Michael Giles Quotes

United Kingdom, Drummer
March 1, 1942

Michael Rex Giles is an English drummer, best known as a co-founder of King Crimson in 1969. Prior to the formation of King Crimson, he also co-founded the short-lived Giles, Giles & Fripp with his brother, Peter, and Robert Fripp the previous year.

Also known as Founder

I'm amazed at how adventurous and how dangerous the music was, and still is. I haven't heard anything like it since. I'm quite surprised, because a lot of the music on there we never heard at the time.

Michael Giles
- Time
- Music
- Never
I still don't know anything about drugs, or who takes them, or what happens.

Michael Giles
- Happens
- Anything
- Drugs

If anything's progressive, then we make progress.

Michael Giles
The rise of King Crimson was so fast that, to me, it felt as if it was going out of control. And it was going so fast that I couldn't keep up with what was happening.

Michael Giles
- Control
- Keep
- Fast
I think that what I'm interested with is the creative side of music-making, rather than all the travelling.

Michael Giles
- Music
- Creative
- I Think