Peter John Sinfield (born 27 December 1943) is an English poet and songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder and former lyricist of

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, whose debut album '' In the Court of the Crimson King'' is considered one of the first and most influential

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albums ever released. Sinfield's lyrics are known for their surreal imagery, often involving common fantasy concepts, nature, or the sea. They often also deal with emotional concepts and, sometimes, storyline concepts. Later in his career, he adapted his songwriting to better suit pop music, and wrote a number of successful songs for artists such as

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, Leo Sayer, Five Star, and

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. In 2005, Sinfield was referred to as a "prog rock hero" in ''Q'' magazine for his lyrical work and influence in the

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Early life

Sinfield was born at

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, London, to mixed English-Irish ancestry and a bohemian activist mother Deidre (also known as Joey or Daphne). He seldom had contact with his father Ian. Up until the age of eight, he was raised largely by his mother's German housekeeper Maria Wallenda, a

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walker from the circus act

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, after which he was sent to

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in Oxshott. It was there that Sinfield discovered a love of words and their uses and meanings, with the guidance of his tutor John Mawson. He came to devour books of all kinds, especially poetry. He later attended Ranelagh Grammar School in

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. He left school at sixteen and worked briefly as a travel agent, believing that this would "allow him to see the world". Sinfield then went on to work for a computer company for six years, travelling around Europe when he could and hanging around with friends from the Chelsea School of Art. To compete with his art school friends, Sinfield began learning to play the guitar, and write poetry in the mid 1960s, and made a living on market stalls selling handmade kites, lampshades, paintings and customised clothing. He spent a number of years drifting around

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and Spain before returning to England. Sometime in 1967, he formed The Creation, a band he said he envisioned as a cross between

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and

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. One of the members, Ian McDonald, convinced Sinfield to switch from singer/guitarist to lyricist.

King Crimson

In 1968, Ian McDonald joined Giles, Giles and Fripp, a progressive pop trio consisting of

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, Peter Giles, and

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, who were looking to do more with music than their three-man line-up could manage. McDonald let the others know that he was already working with someone who could write lyrics. In their primordial form, Giles, Giles & Fripp, augmented by McDonald and ex-

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vocalist Judy Dyble, recorded an early version of the McDonald-Sinfield song " I Talk to the Wind", which later became part of King Crimson's repertoire. Peter Giles left the group at about this time, to be replaced by

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, and Sinfield joined around the same time. In his own words, "I became their pet hippie, because I could tell them where to go to buy the funny clothes that they saw everyone wearing". Sinfield also came up with the name King Crimson. Sinfield loved working with the band and, in addition to writing the phantasmagorical lyrics that came to be part of King Crimson's trademark, he also ran the group's light-show at their concerts, and offered advice on artwork, album design, and other details of the band's releases. Sinfield's performance role in the band was limited to occasionally playing

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synthesizer. Fripp became involved with other projects (most notably the Centipede orchestra), which left Sinfield with much of the responsibility for the final version and design of the album, including the uniquely ornate jacket. The relationship between Sinfield and Fripp became increasingly strained as the band progressed. On their fourth album, ''

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'', Sinfield began exploring new lyrical territory, with more sexual imagery juxtaposed with the languidly surreal title track. On 1 January 1972, following a tour of the United States, Fripp told Sinfield he could no longer work with him and asked him to leave the group.

ELP, Roxy Music, PFM, and ''Still''

In 1972, Sinfield remained associated with E.G. Records, which represented King Crimson and

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, and it was while Sinfield was producing Roxy Music's debut album and their

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" Virginia Plain" that he first decided to try his own hand at recording a solo album. In 1973 he wrote English lyrics for the Italian group Premiata Forneria Marconi (also known as PFM) and produced their first album for ELP's

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, titled, ''

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'' as well as ''The World Became the World''. In 1973, Sinfield formed a band provisionally called A Bowl of Soup and featuring Phil Jump on keyboards, Richard Brunton on guitar, Allan "Min" Mennie on drums, Steve Dolan on bass, and Sinfield himself on vocals, guitar, and synthesizer. A Bowl of Soup were booked to record an album at Command Studios. This album, '' Still'', was ultimately credited as a Pete Sinfield solo album, and in addition to the five members of A Bowl of Soup it featured input from numerous former (

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, Ian Wallace), and future ( John Wetton) Crimson alumni. While working on ''Still'', he was approached by

