Songwriter, lyricist, Pete Sinfield has passed. Sinfield had an early involvement with progressive rock band King Crimson. Sinfield wore many hats in his years working with Crimson. He wrote song lyrics, helped out with the band’s stage rigging, made suggestions about Crimson’s branding, acted as the resident hipster, providing the other members with ideas about what to wear to fit the image of the times, and even contributed bits of playing EMS VCS 3 synthesizer to the group’s sound.
Eventually, he wore out his welcome with the band and went on to work with Emerson, Lake and Palmer providing more lyrics to their tunes. ELP’s bass player Greg Lake and Sinfield collaborated on Lake’s single, “I Believe in Father Christmas” and had a hit on their hands.
Other names he has been associated with include PFM, Roxy Music, Cher (!) and Bucks Fizz.
A hero to me in my youth. Rest well, Dear Sir.
