Radiohead's Ed O'Brien on the Band's Writing Process, His Favourite Guitars & More -BIMM Masterclass

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Definitely the most "normal" of the Radiohead members. He's very articulate and seems comfortable with interviews.

[@iamboomer.4673]

So,the other radiohead members are lunatics?

[@powerslave0606]

He and Philip are often the ones giving the face in band's name recently.

[@knightarnaud]

Tbh only Thom and Jonny are "weird".

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

I didn't say they were lunatics. The others appear to be less comfortable in interviews. Although Thom has lightened up in recent years. Thom and Jonny are more unique and eccentric (and that's certainly not a bad thing). Ed is the most well adjusted socially judging by his body language, ability to sustain eye-contact, and communicate verbally.

[@richardroberson2564]

@@MicahBuzanANIMATION In one interview I saw, Thom talked about how Colin was the best at interviewing and was really good at talking people down as well.

[@professionalmemeenthusiast2117]

"Daydreaming is great" agreed Ed, it is a great song

[@HungryTacoBoy]

Haha. That's exactly what I thought, too.

[@jaym3566]

The most Radiohead thing to say

[@ale305z]

Daydreaming is the song that got me into Radiohead. I had never felt that much emotion in one song, the moment I first listened to it was the moment I decided that I would have started listening to more of their stuff

[@ghazypangerang6118]

@@ale305z Now, listen to Pablo Honey. It's a great album.

[@ale305z]

@@ghazypangerang6118 D:

[@liligman]

Jonny is the mad scientist guitar/multi-instrumentalist, Thom is the Mastermind song writer, Ed creates the soundscapes that the songs live in, and is the best at communicating with outside the band. 3 very different guitar players

[@shape9381]

Grizzly bear has as much depth and nuance to of being a band, and great albums, if you've not checked them out. Daniel Rossen is pretty much Thom and Johnny combined

[@carterjohnfaechner8550]

no luv for phil sadge

[@patches4864]

what about the rest😭

[@liligman]

@@patches4864 within the soundscape Colin, and Phil control the time and weather that sustains the band haha, of course their importance cannot be overstated. Was mainly looking at their approaches to guitars being that they have 3 guitars generally

[@zon6158]

@@carterjohnfaechner8550 he was talking about guitarists

[@freetimeprojex]

Try the best you can. The best you can is good enough.

[@dmrsk1899]

Ed has aged so gracefully. Still my favorite Radiohead member in terms of communicating with fans. A great man to look up to.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

He's definitely the most articulate and sociable. Thom Yorke is a genius but doesn't have great communication skills, but I do like Jonny Greenwoods shy and soft-spoken personality.

[@beback_]

Micah Buzan By far the best looking.

[@theknightsofawesomeness2701]

And Johnny hasn't aged at all

[@dannyh5937]

My friends all grew up Radiohead fans and they all loved Thom Johnny, I was always an Ed fan. Absolutely love his backing vocals and his talent on the guitar and percussion instruments is underrated.

[@Christian-97]

@@theknightsofawesomeness2701 Neither has Phil.

[@seaoftranquility7228]

I would have loved if he’d been asked a little about his back-up singing. He’s the other singer in Radiohead, his vocals are awesome and lend a lot to the overall sound.

[@themamat]

He & Phil

[@Geolaw1]

His backup vocal in Weird Fishes gets ma every time!

[@dylanconnelly2188]

The ‘heyaaaa’ in weird fishes is my favourite back up vocal line ever

[@dylanconnelly2188]

@@Geolaw1 lol i just commented the same thing, didn’t even realise

[@kemikalrxn]

Ed gives the best interviews. Bless him.

[@0412lennon]

when you're in a band with thom yorke and jonny greenwood good things will happen

[@richardroberson2564]

Ed still made some of my favorite riffs of all time.

[@richardroberson2564]

@Luis Felipe Azevedo Giacomin Ed makes his guitar riffs while Johnny makes his usually, sometimes they switch though.

[@ale305z]

@Ossarian you mean the arpeggio? Cause as far as I know Thom wrote Street Spirt

[@kyeno]

@Luis Felipe Azevedo Giacomin ed wrote go to sleep riff

[@emma-xt5iy]

Got to see him speak live a couple years ago and he seems like one of the kindest, most patient musicians out there. Can’t spell Radiohead without ed ☺️☺️

[@VideoPrens]

Eeeeeeeed. -Ed O`Brien

[@overseamusic]

I studied at BIMM for 3 years... now I watch this and I'm wondering why the hell did my degree finished a year before Ed came to do this masterclass??? WHYYYY

[@AndrewCraigPianoPlayer]

Hes a very humble and smart bloke, isn't he.

