Crimson King Quotes

#1. I denied Discordia and regret nothing; I have spat into the bodiless eyes of the Crimson King and rejoice; I threw my lot with the gunslinger and the White and never once questioned the choice.

Stephen King

#2. Is Stephen King the Crimson King of this world?

Stephen King

#3. The only way to convert a heathen is to travel into the jungle.

Lane Kirkland

#4. A king-size bed sat catty-corner opposite me. The bedroom was painted white, but the comforter was crimson. Small black velvet bird appliques swarmed in the center. I'm not much for art. I'll confess the deeper meaning of the twisted comforter was lost on me. Maybe death to all swallows?

Hailey Edwards

#5. Ruin seize thee, ruthless king! Confusion on thy banners wait! Though fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing, They mock the air with idle state.

Thomas Gray

#6. King Crimson will soon be touring parts of Europe.

Adrian Belew

#7. From my time in 'King Crimson,' I'd describe a Progressive band as one that keeps trying to break musical barriers, and keeps trying to do new music.

Tony Levin

#8. The rise of King Crimson was so fast that, to me, it felt as if it was going out of control. And it was going so fast that I couldn't keep up with what was happening.

Michael Giles

#9. When a human being resists his whole age and stops it at the gate to demand an accounting, this must have influence.

Friedrich Nietzsche

#10. he sat upon his throne, which is made of skulls...

Stephen King

#11. King Crimson is never easy; it's challenging. That's why I like it.

Adrian Belew

#12. Emerson, Lake & Palmer or King Crimson or Gentle Giant - the worst prog rock references I can come up with. Though I totally loved those groups as a kid.

Duncan Sheik

#13. When music appears which only King Crimson can play, then, sooner or later, King Crimson appears to play the music.

Robert Fripp

#14. One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.

Martin Luther King Jr.

#15. How wonderful it would be if people did all they could for one other without seeking anything in return! One should never remember a kindness done, and never forget a kindness received.

Kentetsu Takamori

#16. 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.

Robert Fripp

#17. That's the way it is, we can have different point-of-views but that should not make us enemies.

Ezekiel Mosoatsi

#18. King Crimson were the only really famous band I'd been in.

Jamie Muir

#19. Every person alive thinks they are the center of the universe, that they are everything, when in fact each of us is less than nothing.

Eleanor Morse

#20. Touring with King Crimson wasn't a lot of fun for me. I had a lot of equipment, and when I was in improvised music I'd set it up myself, play the gig, and put it all away again.

Jamie Muir

#21. Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson. But then, if you'd knew Michael, you would know he didn't agree to the album cover either. So maybe Michael didn't agree to the point of definition with many things.

Robert Fripp

#22. Boredom is the price one pays for not enjoying everything.

Marty Rubin

#23. No one should be so naive as to think that wages among organized groups will not be increased, under pressure if necessary, to make up for increases in the cost-of-living, nor should anyone ordinarily object to such adjustments.

Charles E. Wilson

#24. The Black Man grinned at her with his jackal mouth, and his scarlet eyes knew all the secrets of woman-blood.

Stephen King

#25. Said the straight man to the late man
Where have you been
I've been here and I've been there
And I've been in between
I talk to the wind
My words are all carried away
I talk to the wind
The wind does not hear
The wind cannot hear

King Crimson

#26. Each moment is a miracle encompassing everything: the joy and sorrow, the failure and success, the disappointment and happiness, the celebration and grief.

Kazuaki Tanahashi