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
Adrian Belew quotes about
I'm slowly designing my second Experimental Guitar record. And next year I will release DUST, the giant rarities collection mentioned earlier.
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.
My heart and soul are in the Stratocaster
The only drawback is once the work is done you rarely see each other.
King Crimson will soon be touring parts of Europe.
We expect to keep our writing sessions going until late spring, then to play some new material in a few secret club dates. The record will likely take a long time and may not surface until 1999!
I prefer a quartet, it makes everyone work harder.
King Crimson is never easy; it's challenging. That's why I like it.
As you can appreciate over my lifetime I've developed a large vocabulary of sounds each requiring certain physical techniques often combined with a specific effect box.
Yes, but don't forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely.
Currently I'm working with Parker Fly on a new Midi guitar to arrive next year.
I have no secrets; all of these things have been discussed at length in guitar magazines over the years but are far too elaborate to cover in one article.
I borrowed a guitar at age 16 and taught myself to play because I wanted to write songs.
Age 10. I joined the school marching band as a drummer.