Adrian Belew

Born Robert Steven Belew on December 23rd 1949 in Covington, Kentucky, USA. Colonel Adrian Belew is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and producer who has released 25 solo albums, and has worked alongside some of the most ground breaking artists of the past 50 years, including: Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Paul Simon, Laurie Anderson and Nine Inch Nails, plus many more. From 1981 to 2008 Belew was the singer, principal lyricist and guitarist in the art-rock giant King Crimson. Known for pushing the sonic boundaries of guitar — Belew is sometimes referred to as a stunt guitarist — with much of Belew’s music mixing pop song writing with complex time signatures, witty lyrics, wild sounds, and a technical mastery of his instrument. In the early 2020s Belew and former Talking Heads member Jerry Harrison started a live tour tribute to ‘’, performing the iconic 1980 record. Adrian married his second wife Martha Belew on December 13th 1992, who is also Adrian’s manager. Adrian’s first wife was, dating back to the early 1980s, was Margaret Belew.