[@shanehagan]

quiet verse loud chorus template.. pixies then nirvana, such an informative nugget of info there from Ed !! hearing about a successful band’s thought process like this is so valuable.

[@patrickcrawford6392]

Ed talks about his solo in the numbers! Quite nice

[@marcr-m1941]

5:10 Thom Yorke in disguise keeping a close eye on his bandmates.

[@dukeofpearl]

Top man! My favourite guitarist in the band. Jonny gets the most accolades (and quite right too) but Ed’s ambient sounds and soundscapes turn me on to the bands music. 🕶🎶✌🏻......An airbag saved my life! 💥

[@Krnflakgrl71]

Ed is so lovely. Words of inspiration and wisdom for these young musicians.. brilliant..

[@gorutra]

Just saw a video of this bloke teaching how to play Creep. He seemed too wise to be a You Tuber. Cool dude I’m now a fan.

[@akhmadyahin]

Ed o brien is the soul of radiohead..

[@simpatico4004]

He’s impressively articulate.

[@yuriamorim]

Such a lovely, humble and generous guy! Love him. And his new record is amazing

[@DanSing-rr6ge]

With the creative mind the imagination is infinite with a sustainer on a fender strat I love mine ❤

[@salomp1452]

I really hope that there really will be an Ed signature Fender!

[@MattGerard]

Your wish came true

[@mitchmcturtle6890]

Ed is a straight up bro

[@hernanfigueroa3454]

Musico brillante!! Es impresionante la capacidad que tiene para crear colchones y ambientes en la banda!! Melodias increíbles! Esa es su marca personal en Radiohead

[@ancientteenager7880]

love the kid at 5:11 lifting Jonny’s hairstyle wholesale lmao. real Radiohead right there

[@RustinChole]

Jesus it’s been so long since I listened to AMSP I didn’t even recognize burn the witch. Gotta have to put it back on today.

[@MM-vs2et]

Ed is probably the most people-person, extroverted, and generally the most 'normal' out of Radiohead. And even though he tells us of his and their dreams and plans, he's still the most down-to-earth out of any of them. Not to mention, probably the most physically attractive, no homo Ed.

[@jaykelley103]

He's super fucking handsome

[@rachelvillarim3279]

He is super handsome but Thom is sooo enigmatic that i felt in love 😞

[@vladimirfedulov4079]

Ed would hate this comment.

[@bananabanana-b2h]

why?

[@vladimirfedulov4079]

@@bananabanana-b2h would you enjoy your best friends being negatively compared to you by some rando?

[@DavidD-un5oy]

If you don’t have a part you don’t play. There’s something to keep you on your toes.

[@auroraborealis6398]

yes, a bit harsh but honest

[@NorthWriter]

"What I've been trying to get back to is that idea of one guitar that you know really well..." Like Jonny and his Telecaster Plus that he's been using for the last 25 years.

[@Millennial_Mike]

I love Ed. Would love to have a pint with him

[@ricksimpson3657]

it's rly nice what he said to the interviewer at the end but it was such a short interview what a shame

[@taykess7387]

6:41 Matt Damon!

[@jimharris6389]

Matt Damon!

[@rationalmuscle]

Positive thinking and Radiohead combined. Cool. I just wish they'd realize they're the greatest band ever and move on with it.

[@joelowry1323]

radiohead + positive thinking is just animal collective (the other greatest band of all time) come to think of my girls is like the complete antithesis of creep but they both are the bands biggest hits by a huge margin and are far from the best the bands have to offer.

[@yesimtakeoffcantstopmenow2663]

I WISH I WAS THERE TO HEAR THIS GENIUS SPEAK

[@IdiotequeRadiohead]

Super!

[@ReadyMindsetGo]

Argh how do you go from just getting into the interesting topic of the songwriting process to such a basic question as 'do you have a favourite guitar?' 🙈🙈🙈

[@Dreyno]

Is it basic though? Different guitars influence how you play. It can totally change how a song turns outs either in the writing or the recording.

