Bill Rieflin, Drummer for Ministry, King Crimson, and R.E.M., Dead at 59
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pitchfork.comBill Rieflin, best known as the drummer for Ministry, King Crimson, and R.E.M., has died of cancer, according to his friend and collaborator Robert Fripp.
He was 59. Rieflin was born in 1960 in Seattle, Washington. He got his start in music in the late 70s with local bands the Telepaths, Tupperwares, and the Blackouts.
When Al Jourgensen invited the Blackouts join him in the industrial powerhouse that was Ministry; while he was never an official member, he left an indelible mark on the group’s identity.
Rieflin was best known as a drummer but was in fact a multi-instrumentalist who played piano, guitar, and bass in addition to his work behind the kit. “Drums were never my first choice as an instrument,” he told NPR in 2011, “but that's what
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