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, who needed a lyricist of Sinfield's calibre. Sinfield put it more bluntly: "Greg

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called me. 'I need help with the lyrics.' And, boy, did he need help." ''Still'' was originally released on ELP's own Manticore label in 1973, but Sinfield found himself subsumed into Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Already having a fear of the stage which he had little time to overcome due to writing demands, his solo career was put on hold and he worked with ELP for the next few years. During this time, Sinfield lived with his first wife Stephanie in The Mill House,

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, which was loaned to him by ELP. His neighbour was Gary Brooker of Procol Harum, with whom he co-wrote five songs on Brooker's first solo album ''No More Fear of Flying''. He also released a book containing his previous lyrics and poems titled ''Under the Sky'' (named after one of the lyrics from ''Still''). In 1975, "

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", a song co-written with Greg Lake was released.

Ibiza years

After overestimating his wealth and underestimating his percentage of royalties from ELP, he moved to

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to live as a

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, and enjoyed his first interruption from continual work in the music industry. There he met a circle of artists, actors, painters, and members of the

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such as Peter Unsworth and Barry Flanagan, and eventually parted from his first wife. During his time in Ibiza, Sinfield's break from songwriting allowed him to spend his time travelling, socialising, and reflecting, which he had been unable to do for the previous decade. During the late 1970s, he continued to move in communities around Spain. In 1978, following the success of his previous lyrics for

, Sinfield was asked by ELP to produce lyrics for their album '' Love Beach'', now regarded by many (including Sinfield himself) to be the weakest of all ELP's albums. In 1978 he also narrated Robert Sheckley's ''In a Land of Clear Colours'', an audio sci-fi story released the following year on a limited edition of 1000 vinyl records. The backing music for the story was provided by

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, with whom Sinfield had previously worked while producing Roxy Music. By the time he returned to London in 1980, with his new Spanish wife (a model and runner-up for Miss Spain), he discovered that

music was no longer in demand, and that punk had emerged in the UK. Sinfield also wrote the lyrics, in 1978–1980, for the English versions of '' Alla fiera dell'est'' (''Highdown Fair'') and ''

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'' (''Fables and Fantasies''), by Italian singer-songwriter

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and, in 1981–1983, for "It's Your Dream" ('' Nikka Costa''), "My First Love", "I Believe in Fairy Tales", and "Trick or Treat" (''

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''), by the American child singer Nikka Costa.

Pop years

Upon his return to London in 1980, his publisher introduced him to Andy Hill, a composer and fellow songwriter. He and Sinfield collaborated on such hits as " The Land of Make Believe" by

, which reached No. 1 in the

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, and became one of the biggest-selling hits of the decade. While re-educating himself to adapt to the pop music industry with the help of Hill, he returned to Spain, where he was already established in the communities within Ibiza and Barcelona, and as his career progressed, moved into a house in

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. At this time, he appeared on Spanish television programme ''Musical Express'', where he was interviewed and performed a set with Boz Burrell, Tim Hinkley,

, Bobby Tench,

, and Gary Brooker. In the United Kingdom, he continued to release hits with Hill, including "

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" by Bucks Fizz and "Have You Ever Been in Love" by Leo Sayer (which they wrote with John Danter). He also co-wrote Five Star's " Rain or Shine" with

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. After divorcing his wife and leaving

, he returned to the UK around 1990 to a flat in

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and continued to write lyrics for

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. In 1993, he re-released his solo album as ''Stillusion''. In the same year, he and Hill released " Think Twice" by

, which went on to become a massive hit and won an Ivor Novello Award for "Best Song Musically and Lyrically". Sinfield and Hill had also won an Ivor Novello a decade previously for the Leo Sayer track, "Have You Ever Been in Love".

Haiku

There had been rumours of a second solo album, and Sinfield worked on it for a couple of years with vibraphone player and programmer

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, formerly of

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. It was always a challenging project, made more so by Sinfield's quadruple bypass operation in 2005. After a period of convalescence, Sinfield attempted to restart the project, but it failed to take off. During this time Sinfield wrote an increasing number of

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. After his appearance at the Genoa Poetry Festival at the

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in June 2010, he has turned his creative energies more towards poetry. Sinfield is still active as a writer and appeared in the 2009 BBC documentary ''Prog Rock Britannia: An Observation in Three Movements''.

Personal life

Sinfield now lives in

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, Suffolk. He is still active within the songwriting community and is a member of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors committee. He underwent heart surgery in 2005, from which he is now fully recovered.

