Pete Sinfield R.I.P.

CostaFortune

Peter Sinfield, King Crimson’s original roadie, lyricist, lights operator and live sound engineer passed away on the 14th of November 2024 aged 80.

Sinfield was responsible for naming the group, finding their first rehearsal space in the basement of the cafe on the Fulham Palace Road, and perhaps most significantly sourcing the artwork by his friend Barry Godber gracing the cover of King Crimson’s 1969 debut album, In The Court Of The Crimson King. 

He wrote some great lyrics for King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Celine Dion, and Cher, among others.

R.I.P.

killerandflash

RIP. Looking him up, he co-wrote with Andy Hill a number of big hits in the 1980s, including The Land of Make Believe by Bucks Fizz, a very clever song.

Addick Addict

RIP

soapy_jones

RIP

lolwray

RIP 

Arsenetatters

RIP

Algarveaddick

RIP

sillav nitram

Oh no, a hero of mine.

One of the few RIP threads where I genuinely feel a sense of loss.

Loved his album, Still.

RIP Pete, may you now be still with the Sea Goat.

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

Pete Sinfield's lyrics were a great fit for King Crimson's brand of prog, although he did stray into psued territory occasionally (Eg. "Plato's spawn cold ivyed eyes; snare truth in bone and globe").
I still find it hard to reconcile the fact that the same man who wrote 21st Century Schizoid Man also wrote In the Land of Make Believe!
RIP

Off_it

Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

Pete Sinfield's lyrics were a great fit for King Crimson's brand of prog, although he did stray into psued territory occasionally (Eg. "Plato's spawn cold ivyed eyes; snare truth in bone and globe").
I still find it hard to reconcile the fact that the same man who wrote 21st Century Schizoid Man also wrote In the Land of Make Believe!
RIP

I think he found it hard to reconcile, which is why he made up some stuff about the lyrics really being an attack on the Thatcher government. I mean, if that were true then why make it so obscure, like a 3-2-1 Dusty Bin riddle?

And by that rationale, maybe Pete Waterman could claim that "I Should Be So Lucky" was really, deep down, social commentary about the plight of the ordinary working miner around the time of the miners strike. I mean, "In my imagination, There is no complication, I dream about you all the time" is clearly about a striking miner showing his support for Scargill, isnt it?