Biography
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Born
27 December 1943
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Born In
Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
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Died
14 November 2024 (aged 80)
Peter Sinfield (born Peter John Sinfield in London on 27 December 1943; died 14 November 2024) was an English poet and songwriter remembered as a co-founder and lyricist of King Crimson, contributing to their albums "In the Court of the Crimson King", "In the Wake of Poseidon", "Lizard" and "Islands", which he also produced.
After having been asked to leave the group by Robert Fripp, Sinfield continued to be active in the progressive rock scene. He produced Roxy Music's first album Roxy Music, and later recorded a solo album, Still, in 1973. The album was later reissued on CD with additional tracks as Stillusion. He then turned up providing lyrics for fellow Crimson alumnus Greg Lake in Emerson, Lake and Palmer, as well as others like Italian progressive rock group PFM and former Procol Harum singer/pianist Gary Brooker.
Subsequently, he worked in the pop music field. For example, he wrote the lyrics to "The Land of Make Believe" by Bucks Fizz and "Think Twice" for Celine Dion. He has also written lyrics for another Crimson alumnus, David Cross.
Sinfield's best known work is the lyrics for the "atheist" Christmas song "I Believe in Father Christmas" by Greg Lake in 1977 which became a Christmas standard.
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