frequently, and have one of the most devoted followings of any contemporary musical group.