I don’t mind when people are telling me about their 1971 Firebird, but it’s the same thing as people telling me about their car or something. It’s fine if you have an interest. By talking with me, though, you could be interviewing a novelist about guitars. It’s the same thing, except I don’t write that well either. Jonny Greenwood Read Quote
It’s no longer unusual for real avant-garde composers to have been in a band, and for bands to be interested in a wide range of music. Look at how artists like Aphex Twin are influenced by Nancarrow and Stockhausen. Jonny Greenwood Read Quote
I think It’s a bit of a disappointment that a lot of people’s Golden Age of music is still the ’60s. Jonny Greenwood Read Quote
People will have MP3s of every Miles Davis’ record but never think of hearing any of them twice in a row – there’s just too much to get through. Jonny Greenwood Read Quote
I was happy using cassettes when I was fifteen, but I’m sure they were sneered at in their day by audiophiles. Jonny Greenwood Read Quote
Every American college student goes to college with a hard drive. They take their laptop. There’s not a CD player in sight. Jonny Greenwood Read Quote
But I was in the Radiohead studio today and Phil was there drumming and Thom was there playing. We feel like we’ve only just stopped and already people are wanting us to carry on. Jonny Greenwood Read Quote
I remember when I was in my late teens just getting rid of lots of records, realizing I only ever listened to them when I was reading, or watching TV, or doing something else. Jonny Greenwood Read Quote
