Robert Fripp is recovering from emergency procedures after suffering a heart attack.
The founder of King Crimson began to have chest pains as he prepared to fly from England to Italy for a concert.
“On Saturday, Apr. 6, I flew to Italy,” Fripp explained. “I’d been suffering what I considered to be acid reflux for a couple of weeks before.”
He arranged for a doctor’s visit in Italy, but when he arrived his companions took him to a cardiac hospital in Bergamo. A doctor told him he has 500 troponin levels, which can indicate a heart attack, and essentially he suffered an attack two weeks earlier, but didn’t know it.
Fripp underwent five hours of surgery, intensive care, then a second surgery, and is now on medication and getting used to a new health balance.
“I’m a very happy fortunate man,” he said, “If you think you have heartburn or acid reflux, really look into it – it might be something more.”