I was just very conscious that I could either bore people by having the music be similar for too long, or I could just wear them out and bore them in a different way by having it changing too much every minute or two minutes. So, there was that kind of balance to get right. Jonny Greenwood balancebearchange share on social
If I'm on a train, with headphones, MP3s are great. At home, I prefer CD or vinyl, partly because they sound a little better in a quiet room and partly because they're finite in length and separate things, unlike the endless days and days of music stored on my laptop. Jonny Greenwood dayendlessfinite share on social
The rest of the band were basically friends, So it was me following them around and begging them to let me be in their band for two or three years. And they finally let me in on the harmonica, actually, and then the keyboards, and finally the guitar. Jonny Greenwood bandbasicallybeg share on social
Everything I do feels like It's going to end up being in Radiohead. Jonny Greenwood endfeltradiohead Change image and share on social
I was happy using cassettes when I was fifteen, but I'm sure they were sneered at in their day by audiophiles. Jonny Greenwood audiophilecassetteday Change image and share on social
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 davishearmile Change image and share on social
If I think about music in the future, I imagine it often as not involving electricity, in some dystopian, post-apocalyptic future. And that's what I get from Penderecki: people making music by taking these instruments out of boxes and playing them. That's a very bizarre and modern thing. Jonny Greenwood apocalypticbizarrebox share on social
When it comes to orchestral music, whenever I see a concert with orchestra and strings, and I arrive and there are speakers up, my heart always sinks a little bit, and I think, 'It's going to be down to some sound guy's ideas.' Contact microphones on the violins. I'm a purist, I suppose. Jonny Greenwood arrivebiteconcert share on social
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 latelistenlot Change image and share on social
I sometimes feel a bit embarrassed to play guitar. There's something - I don't want to sound ungrateful - but there's something very old-fashioned and traditional about it. You meet kids today whose grandparents were in punk bands. It's very old and traditional, but then, so is an orchestra and so is a string section. Jonny Greenwood bandbiteembarrass share on social