I Think Guitarists Are Really Over-admired And

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'm Happy To Write 10 Times Too Much Music.

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 Can Remember Soundtracks That You Just Can't Separate From The Film - It's Just So Intertwined, So Important. Like The Hitchcock Ones Where They Kind Of Inform Each Other And Become This Larger Thing As A Result.

Everything I Know About Pop Culture I Know From 'the Simpsons,' And They Say The Grammys Aren't Very Good.