Editing Robert Fripp (section)

===''A Scarcity of Miracles'', musical 'retirement' and new lineup of King Crimson===

In May 2011, Jakko Jakszyk, Robert Fripp and Mel Collins released ''[[A Scarcity of Miracles|A Scarcity of Miracles: A King Crimson ProjeKct]]'' on the Panegyric label. The album also featured contributions by Tony Levin and Gavin Harrison, leading to speculation that the project was a dry run for a new King Crimson lineup.

In an interview published 3 August 2012, Fripp stated that he had retired from working as a professional musician, citing long-standing differences with [[Universal Music Group]] and stating that working within the music industry had become "a joyless exercise in futility".<ref>{{cite web |last=Hunter |first=Ludovic |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f588e100-d7ee-11e1-9980-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz25mEnRslA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210211226/https://www.ft.com/content/f588e100-d7ee-11e1-9980-00144feabdc0#ixzz25mEnRslA |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |title=The day the music died |publisher=FT.com |date=3 August 2012 |access-date=27 December 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/king-crimsons-robert-fripp-quits-music-biz/ |title=King Crimson's Robert Fripp Quits Music Biz &#124; Rock News &#124; News |publisher=Planet Rock |date=7 September 2012 |access-date=27 December 2012}}</ref> This retirement proved to be short-lived, only lasting as long as it took to come to a settlement with UMG.

In his online diary entry for 6 September 2013, Fripp announced the return of King Crimson as a seven-piece unit with "four Englishmen and three Americans". The new lineup was Fripp, Levin, both Mastelotto and Harrison on drums, returning 1970s band member Mel Collins and two new members: [[Jakko Jakszyk]] as singer and second guitarist, and Bill Rieflin as a third drummer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dgmlive.com/diaries.htm?entry=24091|title=Friday, 6th September 2013|department=Robert Fripp's Diary|publisher=Discipline Global Mobile|place=Bredonborough|access-date=24 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328224034/http://www.dgmlive.com/diaries.htm?entry=24091|archive-date=28 March 2014}}</ref> This version of the band went on tour in 2014 and 2015 with a setlist reworking and reconfiguring the band's 1960s and 1970s material (plus songs from ''A Scarcity of Miracles'' and new compositions). In early 2016, it was announced that former [[The Lemon Trees|Lemon Trees]]/[[Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds|Noel Gallagher]] drummer Jeremy Stacey would substitute for Rieflin on that year's tour while the latter was on sabbatical. King Crimson continued touring as a seven- or eight-piece unit with Stacey as a permanent member on drums and keyboards, plus Rieflin (when available) on keyboards and "fairy dusting" until 2021. Rieflin last played with Crimson in 2018; he died 24 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-25 |title=Seattle musician Bill Rieflin of King Crimson, R.E.M. dies at 59 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/seattle-musician-bill-rieflin-of-king-crimson-r-e-m-dies-at-59/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>