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

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  • @professionalmemeenthusiast2117
    @professionalmemeenthusiast2117 5 років тому +531

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

    • @HungryTacoBoy
      @HungryTacoBoy 4 роки тому +7

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

    • @jaym3566
      @jaym3566 4 роки тому +7

      The most Radiohead thing to say

    • @ale305z
      @ale305z 4 роки тому +9

      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
      @ghazypangerang6118 4 роки тому +9

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

    • @ale305z
      @ale305z 4 роки тому +4

      @@ghazypangerang6118 D:

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION 6 років тому +1197

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

    • @iamboomer.4673
      @iamboomer.4673 5 років тому +70

      So,the other radiohead members are lunatics?

    • @powerslave0606
      @powerslave0606 5 років тому +129

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

    • @knightarnaud
      @knightarnaud 5 років тому +131

      Tbh only Thom and Jonny are "weird".

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION 5 років тому +193

      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
      @richardroberson2564 5 років тому +61

      @@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.

  • @liligman
    @liligman 5 років тому +491

    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
      @shape9381 4 роки тому +11

      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
      @carterjohnfaechner8550 3 роки тому +27

      no luv for phil sadge

    • @patches4864
      @patches4864 3 роки тому +4

      what about the rest😭

    • @liligman
      @liligman 3 роки тому +23

      @@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
      @zon6158 2 роки тому +5

      @@carterjohnfaechner8550 he was talking about guitarists

  • @freetimeprojex
    @freetimeprojex 6 років тому +231

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

  • @dmrsk1899
    @dmrsk1899 7 років тому +398

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

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION 6 років тому +57

      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_
      @beback_ 5 років тому +3

      Micah Buzan By far the best looking.

    • @theknightsofawesomeness2701
      @theknightsofawesomeness2701 4 роки тому +9

      And Johnny hasn't aged at all

    • @dannyh5937
      @dannyh5937 4 роки тому +13

      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
      @Christian-97 3 роки тому +1

      @@theknightsofawesomeness2701 Neither has Phil.

  • @seaoftranquility7228
    @seaoftranquility7228 4 роки тому +133

    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
      @themamat 3 роки тому +2

      He & Phil

    • @Geolaw1
      @Geolaw1 3 роки тому +9

      His backup vocal in Weird Fishes gets ma every time!

    • @dylanconnelly2188
      @dylanconnelly2188 2 роки тому +5

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

    • @dylanconnelly2188
      @dylanconnelly2188 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @kemikalrxn
    @kemikalrxn 8 років тому +189

    Ed gives the best interviews. Bless him.

  • @0412lennon
    @0412lennon 6 років тому +225

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

    • @richardroberson2564
      @richardroberson2564 5 років тому +36

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

    • @richardroberson2564
      @richardroberson2564 5 років тому +12

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

    • @ale305z
      @ale305z 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @kyeno
      @kyeno 4 роки тому +4

      @Luis Felipe Azevedo Giacomin ed wrote go to sleep riff

  • @overseamusic
    @overseamusic 5 років тому +116

    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

  • @emma-xt5iy
    @emma-xt5iy 3 місяці тому +3

    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 ☺️☺️

  • @shanehagan
    @shanehagan 4 роки тому +22

    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.

  • @VideoPrens
    @VideoPrens 5 років тому +90

    Eeeeeeeed.
    -Ed O`Brien

  • @AndrewCraigPianoPlayer
    @AndrewCraigPianoPlayer 5 років тому +23

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

  • @patrickcrawford6392
    @patrickcrawford6392 8 років тому +42

    Ed talks about his solo in the numbers! Quite nice

  • @Krnflakgrl71
    @Krnflakgrl71 8 років тому +37

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

  • @dukeofpearl
    @dukeofpearl 6 років тому +32

    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! 💥

  • @marcr-m1941
    @marcr-m1941 3 роки тому +9

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

  • @akhmadyahin
    @akhmadyahin 4 роки тому +12

    Ed o brien is the soul of radiohead..

  • @yuriamorim
    @yuriamorim 4 роки тому +5

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

  • @gorutra
    @gorutra 4 роки тому +7

    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.

  • @ancientteenager7880
    @ancientteenager7880 4 роки тому +4

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

  • @MM-vs2et
    @MM-vs2et 5 років тому +131

    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.

  • @DavidD-un5oy
    @DavidD-un5oy 5 років тому +21

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

  • @simpatico4004
    @simpatico4004 3 роки тому +6

    He’s impressively articulate.

  • @salomp1452
    @salomp1452 7 років тому +42

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

  • @mitchmcturtle6890
    @mitchmcturtle6890 2 роки тому +2

    Ed is a straight up bro

  • @DanSing-rr6ge
    @DanSing-rr6ge 6 місяців тому +1

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

  • @hernanfigueroa3454
    @hernanfigueroa3454 4 роки тому +7

    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

  • @NorthWriter
    @NorthWriter 4 роки тому +10

    "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.

