Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew
Adrian Belewis an American musician, songwriter and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, Belew is noted for his unusual, impressionistic approach to guitar playing. He is perhaps best known for his work as a guitarist and vocalist of the progressive rock group King Crimson from 1981 to 2009...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth23 December 1949
CityCovington, KY
CountryUnited States of America
DUST includes rarities, demos, unreleased songs and instrumentals, live recordings, and more.
I have enjoyed all the artists I've worked with.
I love drums and still play frequently.
As much as I love performing, nothing juices me up creatively like being in my own studio for an extended period. Songs, ideas, even paintings are pouring out of me. My inspiration and usual subject matter: life.
I thought I might be a band instructor, someone who plays all the instruments and teaches others.
I was left with an urge to make the guitar sound like things it shouldn't be able to sound like.
I didn't make my first solo record until 1981 so I don't have any 60′s or 70′s recordings but I am working on a large boxed set called DUST to be released next year, the 20th anniversary of my first solo record.
I prefer a quartet, it makes everyone work harder.
For example, after developing a sound similar to an elephant trumpeting, I wrote the song Elephant Talk which gave my elephant sound an appropriate place to live.