Ed O'Brien quotes

Ed O'Brien is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for the band Radiohead. His innovative guitar techniques and use of effects helped shape the band's distinctive sound. He has also pursued solo projects, further showcasing his versatility and creativity. Here are 24 of his quotes:

I think that's what helped us: confidence, respect, the desire to work hard. (Ed O'Brien)
It is fantastic to be found in a foreign country. View quote
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Not in the mornings, I'm always so tired in the morning. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't read the press, I don't watch endless music TV. View quote
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We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band. View quote
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We are different people - you get a different take on the band whoever you speak to. Somehow, at the end of it, it goes through the filtering process and out comes the Radiohead thing. View quote
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For a band like us tracklisting is a massive, massive task. View quote
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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. (Ed O'Brien)
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. View quote
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Everyone who's serious about what they're doing must be in constant motion forward. View quote
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We are a weird bunch, we are very disparate. View quote
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But we will play 6, 7 new songs each evening, approximately a third in the concert. I think it's a good balance. It will be very interesting to see the public's reaction. But i think when we'll play the very first new piece, we will be scared. View quote
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I'm thrilled we've got a new single out, as singles were the way I first got into music as a child. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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We're not spokespeople, we're musicians. View quote
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What had disappointed me at the time of the last tour, was to go on a worldwide tour, we were at some incredible places and we couldn't enjoy it, hadn't the time. View quote
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There was this discussion to know how long the human ear was really receptive to the music. A 74 minute CD is too long. We thought about making two CDs, 35 minutes each... But the songs need to breathe. (Ed O'Brien)
The thing is, it really did take us too long to get these recordings done. We've had our rough times in the studio in the past, but after four weeks most of the material would have been recorded. This time it seemed like it just goes on and on. View quote
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that. View quote
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Of the 25 songs we've recorded there were 24 that we wanted to have on an album. That wouldn't have worked. So when one of our wise managers suggested the idea of considering two different album, it cleared the way for us. View quote
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Ed O'Brien

Ed O'Brien - Image
Photo: Laura Sylvester, CC BY-SA 2.5
Occupation: English Musician
Born: April 15, 1968
Quotes count: 24

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