  • @ricksimpson3657
    @ricksimpson3657 8 років тому +7

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

  • @RustinChole
    @RustinChole 4 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @Millennial_Mike
    @Millennial_Mike 5 років тому +3

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

  • @yutungliu5555
    @yutungliu5555 5 років тому +18

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

    • @wahoo4uva
      @wahoo4uva 3 роки тому +3

      😂😂😂

    • @FaxanaduJohn
      @FaxanaduJohn Рік тому

      Noel Gallagher when he toured with the Inspiral Carpets.

  • @yesimtakeoffcantstopmenow2663
    @yesimtakeoffcantstopmenow2663 8 років тому +5

    I WISH I WAS THERE TO HEAR THIS GENIUS SPEAK

  • @someonesaccountforwritingn9894
    @someonesaccountforwritingn9894 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @pookachu64
    @pookachu64 5 років тому +2

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

  • @Monksyes
    @Monksyes 6 років тому +11

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

    • @arunca190
      @arunca190 4 роки тому

      Monksyes thank you! Was wondering.

  • @taykess7387
    @taykess7387 7 років тому +31

    6:41 Matt Damon!

  • @smokyblue17
    @smokyblue17 4 роки тому +1

    What a cool dude

  • @AnnQuebecPolska
    @AnnQuebecPolska Рік тому

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

  • @IdiotequeRadiohead
    @IdiotequeRadiohead 8 років тому +8

    Super!

  • @ReadyMindsetGo
    @ReadyMindsetGo 5 років тому +45

    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
      @Dreyno 4 роки тому +6

      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
      @bipbong2906 4 роки тому +3

      @@Dreyno Comparatively it's a pretty basic question

    • @Dreyno
      @Dreyno 4 роки тому +1

      @@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.

  • @teddybears4life240
    @teddybears4life240 4 місяці тому

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

  • @maggot92
    @maggot92 2 роки тому +1

    most slept on band member

  • @rationalmuscle
    @rationalmuscle 2 роки тому +4

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

    • @joelowry1323
      @joelowry1323 Рік тому

      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.

  • @AM-dt8gb
    @AM-dt8gb 6 років тому +15

    His hand is the same size of my head

    • @isaacwilliams9919
      @isaacwilliams9919 4 роки тому +2

      That means you have cancer

    • @420jettt2
      @420jettt2 3 роки тому

      @@isaacwilliams9919 you know this man checked

  • @audiochris78
    @audiochris78 8 років тому +8

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

    • @markolijus
      @markolijus 5 років тому +1

      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..

  • @LuisOliva95
    @LuisOliva95 3 роки тому

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

  • @Amber_xo_133
    @Amber_xo_133 5 місяців тому +1

    Ed is so handsome 😍😍😍

  • @patrick4833
    @patrick4833 7 років тому +2

    love this man

  • @MCS1993
    @MCS1993 3 роки тому

    A great musician.

  • @StankPlanks
    @StankPlanks 4 роки тому

    Such a cool dude.

  • @cottoncandyaddict
    @cottoncandyaddict 8 років тому

    Ed is effing awesome!

  • @wafiyudin4436
    @wafiyudin4436 6 років тому +4

    give a moment for 2:19

  • @MCS1993
    @MCS1993 3 роки тому +1

    Fender has a Signature guitar 🎸 EOB????

  • @williampennell8567
    @williampennell8567 4 місяці тому

    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

  • @trencher7
    @trencher7 4 роки тому +5

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

  • @ytubeanon
    @ytubeanon 4 роки тому +4

    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'

  • @igotwect3174
    @igotwect3174 8 місяців тому

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

  • @andre_costello
    @andre_costello 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @cdreyes81
    @cdreyes81 5 років тому +1

    3 years on. Do we have a full yet?

  • @EnruSiagian
    @EnruSiagian 7 років тому +2

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

  • @Bravemouth2
    @Bravemouth2 3 роки тому

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

  • @yashlalchandani7235
    @yashlalchandani7235 3 роки тому +1

    Where can I watch the whole thing ?

    • @BIMMMusicInstitute
      @BIMMMusicInstitute  3 роки тому +1

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

  • @andrenewcomb3708
    @andrenewcomb3708 2 роки тому

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

  • @sovka8394
    @sovka8394 8 місяців тому

    that was a really short interview

  • @mikekashaev
    @mikekashaev 5 років тому +1

    Full masterclass please?

  • @L.C.Sweeney
    @L.C.Sweeney 2 роки тому

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

  • @liberioescriba6158
    @liberioescriba6158 3 роки тому

    5:14 be fucking careful, thats Anton Chigurh

  • @gxrsky
    @gxrsky 4 роки тому +1

    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

  • @Thr3-Words
    @Thr3-Words 4 роки тому +1

    Is the full masterclass available online?

