Ed O'Brien
Ed O'Brien
Edward John "Ed" O'Brienis an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the alternative rock band Radiohead, with whom he has recorded nine studio albums. Alongside his work in Radiohead, O'Brien has also played guitar and provided backing vocals for the 7 Worlds Collide project...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth15 April 1968
children firsts way
I'm thrilled we've got a new single out, as singles were the way I first got into music as a child.
country fantasy fantastic
It is fantastic to be found in a foreign country.
band kind fame
We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band.
kids fans albums
But for the first time, we haven't made a huge leap forward in sound from our last album. Fans who own Kid A should be able to get their heads around it.
tvs watches endless
I don't read the press, I don't watch endless music TV.
hard-work thinking desire
I think that's what helped us: confidence, respect, the desire to work hard.
hard-work blood sweat
If you want something good to come out of something, you have to put in a lot of effort. That involves a lot of hard work, and a lot of blood, sweat and tears sometimes. No different to anything, no different to what we all do.
morning tired
Not in the mornings, I'm always so tired in the morning.
long stuff computer
It's really weird to be playing chords again. Haven't played chords for a long time. I realised I haven't played chord changes since OK Computer and stuff like that.
hate tired thinking
We don't hate the media, it's just that when there's too much of it we get bored, but it happens to every human being. I don't think we even hated the media by the time that movie was made. We were just tired.
journey want albums
So we are not doing the traditional album, tour, album, tour, album, tour anymore. We're going to tour when we want to, regardless of whether we've got a record out.
arena computer ends
At the end of OK Computer we were playing big, big arenas and it wasn't right. You can do those things occasionally but at the time it didn't feel right.
thinking people refreshing
What is so refreshing playing with Neil Finn and all his friends is these people think exactly the same - regular people doing their thing and separating the music from the business.
play interesting special
There is always some universal proportion, but along with that there are some places where special things happen. Ireland, for example. I've always felt it's interesting to play there. Maybe they just drink more than anybody else.