Patrick Clarke
, February 16th, 2021 09:45
Toyah Willcox tells us about her and husband Robert Fripp s bonkers lockdown videos, why she sees herself as honouring Barbara Windsor, how they might influence King Crimson going forward, and how they ve inspired a surge of interest in her kitchen cupboards. Plus, tQ s top seven lockdown home broadcasts!
Photo by Dean Stocking
Few artists’ lockdown content has made quite as much impact as the videos Toyah Willcox and her husband, King Crimson’s Robert Fripp, have been putting out since their DIY rendition of
Swan Lake last May. From bizarre comedy skits to heartfelt agony aunt segments their broadcasts have become a sensation, particularly the duo’s supercharged performances of classic rock hits like ‘School’s Out’, ‘Welcome To The Jungle’, ‘Paranoid’ and ‘Rebel Yell’, with at least one of them in fancy dress as a cheerleader, unicorn, bee, dinosaur or Father Christmas. Their views rocketed with their rendition