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 English Musician More Ed O'Brien Quotes 0
Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that. Ed O'Brien English Musician More Ed O'Brien Quotes 0
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. Ed O'Brien English Musician More Ed O'Brien Quotes 0
Everyone who's serious about what they're doing must be in constant motion forward. Ed O'Brien English Musician More Ed O'Brien Quotes 0
I don't read the press, I don't watch endless music TV. Ed O'Brien English Musician More Ed O'Brien Quotes 0
I think that's what helped us: confidence, respect, the desire to work hard. Ed O'Brien English Musician More Ed O'Brien Quotes 0
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. Ed O'Brien English Musician More Ed O'Brien Quotes 0
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. Ed O'Brien English Musician More Ed O'Brien Quotes 0
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 English Musician More Ed O'Brien Quotes 0
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. Ed O'Brien English Musician More Ed O'Brien Quotes 0
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. Ed O'Brien English Musician More Ed O'Brien Quotes 0