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COMPLETELY Colin Greenwood SPEAKS AT LAST ABOUT HIS PLAYING & HIS ROLE IN THE HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL MUSIC OF RADIOHEAD
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omewhere on a vast stage under thousands of colorful lights, rapidly flashing strobes, and bright screens suspended in the air, fixed between two drum risers and concealed within the shadows, stands Colin Greenwood. For three and a half decades, this is where he’s been so comfortably stationed — his focus rarely leaving the kick pedal of Phil Selway, moving with the rhythm and expertly delivering his bass lines. The brooding
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music of Radiohead is as ethereal as it is emotive, and each of the six stage members plays an equally important role in conveying such deeply impactful songs. For Greenwood, his role couldn’t suit his personality any better. He’s humble and laconic by nature, but when something enlivens him, he’s quick to articulate his thoughts on the matter with profound certainty and excitement. His bass playing is similar in style, as his foundational command steers the multitude of sounds that his bandmates create, but when the time is right, he
Photographs by Colin Greenwood and John Dolan
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