Jonny Greenwood

“It's not about the notes you play, it's about the notes you don't play.”

“I don't think I'm a very good songwriter. I'm a good arranger.”

“It's good to be in a band, because you can stab each other in the back with a bit of love.”

“I get very frustrated with the whole idea of 'geek' culture. It's a bit of a ghetto.”

“I think it’s good to have a bit of a fear of what you’re doing.”

“Film scoring is a bit like being a session musician, but you're a session musician for a director.”

“I'm not interested in being a guitar hero. That's a strange, sad ambition.”

“Technology is a brilliant tool, but it's not a substitute for content.”

“I'm always trying to do the opposite of what I've just done.”

“I'm happiest when I'm just recording and arranging.”

“I got a lot of musical education from my sister, who's a classical musician.”

“I don't think I'm a very good guitar player. I'm just a good noise maker.”

“I'm lucky that I'm in a band that's always trying to reinvent itself.”

“The best thing about being in a band is that you're not alone.”

“Film music is a very different discipline.”

“You can't really plan what you're going to do. You just do it.”

“It's always a bit scary when you're writing a new record.”

“I've always been interested in sounds.”

“I have no problem with the idea of a pop song.”

“The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.”