Peter Sinfield,King Crimsons lyricist, live technical wizard, and roadie, died Thursday, Nov. 14.

Sinfields death was confirmed byDiscipline Global Mobile, the record label founded by King CrimsonsRobert Fripp.

A rep for DGM did not immediately returnRolling Stones request for comment.

1969: (L-R) Lyricist Peter Sinfield and guitarist Robert Fripp of the first lineup of the English rock band “King Crimson” record in the studio in 1969. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Peter Sinfield (left) and Robert Fripp (right) in a recording studio in 1969.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

But he said the term seemed like another word for a collective of mad people to me.

And why 21st Century?

I dont know; it just sounded better than 20th century.

And I was definitely putting it in the near future.

The world was going in that direction.

In that situation you start becoming disrespectful to your partner, Sinfield said.

And this was what happened.