  • @Lebowski333
    @Lebowski333 4 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @suryoprabandono4961
    @suryoprabandono4961 4 роки тому +1

    is that young NG at 5:14? haha

  • @FroGGi1989
    @FroGGi1989 4 роки тому

    I wish I could see the whole thing :(

  • @johnunkerman
    @johnunkerman 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @Atlas65
      @Atlas65 2 роки тому +1

      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
    @jonjon11882 5 років тому +5

    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 UA-cam, 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.

  • @Bluepilled-c5t
    @Bluepilled-c5t 5 років тому +1

    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
      @auroraborealis6398 4 роки тому

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

  • @diafenix
    @diafenix 5 років тому

    FULL MASTERCLASS PLEASE?

    • @BIMMMusicInstitute
      @BIMMMusicInstitute  5 років тому +1

      We can't post it unfortunately. Sorry!

    • @diafenix
      @diafenix 5 років тому +1

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

    • @BIMMMusicInstitute
      @BIMMMusicInstitute  5 років тому

      @@diafenix You're welcome :)

  • @11ellie7
    @11ellie7 7 років тому +1

    Song at the beginning?

  • @pockiri
    @pockiri 4 роки тому

    Both look alike

  • @adriandrake4208
    @adriandrake4208 3 роки тому

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

  • @andrenewcomb3708
    @andrenewcomb3708 2 роки тому

    (Does he know anything about dead ducks?)

  • @Ambervert95
    @Ambervert95 3 роки тому

    Close your eyes, and you hear Chris Martin?

  • @javiceres
    @javiceres 2 роки тому

    Edo Brian

  • @BangoBean
    @BangoBean 7 років тому +3

    I've gotta get to England somehow...

    • @alekseydaziel1479
      @alekseydaziel1479 7 років тому +1

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

    • @BangoBean
      @BangoBean 7 років тому

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

  • @RoaryTime
    @RoaryTime 5 років тому

  • @t_mac41603
    @t_mac41603 4 роки тому

    This interviewer sounds like his microphone is crackling

  • @snomad2248
    @snomad2248 3 роки тому +3

    To become famous, you have to become a freemason.

  • @mbgames73
    @mbgames73 7 років тому +1

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

  • @bregson
    @bregson 3 роки тому

    5:09 NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

  • @cymbolic_space1832
    @cymbolic_space1832 2 роки тому +1

    HONK

  •  5 років тому +1

    He is a pretty man

  • @Bluepilled-c5t
    @Bluepilled-c5t 5 років тому +1

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

  • @tinkertailorsoldierdiver
    @tinkertailorsoldierdiver 2 роки тому

    Quite verse loud chorus

  • @briancarroll3541
    @briancarroll3541 Рік тому

    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.

  • @ulfgj
    @ulfgj 5 років тому +4

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

  • @greetingsbox4229
    @greetingsbox4229 4 роки тому

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

  • @JoseWhon
    @JoseWhon 4 роки тому +1

    Eeeeeeeeeeeddddd

  • @DM-kv9kj
    @DM-kv9kj 7 років тому +12

    Eugh, I love his work but all this "just think it and it'll happen!" bullshit is ridiculous. The very rare successful people think they just imagined it into existence, but they were extremely skilled as well as extremely lucky..millions and millions of other bands and artists have worked hard, imagined success and not achieved it.. it's not magic it's just circumstance and hard work. Countless and endless people imagine becoming great successes, work hard at it for many years and never get anywhere. You never hear their stories because they weren't successful...

    • @ok_jaja
      @ok_jaja 7 років тому +8

      Austin Dyer he didn't mean it like that dumbass

    • @Naindurth
      @Naindurth 7 років тому +5

      I agree with you. He did say, though, that they had what the industry wanted at the time, so subconsciously he accepted that they got lucky. Moreover, I didn't like Radiohead until they released OK Computer, so had I been the man to decide if they get a record deal or not, they might have never made it because I think Creep is a meh song, nothing to write home about, and maybe if you don't make it in the first years you split up. Happened to me in several bands, you start having financial issues and can't focus anymore so it becomes harder each day. So I say luck is a very BIG factor.

    • @0412lennon
      @0412lennon 6 років тому +2

      you still have to put your stuff out there. it's true of a lot of careers. you have to grind it. but before you can see any kind of success you have to have the right mindset from the beginning

    • @iamboomer.4673
      @iamboomer.4673 5 років тому +1

      What the fuck,you are blowing this out of proportion,he is saying ,have a good idea ,and follow it,if you do hard work,but NO ideas ,you are fucked straight out of the door,you little pussy.

    • @beback_
      @beback_ 5 років тому

      Well it's always a combination of talent, hard work, luck and tenacity. The latter improves your work ethic, gives you inspiration to create and just being out there exposes you to more opportunities for your luck to strike. So although it's not metaphysical in the way Ed seems to suggest, it is mighty important.

  • @katherinnicole6483
    @katherinnicole6483 4 роки тому +1

    His voice is similar to Chris Martin's