I'm Happy To Write 10 Times Too

I Suppose Subconsciously I Was Thinking In Terms Of Having The Scale Of It Matching The Scale Of The Images. Hence The Sort Of String Quartet, Jazz Band And Electronic Stuff.

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.

Rock Music Is Quite Big In India - But It Mostly Just Replaces All The Intricacies Of Indian Rhythms And Indian Melody With Lumpen Rock Drumming And Power Chords.

I Think I'll Always Feel A Little In Awe Whenever I See Someone In Their 20s Or 30s Carrying A Cello Or Violin Case - Because I Know, If They're Doing It Professionally, How Many Years Of Practice Have Gone Into Being Able To Make Music With Them. And The Sounds They Can Make Just Hit Me Very Hard, And Feel Full Of Limitless Complexity.

My Style Is So Tightly Tied In With Our Songs That I Don't Think You Could Even Ask Me To Quit Radiohead And Play Guitar For Another Band. I Don't Think I Could Do It. It Would Probably Reveal Me To Be The Bluffer That I Believe I Am. That's How It Feels. I Wouldn't Have The Confidence To Do Anything But This.