I would throw one Robert Fripp quote from when he was wrangling record label lawsuits at you, but oddly he's always been OK with how "Heroes" turned out, despite the fact he contributed as much to (& should have gotten songwriting royalties from) the song as Bowie & Eno.
i guess i donât get why youâre so fixated on this. Bowie and Eno apparently wrote the songâthe chords, the melodies, the lyrics, i.e âcompositionâ. Fripp comes in and plays over it. does he contribute to the song? of course yes. Does he deserve songwriting royalties? I fucking donât know. but he was a professional and knew, when he came to the session, that unless he offered some composition heâd previously written or if heâd suggested changing the chords in a way that would completely alter the song, that he was being paid to play lead guitar on it and that was it. Why isnât Bill Bruford credited on âOne More Red Nightmare?â














