King Crimson is marking its 50th anniversary as a band with a new documentary film, exploring the collective's uncompromising music and unrelenting turmoil.
The Toby Amies-directed film, In the Court of the Crimson King, will debut in March at the South by Southwest film festival. It includes footage from the band's 2018-'19 tours, plus interviews with the band's current lineup and key members from its rich history.
The trailer begins with former drummer Bill Bruford rehashing the band's reputation for being a working musician's dream situation. But it quickly pivots to the less-than cozy reality of working with/for a notorious perfectionist like King Crimson guitarist and mastermind Robert Fripp.
"This is the first King Crimson where there's not at least one member in the band that actively resents my presence," Fripp acknowledges of the band's latest iteration. "Which is astonishing."
You can watch the trailer via the player above!
King Crimson toured the U.S. last summer in a trek singer-guitarist Jakko Jakszyk said was likely to be the band's final tour of America.
"I think they thought announcing it as a kind of farewell tour was a tacky device, and something you end up potentially regretting if you change your mind," he told Ultimate Classic Rock in August. "But in essence, as I understand it, this'll be the last time we play here."
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