WFTP | Jonny Greenwood Interview at End of the Road Festival 2021

A backstage interview with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood at End of the Road festival in Dorset UK.
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[@jakeport5381]

I have been listening to Radiohead for years and this is the first time I've ever heard this man speak.

[@gadaffi1000]

Ditto. And what a nice man.

[@zanotron]

Haha. Same. I clicked on the video out of shock... Shocked at myself that I've been a fan for decades and never heard him speak.

[@OzyMandias13]

You've heard him speak volumes. Just maybe never with his voice.

[@teethsjuice]

@@OzyMandias13 deep

[@OzyMandias13]

@@teethsjuice And I'm only 14!

[@garconrouge9099]

wow, after 30 years Jonny has finally left his 20s.

[@graffmanify]

Edited ahahah

[@inrainbowz]

I think the beard makes him look older.

[@heekyungkim8147]

He is beautiful….

[@thebreakfastmenu]

he's finally starting to age a bit. But his hair is as glorious as ever.

[@ibnufasya6408]

the beard is different. i never seen him with a beard.

[@nast8219]

He's starting to look like Lemmy

[@sean1445]

I think he is aging really well, like Roger Waters.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

@@sean1445 Well Roger looks better older. Jonny is aging well and has always looked very good for his age.

[@evo2542]

dude what the.... I clicked on the video and out loud said to myself "he's finally starting to age a bit" word for word, then see your comment as the very first. And I am sure I have not seen this before as it's been a few years since I last binged their interviews.

[@mariajarao]

My god, definitely one of the greatest musicians of all time, a history man. Love u Greenwood.

[@randoH3000]

He needs his flowers now

[@sebarage1]

Amén

[@nickaglyc]

That's the first time I see that Jonny started to age a little bit. Fucking legend one of the best musician ever !

[@PatoNani18]

He turned 50 this week

[@amandstav2488]

I heard he handed out free 🍰

[@aurora-gc4zy]

@@amandstav2488???

[@Nazmyeorzzz]

Interviewer : 3:26 Radiohead , for some reason have a tiktok page . Jonny : 👁👄👁

[@Kaisersozze]

That a music genius like Jonny is struggling in terms of sales shows how difficult the music industry has gotten. Wow. Great interview.

[@Koubiak]

I don’t think Jonny does it for “the sales”. He’s an artist in the truest sense of the word.

[@marianoguy]

it's probably always been like this. he's talking about his classical records. when has it been easy to sell classical records?

[@DougerArt]

@@marianoguy yea, let's not forget mozart died dirt poor

[@Christian-97]

@@DougerArt Damn. At least his legacy will live on, though.

[@haphapp7282]

@@DougerArtwhen mozart was alive his music was current🤦‍♂️

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Jonny has gotten a lot better at interviews. They all have. It's nice to see them finally more comfortable in their skin. I think the nature of interviews has become more chill and relaxed in general, compared to how it was in the 90's and early 2000's.

[@merrymonarch]

There's more deference these days in music journalism. Back in the day it was about catching people out and exploiting them to generate headlines.

[@ricopaulson1]

It seemed after In Rainbows once they were out of their contract with Capitol they got more comfy in their own skins.

[@YodasPapa]

@@ricopaulson1 They could say no to stuff they hated. If they had to go back to those MTV style interviews today I think they'd still be uncomfortable with that. Most people would.

[@ricopaulson1]

@@YodasPapa I referring to live performances and releases from the band. Not so much interviews. I mean the 15 step video with Thom's head in the box would not of been something you'd see 97-01.

[@treyebillups8602]

Yeah OK Computer probably soured them to publicity

[@teej_was_here]

Not hard to see why Thom loves playing with this cat. He seems super chill and smart and creative.

[@sudev29]

Two geniuses tripping balls. Lucky to be alive in this century I am.

[@amandstav2488]

pop a wheelie drive📓

[@kuro2522]

"the trouble is... we like touring when we have new songs to play and we only have new songs to play once we've recorded them... and that only happens when the five of us find the time and the energy to get together and rehearse" it sounds so simple yet it must be hard for all of those things to actually come into fruition. it's okay though, just knowing you're still going is enough :')

[@carcubain]

con el paso del tiempo y la edad todo se vuelve mucho mas difícil, sobre todo porque se privilegia la tranquilidad en todo sentido.

[@zachkelly86]

What a gift Jonny is to the world.

[@austinbach3731]

He's on track for two Oscar nominations this year! Brilliant composer

[@actuallythepie]

one of the most wholesome people on earth

[@ItsWhatever24]

Jonny finally look his age. Looks distinguished. Digging the new look. Would like to see him looking like this and rocking out on stage with Thom and co.

[@sonidojamon]

He seems such a nice bloke! The interview questions were great, too. No wonder he engages and feels comfortable.

[@gadaffi1000]

Yes, great interviewer.

[@Dwightpower88]

A true musical legend. His brother is up there too, very underrated bassist. What a team they are.

[@sandratello6084]

Jonathan, the greatest composer. My fav musician. ♡

[@amandstav2488]

wo

[@DLtheGreat]

Jonny is getting The Beatles treatment. No matter how many greats things he's does outside of Radiohead, he'll always be asked about another album.

[@eclecticgi23]

Seeing them live in Pittsburgh recently, well The Smile, Jonny has such an immortal vibe. He moves so gracefully from instrument to instrument. The energy he emits is really something magical to witness. Thoms youthful energy too. And their timeless talent. Thank you for making music, the score of my memories

[@avedic]

I've been a Radiohead fan for ages, but I think this is the most I've EVER seen of his face... :0

[@veerchasm1]

Jonny, you and Radiohead have blessed me with the soundtrack to my life. Thank you and I wish you well

[@americanpancakelive]

Jonny's empathy and compassion comes through. His guitar work has always amazed me and it is nice to hear him speak and find out what a good guy he is.

[@ben.ssmith1852]

he TALKS? happy for the guy, he seems so much more comfortable doing interviews these days

[@MemoriesDestroyUs]

this man is a musical magician, great seeing him talk

[@jelleschotanus1842]

Such a great interview, great questions!

[@Bati_]

Such a concise but very well-prepared interview! Amazing to see his most recent interview!

[@freddieburrows1618]

Great interview!

[@jogon7914]

He's always been a great musician and humble and shy kind of bloke has Johnny but good to see him just chilled out and more relaxed and talkative. I always thought he was the least blokey of the band but he's quite blokey, approachable and friendly here.

[@amandstav2488]

🦇

[@santiagozorrilladesanmarti1141]

Loved the interview...and Mr. Greenwood is a genius.

[@TheInternetIsDeadToMe]

Love Jonny. He’s been the soundtrack of my life. Keep up the fantastic music!

[@josefaharrison]

fantastic interview. thanks

[@ThaAmjab]

Lmao the Chieftain Mews answer. Nice interview!

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

I absolutely love how he's pretending Mews is a real thing, especially given how the tik toks ended.

[@sleedeal8010]

His face when he hears the tiktok question….

[@rseasyguidesto]

@@ExileOnDaytonStreet chieftain mews precedes the tiktoks.

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

@@rseasyguidesto I'm aware, but Jonny was talking about him as if he were a real person, not a fictional character.

[@rseasyguidesto]

@@ExileOnDaytonStreet true. It was funny the interviewer didn’t really get it haha

[@abrahamlincoln6059]

His work in Spencer is amazing, I love that score.

[@michaeltravis3562]

I can’t remember ever hearing Johnny talk this much in one go

[@leascaart]

FANTASTIC MUSICIAN. One of my favorite modern guitar player/musicians. I absolutely love him.

[@dinamiss]

great interview, well done

[@8517vini]

I love his soundtracks, they really do to round out the general mood PTA creates with his movies. I would love going to a concert where just plays from the soundtrack albums.

[@tsfolk4416]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@pod_insights]

Jonny!!! 💙

[@mountainbearoutdoors]

I just bought a Telecaster, fond memories growing up listening to Radiohead with Jonny Greenwood saying nothing letting his guitar do the talking.

[@BadflowerUruguay]

fucking legend, if he shave his beard, he’ll look younger again

[@PursuedByAMemory]

What a wonderful man

[@tomrogers5558]

K holed during this set, really enjoyed the performance of 'the hem'. Thanks Johnny!

[@oddhauntsfilms]

His score for the film Spencer, like the film itself, is magnificent. Reminded me of the moody jazz of Mike Figgis and the baroque Michael Nyman but all the while remaining a uniquely Greenwood score. Superb work from one of my favourite composer working in the industry today.

[@fourohfournotfound]

Jonny you're the fucking King. I love how his eyes almost pop out of his head when he waits for another question haha

[@valleysofneptune]

What a pleasant easy man to interview

[@Hobs55679]

What a likeable person

[@litzibasilikum4663]

I'm in love with him for so long.

[@nataliewardell8335]

beautiful human

[@tagacale1733]

Musical genius . Dude is so brilliantly cool he’s not even trying

[@jeff-onedayatatime.2870]

First time I've heard Jonny talk. :)

[@parsnips800]

Amazing musician. A truly groundbreaking guitarist.

[@anthonyfalvey526]

What a polite gentleman. I expect nothing less.

[@eventhorizon825]

this is the longest I've heard him talk!

[@MemoriesDestroyUs]

great interview

[@gabrielmaldonado7490]

Jonny is one of the coolest. No debate

[@moes_film]

Not your typical guitar hero, but I regard him as one.

[@oritwolf77]

He's so talented. I love him

[@Goatchild90]

Glad to see Johnny looking good

[@user-zb6oj4gd4t]

so proud of you jonjon

[@beachcomber4141]

I wish I could have been at that show. This guy is not only one of the brainiacs of one of my favorite bands, but is just wickedly talented and is creating completely new classical movies for movies. Just a monster.

[@lucineiadenazaresilva78]

Até que enfim.😮 Sempre tive muita vontade de ver o rosto do Jonny. Agora sim estou satisfeita❤

[@padeiradesastrada5579]

Moca, esses dias o Jonny deu outra entrevista, não sei se vc viu, ele sem barba fica parecendo mto mais novo

[@lucineiadenazaresilva78]

@@padeiradesastrada5579 Não.vi não. Achei esse vídeo por acaso. Todos os vídeos q eu vejo é da banda e ele sempre está de cabeça baixa com o cabelão escondendo o rosto. Já vi vídeos atuais onde o Tom está bem mais acabadinho, e o Johnny sempre com o cabelo tapando o rosto.

[@padeiradesastrada5579]

o thom sempre parece cansadinho kkkkk tenho ctz q se ele fosse brasileiro ficaria a tarde inteira bebendo em boteco kkkk eu vou tentar achar o link da intrevista (está em ingles) e vou botar aq se achar, ele ta com o rosto mais visivel e tb ta com a mesma cara de quando ele tinha uns 20 anos, ele n envelhece é incrivel@@lucineiadenazaresilva78

[@Guadeloop]

also yesss The Smile album confirmed

[@bernlin2000]

Lol, love people talking about Jonny aging "finally", but if he shaved that beard and got on stage with one of his famous guitars, you'd hardly notice his age compared to the other guys 😋

[@amandstav2488]

🍰I can be myself ?how 'bout you🎶

[@jocimardominguez]

Talented in so many ways thank you Johnny.

[@Darkpixel2]

He is the real deal...My entire life I praised thom Yorke when Jonny was the real brain behind everything this whole time!!! Love you man, you're the best!

[@davegriffmusic]

All of radiohead have excellent brains - that’s what makes their music so, so good

[@PatoNani18]

They all write songs together but Greenwood is probably the one who's mostly responsible for the abstract radiohead trademark sound.

[@amandstav2488]

they were supposed to be called science class, but something happened entitled 'tell a tale heart'

[@adam7763]

Jonny is such a king.

[@itativillegas8791]

mwuah my man

[@GirlyFish42069]

Yes all mine🥰🥰🥰

[@roundchaos]

what a lovely human being

[@CanopyShell]

whoa Johnny Greenwood

[@maorf3381]

I love and appreciate the comment about Chieftan Mews

[@jeromedamian5740]

I'll say this for music in my day and time. Radiohead is absolutely EPIC. Off world emotional souls of sounds. I've been Fortunate to have seen them 3 times in my life. Such a powerful experience .

[@billsmith5166]

When I watched "There Will Be Blood" I remember thinking that it was the perfect soundtrack. I finally remembered to look into it a week or two later, and what do you know..