Influences

Sinfield had a fairly unusual and colourful upbringing, being an only child (bar his adopted brother, Dennis) of a bisexual mother who ran a hair salon and one of the first burger bars in London in the 1950s. He grew up in a bohemian household, and claims to have vivid memories of extravagant and wonderful Christmases, later inspiring the lyrics for his hit "

", which recalled a lost and naive faith in

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. Sinfield claimed that ''A Poet's Notebook'' by

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had an important influence on his writing, as well as the works of Arthur Rimbaud,

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, Kahlil Gibran, and

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. Musically he was largely influenced by

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and

. Hearing Donovan's opening line of "

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": "Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair"' was, Sinfield stated, the defining moment when he decided he had the desire and ability to start writing songs.

Discography

Solo

* '' Still'' (1973) – vocals, twelve-string guitar, synthesizer, production, cover design (re-released in 1993 as ''Stillusion'')

With
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* '' In the Court of the Crimson King'' (1969) – lyrics, production * '' In the Wake of Poseidon'' (1970) – lyrics, production * ''

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'' (1970) – lyrics, VCS3, production * ''

'' (1971) – lyrics, production * ''Sailors' Tales 1970-1972'', 27-disc boxed set (2017) – lyrics, production, live sound mix

With
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* ''

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'' (1973) – lyrics for "Benny the Bouncer" and " Karn Evil 9 3rd Impression" * '' Works Volume I'' (1977) – lyrics * ''

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'' (1977) – lyrics for "Watching Over You", and "

" * '' Love Beach'' (1978) – lyrics

Others

;McDonald and Giles * '' McDonald and Giles'' (1970) – lyrics and concept for "Birdman" ;

* ''

'' (1972) – production ; Premiata Forneria Marconi * ''

'' (1973) – production, lyrics * ''The World Became the World'' (1974) – production, lyrics ;

* '' Highdown Fair'' (1978) – lyrics * '' Fables and Fantasies'' (1980) – lyrics ;With Robert Sheckley and

* ''In a Land of Clear Colours'' (1978) – narration ; Gary Brooker * ''No More Fear of Flying'' (1979) – lyrics ;Chris Squire and Alan White * "

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" (1981) – lyrics ; Nikka Costa * '' The 1st Album'' (1981) – lyrics for "It's Your Dream" * ''

'' (1983) – lyrics for "My First Love", "I Believe in Fairy Tales", and "Trick or Treat" ;

* '' The 1st Album'' (1981) – lyrics * '' Are You Ready'' (1982) – lyrics * ''

'' (1984) – lyrics * '' Writing on the Wall'' (1986) – lyrics * ''

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'' (1988) – lyrics for – "20th Century Hero" ; Moon Martin (1982) and

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(1988) * "

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" – lyrics ; Leo Sayer * '' Have You Ever Been in Love'' (1983) – lyrics ; Five Star * '' Silk & Steel'' (1986) – lyrics ;Flairck * ''Sleight of Hand'' (1987) – lyrics for "Walk Upon Dreams" ; Agnetha Fältskog * '' I Stand Alone'' (1987) – lyrics for "Love in a World Gone Mad" ;

* '' Heart of Stone'' (1989) – lyrics for the same song ;

* ''

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'' (1993) – lyrics for " Think Twice" * ''

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'' (1996) – lyrics for "

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" ;

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* ''Exiles'' (1997) – lyrics for "This Is Your Life" ; Ian McDonald * ''Drivers Eyes'' (1999) - lyrics for "Let There Be Light"

References

External links

Song Soup On Sea
– Official website of Peter Sinfield. * * of 2002 interview by Todd Kennedy. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinfield, Peter 1943 births Living people People from Aldeburgh People from Bracknell People from Fulham King Crimson members English songwriters English rock guitarists Ivor Novello Award winners Musicians from Berkshire Musicians from London

Early life

King Crimson

ELP, Roxy Music, PFM, and ''Still''

Ibiza years

Pop years

Haiku

Personal life

Influences

Discography

Solo

With King Crimson King Crimson are a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England. The band draws inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, industrial, electronic, experime ...

With Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitar, producer) and Carl Palmer (drums, percus ...

Others

References

External links

With
King Crimson King Crimson are a progressive rock band formed in 1968 in London, England. The band draws inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, industrial, electronic, experime ...

With
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitar, producer) and Carl Palmer (drums, percus ...