[@bipbong2906]

@@Dreyno Comparatively it's a pretty basic question

[@Dreyno]

@@bipbong2906 Songwriting often amounts to plinking around until something sounds good and coming up with lyrics to fit or visa versa. In fact, he answered the question about it in the same amount of time he spent talking about guitars. You might not be interested in his guitars, comparatively, but many people are. Edit: That comes across as snotty which it isn’t meant to be. It’s just that if the Bends was played on xylophone and accordion, the songwriting wouldn’t really shine through. Guitars are important to him.

[@yutungliu5555]

5:11 Noel Gallagher travelled through time and asked Ed a question!

[@wahoo4uva]

😂😂😂

[@FaxanaduJohn]

Noel Gallagher when he toured with the Inspiral Carpets.

[@maggot92]

most slept on band member

[@pookachu64]

He bought his 335 from little Barrie. Worth looking that up

[@AnnQuebecPolska]

I love Ed O'brien so much...Il a tellement de classe 💙

[@smokyblue17]

What a cool dude

[@Monksyes]

Pretty sure the song he's talking about at 5:26 would be The Numbers? He plays Jonny's orchestra part live.

[@arunca190]

Monksyes thank you! Was wondering.

[@audiochris78]

Fun fact: Les Davidson, the interviewer, used to play guitar for Sniff 'n' the Tears.

[@markolijus]

Ooooh man, love the sound of his guitar and playing on driver seat if that was the name of that great song... That phaser.. woow.. what a song..

[@AM-dt8gb]

His hand is the same size of my head

[@isaacwilliams9919]

That means you have cancer

[@420jettt2]

@@isaacwilliams9919 you know this man checked

[@Amber_xo_133]

Ed is so handsome 😍😍😍

[@someonesaccountforwritingn9894]

5:10 i feel like if noel gallagher ran into jonny greenwood really fast they would just explode into this dude

[@MCS1993]

A great musician.

[@StankPlanks]

Such a cool dude.

[@teddybears4life240]

Gotdammit i luv this HUMAN. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@patrick4833]

love this man

[@cottoncandyaddict]

Ed is effing awesome!

[@wafiyudin4436]

give a moment for 2:19

[@igotwect3174]

“æeeeegh” -Ed O’Brien, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi

[@ytubeanon]

following what Ed said, one of the most frustrating things in music is how everyone who was around at the time knew how self-evident and obvious it was that Nirvana were copying the Pixies (I've just gotten over it), but kids nowadays all say 'naw, I can't hear a similarity at all, completely different, nobody from the past knew what they were talking about and they were all wrong'

[@williampennell8567]

Whats the moon shaped pool track hes talking about? I havent listened to the whole thing kn a few years anf cant recall any blues notes/guitar stylings

[@cdreyes81]

3 years on. Do we have a full yet?

[@EnruSiagian]

he's a true guitarist that sticks to the guitar in his band

[@andre_costello]

ManI wish this wasn't edited down to just SEVEN MINUTES!

[@BIMMMusicInstitute]

It's all we're able to post online unfortunately!

[@MCS1993]

Fender has a Signature guitar 🎸 EOB????

[@Bravemouth2]

I’ve heard loads of great bands that never got signed... you can imagine all you like, you need luck

[@sovka8394]

that was a really short interview

[@mikekashaev]

Full masterclass please?

[@gxrsky]

Is there a full version? I’m pretty sure you edited it precisely to the very core, but it would be great to watch the whole thing

[@BIMMMusicInstitute]

Unfortunately there's no full version, sorry!

[@liberioescriba6158]

5:14 be fucking careful, thats Anton Chigurh

[@L.C.Sweeney]

Damn. Wish they uploaded the whole thing. But they're a private uni, right? Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@Bluepilled-c5t]

No charity for parts. EXACTLY. So many garage jams ruined by people refusing to shut up, and so many recordings by people getting the shits when you cut their instrument completely in the mix. I’ve pissed many people off with that.

[@auroraborealis6398]

I'm not sure why he said that, or what it means exactly

[@FroGGi1989]

I wish I could see the whole thing :(

[@trencher7]

Man I remember way back when Radiohead used guitars. Good times.

[@andrenewcomb3708]

How do you work with voice . . . finding different thresholds?

[@LuisOliva95]

Damn Ed has always something great to say, can't imagine the band without him...

