Ed O'Brien Quotes

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

Music, Long, Human

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

Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
Ed O'Brien

Thought, Works, Musician

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

Time, Forward, Made

But we will play 6, 7 new songs each evening, approximately a third in the concert. I think it's a good balance. It will be very interesting to see the public's reaction. But i think when we'll play the very first new piece, we will be scared.
Ed O'Brien

Good, Evening, Play

Everyone who's serious about what they're doing must be in constant motion forward.
Ed O'Brien

Forward, Serious, Everyone

For a band like us tracklisting is a massive, massive task.
Ed O'Brien

Band, Task, Massive

I don't read the press, I don't watch endless music TV.
Ed O'Brien

Music, Read, Watch

I think that's what helped us: confidence, respect, the desire to work hard.
Ed O'Brien

Work, Respect, Confidence

I'm thrilled we've got a new single out, as singles were the way I first got into music as a child.
Ed O'Brien

Music, Single, Child

It is fantastic to be found in a foreign country.
Ed O'Brien

Country, Found, Foreign

It's really weird to be playing chords again. Haven't played chords for a long time. I realised I haven't played chord changes since OK Computer and stuff like that.
Ed O'Brien

Time, Long, Again

Not in the mornings, I'm always so tired in the morning.
Ed O'Brien

Morning, Tired, Mornings

Of the 25 songs we've recorded there were 24 that we wanted to have on an album. That wouldn't have worked. So when one of our wise managers suggested the idea of considering two different album, it cleared the way for us.
Ed O'Brien

Wise, Different, Two

So we are not doing the traditional album, tour, album, tour, album, tour anymore. We're going to tour when we want to, regardless of whether we've got a record out.
Ed O'Brien

Whether, Anymore, Album

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

Time, Past, Long

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

Happen, Play, Special

We are a weird bunch, we are very disparate.
Ed O'Brien

Weird, Disparate, Bunch

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

End, Different, Through

We don't hate the media, it's just that when there's too much of it we get bored, but it happens to every human being. I don't think we even hated the media by the time that movie was made. We were just tired.
Ed O'Brien

Time, Hate, Tired

We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band.
Ed O'Brien

Band, Fame, Aware

We're not spokespeople, we're musicians.
Ed O'Brien

What had disappointed me at the time of the last tour, was to go on a worldwide tour, we were at some incredible places and we couldn't enjoy it, hadn't the time.
Ed O'Brien

Time, Enjoy, Last

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

Music, Business, Friends

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Nationality: English

Born: April 15, 1968

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