Everything I Do Feels Like It's Going

Every American College Student Goes To College With A Hard Drive. They Take Their Laptop. There's Not A Cd Player In Sight.

I'm Always Happiest Trying New Instruments - And Honestly Enjoy Playing, Say, The Glockenspiel With Radiohead As Much As I Do The Guitar. I Think Regular Touring Has Forced Me To Play The Guitar More Than Anything Else, Which Is Why I'm Probably Most Confident Playing That. And Whist I'd Be Lost If I Couldn't Play It Too, I Dislike The Totemic Worship Of The Thing... Magazines, Collectors, And So On. I Enjoy Struggling With Instruments I Can't Really Play.

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, Really. It's Very Old And Traditional, But Then, You Know, So Is An Orchestra And So Is The String Section.

I Suppose All Of Us - We Have The Old Protestant Work Ethic Of Feeling Guilty When You're Not Working, And Getting A Buzz From Feeling Like You're Really Busy. That's The Reason To Sort Of Carry On.

I Sometimes Wish Taste Wasn't Ever An Issue, And The Sounds Of Instruments Or Synths Could Be Judged Solely On Their Colour And Timbre. Judged By What It Did To Your Ears, Rather Than What Its Historical Use Reminds You Of.