Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood rose to fame as a guitar virtuoso, but has wowed crowds with his ability to not only play several instruments, but master them. One such instrument that audiences haven't been privy to is Greenwood's favorite. The recorder.
The Radiohead guitarist even has a pre-show ritual involving the recorder.
"I’ll get to the venue early, seek out these rooms that smell of Deep Heat and jockstraps, get out my recorder, play one of Telemann’s canonic sonatas and just be swamped in this flattering reverb. I have fantasies of putting demands on the rider. You know, instead of cocaine and call girls, hook me up with a really good amateur recorder group. It’s sick, isn’t it?”
Those hoping to catch Greenwood performing the recorder during a Radiohead concert may have to wait a bit. As of now, Greenwood says the band doesn't have any plans.
“We don’t tour until we’ve got new music and new music doesn’t happen until we get together and that doesn’t happen until everyone’s free," he said.
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