I'm Quite Into Listening To Music And

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.

I Think It's A Bit Of A Disappointment That A Lot Of People's Golden Age Of Music Is Still The '60s.

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.

It's What The Pixies Always Said About Music - They Were Writing Songs And Just Trying Not To Be Boring. That Was Their Main Motivation And It Worked For Them. I Remember Reading That And Thinking That Was The Way To Do It.

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.