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80-Year-Old Robert Fripp Recovers After Heart Attack, Returns to Tour

5/26/2026

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Robert Fripp (80) suffered a heart attack in Italy and received emergency stent surgery.
He was wheeled off at midnight, got a second stent on Monday, and rejoined his course Thursday.
He now follows a regimen of gym, yoga, and stretching.
He recalled an orderly shaving his testicles without explanation, said few staff spoke English, and he and Toyah Willcox paused then resumed their YouTube series and toured Glastonbury.

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Robert Fripp (80) suffered a heart attack in Italy and received emergency stent surgery.
He was wheeled off at midnight, got a second stent on Monday, and rejoined his course Thursday.
He now follows a regimen of gym, yoga, and stretching.
He recalled an orderly shaving his testicles without explanation, said few staff spoke English, and he and Toyah Willcox paused then resumed their YouTube series and toured Glastonbury.