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Ed O'Brien Biography

Edward John O'Brien (born 15 April 1968) is an English guitarist and member of the alternative rock band Radiohead, with whom he has recorded nine studio albums. He provides backing vocals and makes extensive use of effects units to create atmospheric sounds and textures. In 2010, Rolling Stone named O'Brien the 59th greatest guitarist of all time.

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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.

Hate, Think, Thinking, Time, Tired

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.

Fans, Heads, Kid, Kids, Sound

I don't read the press, I don't watch endless music TV.

Endless, Music, Press, Tvs, Watch, Watches

We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band.

Aware, Band, Fame, Kind

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.

Drink, Interesting, Play, Special, Things

It is fantastic to be found in a foreign country.

Country, Fantastic, Fantasy, Foreign

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.

Blood, Hard Work, Involves, Sweat, Tears, Work

For a band like us tracklisting is a massive, massive task.

Band, Like, Massive, Task, Tasks, Tracklisting

Music, at the end of the day, is communicating something - emotion, a feeling, a rite of passage, where you are in life.

Emotion, Feelings, Music, Passage, Rite, The End Of The Day

I'm thrilled we've got a new single out, as singles were the way I first got into music as a child.

Child, Children, Firsts, Single, Thrilled, Way

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.

Chords, Computer, Long, Stuff

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.

Approximately, Interesting, Play, Reaction, Song, Thinking

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.

Album, Albums, Journey, Records, Regardless, Traditional

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.

Music, People, Refreshing, Same, Separating, Thinking

Not in the mornings, I'm always so tired in the morning.

Morning, Mornings, Tired

I think that's what helped us: confidence, respect, the desire to work hard.

Confidence, Desire, Hard, Hard Work, Think, Thinking

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.

Band, Different, People, Speak, Take

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.

Arena, Big, Computer, Ends, Playing