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Alt-Rock Guitarist Admits He Felt ‘Clumsy and Lazy’ During His Iconic Band’s Influential Early Years

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood says he loves playing guitar now, but there was a time when he didn’t appreciate it as much.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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Radiohead have been one of the most influential alt-rock bands of all time. That’s why it might surprise fans to hear the iconic band’s acclaimed guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, call his playing “clumsy and lazy” in their early years.

Greenwood—one of the band’s original members—spoke to the Independent about his career and how his guitar playing has evolved over time. “I will sit and play guitar every day now,” he explained. “It’s funny; It’s something I kind of never wanted to do.”

“I used to distrust any sort of fluidity and think that was somehow part of that thing of technical playing,” he........

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