[@johnunkerman]

not sure about the masterclass trend lately. sometimes not knowing how is the art. let us keep some magic

[@Atlas65]

That is fine for none creators to let you keep some magic- But for us creators the masterclasses are really good to give us depts inspiration and better understanding of our craft, which helps us to move forward ... However, this was just a small clip that didn't really teach anything

[@jonjon11882]

Ed’s new album is going to be fantastic but I partially disagree with the whole bus and touring thing. While it’s super important to play gigs you have more bang from your buck now a days from KZbin, soundcloud, Spotify and such. Also with cheaper high quality studio equipment a DYI is very possible as opposed to back in the days when studio time was in the thousands. The only skill set you HAVE to learn now is production, sound engineering and marketing which are difficulty skill sets for people who’ve never practiced it or learned it formally.

[@Herfinnur]

Is the full masterclass available online?

[@BIMMMusicInstitute]

Unfortunately not sorry!

[@yashlalchandani7235]

Where can I watch the whole thing ?

[@BIMMMusicInstitute]

Unfortunately, we're unable to release most masterclass videos in full due to permissions from our guests.

[@pockiri]

Both look alike

[@adriandrake4208]

I wondered what Peter Gabriel was doing with his spare time!

[@suryoprabandono4961]

is that young NG at 5:14? haha

[@andrenewcomb3708]

(Does he know anything about dead ducks?)

[@11ellie7]

Song at the beginning?

[@BIMMMusicInstitute]

It's Burn the Witch by Radiohead :)

[@diafenix]

FULL MASTERCLASS PLEASE?

[@BIMMMusicInstitute]

We can't post it unfortunately. Sorry!

[@diafenix]

Ok, I understand. That's too bad, but thanks for replying and showing a bit of it.

[@BIMMMusicInstitute]

@@diafenix You're welcome :)

[@Lebowski333]

A nice interview with the Ben affleck-looking guy who stands to the left of thom , about songwriting although if we wanna hear about that we wanna hear it from thom.

[@javiceres]

Edo Brian

[@RoaryTime]

[@Ambervert95]

Close your eyes, and you hear Chris Martin?

He is a pretty man

[@cymbolic_space1832]

HONK

[@t_mac41603]

This interviewer sounds like his microphone is crackling

[@Bluepilled-c5t]

Pedals pedals pedals. Exactly. Forget your guitar rig et al, pedals are the shit.

[@bregson]

5:09 NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

[@BangoBean]

I've gotta get to England somehow...

[@alekseydaziel1479]

BangoBean trust me it would be worth it, coming from the south coast of England myself

[@BangoBean]

Aleksey Daziel I believe you 💯%, I want to jam w Radiohead.

[@JoseWhon]

Eeeeeeeeeeeddddd

[@mbgames73]

Interviewer looks like Peter Gabriel !..waiting for him to go "SLEDGE HAMMER"

[@tinkertailorsoldierdiver]

Quite verse loud chorus

[@snomad2248]

To become famous, you have to become a freemason.

[@briancarroll3541]

i appreciate the insights of a member (albeit one of the two most superfluous members) of a formerly great band, this 'brilliant' masterclass presents nothing so well as a perfect example of a lack of wisdom failing to inform a need to stay in one's lane. so typical of someone too privileged to have developed authentic empathy for those often rendered incapable of maintaining this: "power of positive thinking", that ed o', cognitive scientist, refers to, he inconsiderate and characteristically fails to consider the fact that a representative of the super-successful citing positive attitude makes those potential listeners whose life-circumstances have worn-out their ability of self-deceit, ie, 'the power of positive thinking', to feel bad about feeling bad. this subtle form of abuse can constitute an ultimate form of alienation wherein the suffering see no escape. guess where that can lead. then, preaching positive attitude doctrine to a room full of people with statistically no chance of achieving the same success as mr. ed just seems mean-spirited and elitist, which should come as no surprise considering sir ed's ostensible heritage. perhaps 'predatory generation-gap blind-spot' could be the title of kingedwardthethirddipshit's new album.

[@greetingsbox4229]

Question 2 - What has Noel Gallagher done to his hair the fake ID has fooled no one.

[@ulfgj]

listen, kids. commitment. ditch the nihilistic punk attitude and do the work. it's necessary.

[@dorksouls978]

This was incredibly unhelpful. Cheers.

[@katherinnicole6483]

His voice is similar to Chris Martin's