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\\u201cBeing on tour with King Crimson,\\u201d in the words of their film director, \\u201cis like being with the school rugby team and, at the last minute, the games teacher falls ill so they send them out with the maths master. But the team starts winning ...\\u201d

Is there another band remotely like them? Their leader believes in discipline and cold showers in the morning. He practices four hours a day. Life in the group was \\u201cwretched\\u201d from 1969 to 2013. Adrian Belew says it made his hair fall out. The running gag among its 22 one-time members is \\u201cyou\\u2019re irreplaceable, just like the last bloke\\u201d. With great bravery and patience, Toby Amies has made a documentary about them, \\u2018In The Court Of The Crimson King: King Crimson at 50\\u2019, and talks to us here about what he discovered. There\\u2019s much to be enjoyed, not least\\u2026

\\u2026 the fact that Robert Fripp commissioned the film and for months refused to take part in it.

\\u2026 the encounter with Sister Dana, the prog rock nun from Norway.

\\u2026 the film\\u2019s reflections upon \\u201cthe metronome of mortality\\u201d.

.. the thoughts and perspectives of current and former band members, particularly Bill Bruford, Bill Reiflin, Jakko Jakszyk and Ian McDonald who \\u201cbroke Robert\\u2019s heart\\u201d in 1969 and is still touchingly apologetic.

\\u2026 the religious ecstasy pursued by their audience.

\\u2026 how King Crimson\\u2019s music feels like a deep-body tissue massage.

\\u2026 and the extraordinary two-minute pause that a motionless Fripp leaves before answering one of the film\\u2019s questions.

It\\u2019s very entertaining, not least because it was made by someone who wasn\\u2019t a fan but simply curious and had questions he wanted answered. This original and idiosyncratic film suits them perfectly.

Screenings here \\u2026

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