Expectation closes the door to what is happening in the moment.

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language.

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.

Understanding is simple. Knowing is complicated.

If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra have played this particular chestnut so many times, they can play it in their sleep. Does the genius remain present in the music or not?

There is a difference between being a timekeeper and keeping the pulse or being in step with the pulse in the band.

Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative.