Jonny Greenwood Biography

Occup.Musician
FromEngland
BornNovember 5, 1971
Age52 years
Early Life
Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, better known as Jonny Greenwood, was born upon November 5, 1971, in Oxford, England. Maturing in the small town of Abingdon, he started discovering various tools from an early age, consisting of piano, viola, and also recorder. During his youth, Greenwood was additionally a proficient designer and had a strong interest in electronic music.

Development of Radiohead
Jonny Greenwood joined his older sibling, Colin Greenwood, and classmates Thom Yorke, Ed O'Brien, and Philip Selway in 1985 to form the band On a Friday, named after the day they would practice at college. As his main instrument was the viola, Jonny at first signed up with the band to offer keyboard as well as harmonica parts, and at some point moved on to playing lead guitar.

In 1991, after finishing their education, the band signed a six-album record handle EMI and also transformed their name to Radiohead. They launched their very first EP, labelled "Drill", in 1992, which went into the UK charts at # 101. Nevertheless, it was their initial solitary, "Creep", launched later that year, that catapulted them right into worldwide popularity as well as subsequently resulted in the launch of their debut cd "Pablo Honey" in 1993.

Radiohead's Rise to Fame and also Jonny Greenwood's Involvement
Radiohead proceeded obtaining appeal with their succeeding albums, "The Bends" (1995) and the legendary "alright Computer" (1997). Greenwood's one-of-a-kind guitar job, unique design, and use of unusual instruments as well as electronic devices played a substantial function in shaping the band's audio.

As Radiohead pushed music limits also better with their innovative cds "Kid A" (2000) and also "Amnesiac" (2001)-- discovering digital, ambient, as well as speculative audios-- Greenwood handled an essential role, showcasing his multi-instrumental abilities and fondness for unconventional plans.

Jonny Greenwood's Solo Career and also Film Soundtracks
In 2003, Greenwood began branching out of his role in Radiohead by composing his first film score for the film "Bodysong". This debut showcased his timeless leanings and rate of interest in orchestral music. Following this, he went on to create a collection of songs for the BBC Concert Orchestra entitled "Popcorn Superhet Receiver" in 2004.

Greenwood's film racking up occupation really removed in 2007 when he teamed up with supervisor Paul Thomas Anderson on his critically acclaimed movie "There Will Be Blood". Greenwood obtained tremendous praise for his dark, brooding, and innovative rating, causing more partnerships with Anderson on movies such as "The Master" (2012), "Inherent Vice" (2014), and also "Phantom Thread" (2017), for which he obtained his first Academy Award election for Best Original Score.

Along with his deal with Paul Thomas Anderson, Greenwood has actually worked together with various other seriously well-known filmmakers, such as Lynne Ramsay on "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (2011) and also "You Were Never Really Here" (2017).

Other Musical Projects and Personal Life
Apart from his collaborate with Radiohead as well as film ratings, Greenwood has a fondness for testing and also has actually been involved in various side tasks. In 2008, he launched his first solo album, "Junun", in collaboration with Indian songs collective the Rajasthan Express and also Israeli musician Shye Ben Tzur. Additionally, Greenwood has actually dealt with the London Contemporary Orchestra on lots of occasions, leading to numerous real-time experimental efficiencies.

Jonny Greenwood is wed to aesthetic musician Sharona Katan, with whom he has 3 children. In spite of his celeb standing, he remains an extremely private person and also maintains much of his personal life far from the public eye.

Throughout his remarkable job, Jonny Greenwood has actually verified himself with the ability of bending as well as blending musical genres, making him a varied as well as very respected musician. From his revolutionary work with Radiohead to his innovative movie ratings and also collaborations, Greenwood has actually continually redefined the limitations of auditory experience in the contemporary age.

Our collection contains 19 quotes who is written / told by Jonny.

Related authors: Thom Yorke (Musician), Paul Thomas Anderson (Director), Guy Green (Politician), Colin Greenwood (Musician), Ed O'Brien (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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19 Famous quotes by Jonny Greenwood

Small: Theres the soundtrack to The French Connection III think Its my favorite soundtrack. It hasnt been rele
"There's the soundtrack to The French Connection II'I think It's my favorite soundtrack. It hasn't been released. I actually had to go and get the film and just make a recording of it to get the music"
Small: The rest of the band were basically friends, So it was me following them around and begging them to let
"The rest of the band were basically friends, So it was me following them around and begging them to let me be in their band for two or three years. And they finally let me in on the harmonica, actually, and then the keyboards, and finally the guitar"
Small: Its what the Pixies always said about music - they were writing songs and just trying not to be boring.
"It's what the Pixies always said about music - they were writing songs and just trying not to be boring. That was their main motivation and it worked for them. I remember reading that and thinking that was the way to do it"
Small: I suppose all of us - we have the old Protestant work ethic of feeling guilty when youre not working, a
"I suppose all of us - we have the old Protestant work ethic of feeling guilty when you're not working, and getting a buzz from feeling like you're really busy. That's the reason to sort of carry on"
Small: I remember when I was in my late teens just getting rid of lots of records, realizing I only ever liste
"I remember when I was in my late teens just getting rid of lots of records, realizing I only ever listened to them when I was reading, or watching TV, or doing something else"
Small: Im quite into listening to music and not doing anything else
"I'm quite into listening to music and not doing anything else"
Small: I suppose, counting back, if the Beatles had been influenced by music in the same length of time ago -
"I suppose, counting back, if the Beatles had been influenced by music in the same length of time ago - you'd have to put that into better English for me, thank you - they would have been like a banjo orchestra. They would have been doing show tunes"
Small: Right now my mind is on the people who stole our instruments, and, specifically, the person with my gui
"Right now my mind is on the people who stole our instruments, and, specifically, the person with my guitar, which will no doubt end its days having Green Day songs worked out on it. A better fate was deserved - and while the reverence given to guitars annoys me, I shall miss it"
Small: I think it should be ambitious and good music does deal with life and art and all these wonderful thing
"I think it should be ambitious and good music does deal with life and art and all these wonderful things"
Small: Its like that scene from The Player when they talk about merging Star Wars and Kramer vs. Kramer, or wh
"It's like that scene from The Player when they talk about merging Star Wars and Kramer vs. Kramer, or whatever. You could do that with music and it would just be awful"
Small: Its kind of not about the quality of the art, as much as this is what I love doing and Id have a worse
"It's kind of not about the quality of the art, as much as this is what I love doing and I'd have a worse time doing anything else. That's kind of as far as I think in terms of philosophy"
Small: I was just very conscious that I could either bore people by having the music be similar for too long,
"I was just very conscious that I could either bore people by having the music be similar for too long, or I could just wear them out and bore them in a different way by having it changing too much every minute or two minutes. So, there was that kind of balance to get right"
Small: I can remember soundtracks that you just cant separate from the film - Its just so intertwined, so impo
"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"
Small: But over a period of time Its the melodic things that are in my head all day
"But over a period of time It's the melodic things that are in my head all day"
Small: Everything I do feels like Its going to end up being in Radiohead
"Everything I do feels like It's going to end up being in Radiohead"
Small: I suppose subconsciously I was thinking in terms of having the scale of it matching the scale of the im
"I suppose subconsciously I was thinking in terms of having the scale of it matching the scale of the images. Hence the sort of string quartet, jazz band and electronic stuff"
Small: Presented with a song like Exit Music, Its impossible to know what to add without actually making it wo
"Presented with a song like Exit Music, It's impossible to know what to add without actually making it worse. How can you play along when It's already there?"
Small: I think Its a bit of a disappointment that a lot of peoples Golden Age of music is still the 60s
"I think It's a bit of a disappointment that a lot of people's Golden Age of music is still the '60s"
Small: But I was in the Radiohead studio today and Phil was there drumming and Thom was there playing.
"But I was in the Radiohead studio today and Phil was there drumming and Thom was there playing. We feel like we've only just stopped and already people are wanting us to carry on"