Skip to content

Chords Quote by Ed O'Brien

“It's really weird to be playing chords again. Haven't played…” quote by Ed O'Brien — Download Open image

“It's really weird to be playing chords again. Haven't played chords for a long time. I realised I haven't played chord changes since OK Computer and stuff like that.”

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (6 ratings)

Chords Computer Long Long time Realised Really weird Stuff Time

More by Ed O'Brien

There was this discussion to know how long the human ear was really receptive to the music. A 74 minute CD is too long.…

Image

We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band.

Image

The thing is, it really did take us too long to get these recordings done. We've had our rough times in the studio in…

Image

If you want something good to come out of something, you have to put in a lot of effort. That involves a lot of…

Image

Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.

Image

We don't hate the media, it's just that when there's too much of it we get bored, but it happens to every human being.…

Image

Of the 25 songs we've recorded there were 24 that we wanted to have on an album. That wouldn't have worked. So when one…

Image

At the end of OK Computer we were playing big, big arenas and it wasn't right. You can do those things occasionally but at…

Image

But for the first time, we haven't made a huge leap forward in sound from our last album. Fans who own Kid A should…

Image

There is always some universal proportion, but along with that there are some places where special things happen. Ireland, for example. I've always felt…

Image

But we will play 6, 7 new songs each evening, approximately a third in the concert. I think it's a good balance. It will…

Image

Music, at the end of the day, is communicating something - emotion, a feeling, a rite of passage, where you are in life.

Image

Explore all 26 Ed O'Brien quotes

More Chords quotes

The term "black metal" has become a lot looser, or can include a larger range of sounds and extra-musical aesthetics, not just Satan and…

Image

Every time I finish a song... most of the time it's in my own head, like this sounds too much like a Townes Van…

Image

So I concentrated on the rhythmic side of things, and therefore left a lot of holes. I didn't want to use big pad chords…

Image

Talk health. The dreary, never-changing tale Of mortal maladies is worn and stale. You cannot charm, or interest, or please By harping in that…

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Image

Pete Townsend for me was a huge influence. Because essentially they were a three-piece band and the way he structured his chords and took…

Image

I learned to play by ear before I learned music theory. For me, that makes sense. After all, children learn to speak before they…

Image

I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.

Image

I always think of each night as a song. Or each moment as a song. But now I'm seeing we don't live in a…

Image

It's a double-headed coin, because technology is a convenience but it's stifled our attention spans. At one time, albums had songs that were like…

Image

I don't want to discredit people's opinions of me, but you talk about the violin or the cello or lead guitar where you have…

Image

There are no rules or certain methods. I usually start with the guitar or piano and sing melodies over the chords. The lyrics seem…

Image

I like really sparse electronics, lush arrangements, and interesting chord structures.

Josh Klinghoffer

Image

Browse all 498 Chords quotes