Estonian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Margus Laidre presented world-renowned guitarist, composer and record producer Robert Fripp with the Order of the Cross of St Mary’s Land 4th Class at the Estonian Embassy in London on Wednesday 17 December.
The high Estonian state decoration was bestowed on the distinguished musician on the eve of the Estonian 90th Anniversary by the Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves for widening the cultural horizons and developing Estonian-British cultural contacts.
Robert Fripp has performed his solo project Churchscapes in several Estonian churches as part of the Estonian Jazz Festival. According to the musician the performances he gave in Estonia were one of the highlights of his long professional career. „The five Churchscape performances in Estonia were exceptional and remarkable. The audiences listened,“ he said.
Ambassador Laidre has described Fripp’s music as a rare phenomenon in today’s world. „Even as a grown-up Fripp dares to open up the most sensitive parts of his heart and soul, which makes him very vulnerable in front of the often, too cruel and too greedy world around us, “he said. „Robert Fripp has preserved the ability of breaking the frames as his artistry is continuously seeking new ways how to express himself,“ Laidre added.
Robert Fripp is best known for being the guitarist for, and only constant member of, the progressive rock band King Crimson, but he has also worked with Brian Eno, David Sylvian, the Orb, Thomas Feldmann and The Future Sound of London. Fripp was also ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."
(Ref. EMFA)
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If 'the max' did anything coherent in estonia, he undoubtedly would get an order from Ilves as well, to go with the 'confusion will be my epitaph' order he received from his old buddy Karl Vaino.
A decision borne out of a moment's "frippancy". A pity really, since I can't see how such orders justify themselves in the light of the original meaning of Estonian sisu. This bears very little resemblance to such decisions of the past, and I think that the Order has devalued itself in the light of anyone short of the max getting one of these handed down to them.
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The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams.
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams.
When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams,
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
As silence drowns the screams.
Between the iron gates of fate,
The seeds of time were sown,
And watered by the deeds of those
Who know and who are known;
Knowledge is a deadly friend
When no one sets the rules.
The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
If we make it we can all sit back
And laugh.
But I fear tomorrow Ill be crying,
Yes I fear tomorrow Ill be crying.
The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams.
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams.
When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams,
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
As silence drowns the screams.
Between the iron gates of fate,
The seeds of time were sown,
And watered by the deeds of those
Who know and who are known;
Knowledge is a deadly friend
When no one sets the rules.
The fate of all mankind I see
Is in the hands of fools.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
If we make it we can all sit back
And laugh.
But I fear tomorrow Ill be crying,
Yes I fear tomorrow Ill be crying.
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