[@YodasPapa]

I had a similar thing with that new film, "The Power of the Dog". Like hmmm this is really interesting soundtrack, kinda reminds me of "There Will Be Blood". Also, I've gotta say Cumberbatch does a great job but just imagine a younger DDL in that lead role...

[@amandstav2488]

phantom thread was like watching a side plot to the headless horseman...I really enjoyed that flick

[@bonsaibloom]

this man is fine wine and i love him

[@Seab3551]

he finally turned 40!

[@Jess1234]

Johnny got hot ,this is the best Looking I’ve ever seen him

[@ToneSherpa]

you don't see him talk much. it's nice to hear.

[@shiv2033]

My man has become old 😭😭❤️❤️✨✨

[@leascaart]

I would love to see Jonny conduct a symphony.

[@jjnewman65]

A highly intelligent musician 🎶

[@englablazshield6309]

Jonny * ERES EL MEJOR MUSICO que he escuchado* es más que talentoso ...*ES UN GENIO*... Además muy *GUAPO* . Desearía mucho conocerlo y oírlo y verlo ejecutar cada instrumento que toca, yo sería muy feliz. 👏👏👏👏 Solo aplausos para Jonny ,👉❤️🇨🇱

[@brucegelman5582]

Brilliant and insightful.He knows classical musicians are whats up.

[@Welcometotheslam5424]

The day Jonny starts to actually looks like his age is the day the apocalypse begins

[@amandstav2488]

appearing ageless must be the eighth wonder of the world

[@fega8247]

un grande Jonny!

[@dlynn4304]

Jonny keeping the Tiktok joke going is just perfect.

[@wartimemodels]

Can you explain it to me please?

[@amandstav2488]

wow, I missed something...

[@Muskateering]

Explain yourself young padawan!

[@sammywiener]

Watch their tik toks and you’ll understand. They’ve been putting out these cryptic videos with a character that looks like a newscaster of sorts, I think there are complications on KZbin too.

[@Muskateering]

@@sammywiener What complications? 🤔💭

[@sleedeal8010]

This is the first time he’s looked remotely close to his age

[@jasondaviesdavies6552]

Never heard him talk before

[@jenilarsen5719]

Jonny is brilliant, absolute genius.

[@vatslauvadkevich6089]

Johny looks fucking incredible

[@OleksiiTheAngry]

A man of THAT talent THAT modest?.. ❤

[@Flux799]

I want to make a salad with those leaves in the background.

[@s4mcote]

Legend

[@shirvy]

Ok that’s was awesome!!!!!!! 😁😁😁😁😁

[@ThrillaPark]

Protect that man at all costs.

[@muhammadnaufal3150]

wow, finally Jonny starting to age, I thought he's a vampire the whole time

[@tchocky71]

What a sweetheart.

[@leonardodanielsalazardelat1796]

He's recharging himself with drinks at 4:43, or time-traveling to unlock the mysteries of another dimensions.

[@YunikMaharjan]

was just scrolling through, to see if someone else noticed that. weird

[@spiralations7304]

WE LOVE U!!!

[@jonathanmills5747]

Jonny's understated humility shows authenticity that sets him apart from most musicians, apart from the other Four chaps who make up Radiohead. There's never been a band who avoid courting the limelight yet are one of the most misunderstood groups of all time. They don't do many interviews and as so, the media are unable to write sensational stories about their antics to sell newspapers etc. The Beatles never had the luxury of the privacy Radiohead are accorded because they changed the world. Evolving with Beatlemania the Fab Four were learning to adapt as they went along, they became a cultural, global, phenomenon. Pink Floyd, The only other comparable Music combo were revered in a similar but lesser extent than the Fab Four until Roger Waters opened his mouth, though equally contributing something of similar innovation to the Evolution of Music. These guys avoid publicity which allows them to be judged by their music. It makes them unique and enhances their work to be savoured. You don't see them falling out of Nightclubs at four in the morning or have their private lives the subject of scrutiny by the Tabloids. Absolutely a Class Act who have been gifting the World with a body of work for people who don't buy into 99% of the Chart Music, instead shunning Fame.

[@xSilentRecon]

he looks better now with some age on him weirdly enough.