Ed O'Brien

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Um, but you dubbed Frank Iero the Ed O'Brien of this season, and that is a reference to our first season of the podcast, Ed O'Brien-

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... one of the three guitar players of the band Radiohead.

Whose silence is deafening up to this point.

He has still not come on the show.

I saw a very funny, um, Ed O'Brien tribute post on the Radiohead sub within the last two weeks that was, uh, Ed O'Brien, uh, recently released a solo album.

So without putting this too much in its time, Ed O'Brien recently released, I think it's his second solo album.

Tell me about the, the, the Tele." And all of that is fascinating, right? But one of the things that strikes me, uh, you did that book, you know, Marr's Guitars, which was sort of about your collection.

One of the things that strikes me about it is the sort of way that certain guitars of yours have made their way into other people's recordings, right? You know, you talk about, uh, you talk about Ed from, from Radiohead or, you know, talk about, you know, uh, you know, Noel Gallagher, various people, right? Where it's like the guitars are important, and they are special, but it's really the connections of the people around them that ends up imbuing them with so much meaning.

You know, is that something that ever enters your head when you're sitting down and playing a specific instrument?

You...

But when, when...

I didn't have that, right? 'Cause I come from a different generation.

So when I, when Ed was hanging out with me, Ed O'Brien from Radiohead, I was like, "Dude, you, you've never played a Les Paul cleaned." Like, and he was like, "Hey, what did you use on The Headmaster Ritual?" I was like, "Fucking Les Paul." "No."

Yeah.

But it makes you wonder, could touring spark new music, or are they more focused on reliving past glories?

Exactly, Ed O'Brien mentioned they haven't even talked about a new record yet.

It's like, where's the motivation?

I get that.

Tape Op Podcast Thank you.

Ed O'Brien needs no introduction.

As a founding member and guitarist for Radiohead, he has helped shape a generation of music creators and listeners with his unique style and otherworldly sonics.

Jeff Stanfield caught up with Ed from his home in Wales for a chat about his early influences, the fledgling days of Radiohead's image, his role in the band, the making of his new release, Blue Morpho, music, magic, and his love of sound.

Discussing growth and planning for New York's great metro area.

All interviews will be conducted by W-A-B-Y News and Public Affairs Director Ed O'Brien.

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Here's Dan Hampton and Ed O'Brien.

Hey, hey, it's Conrad Thompson, and you're listening to...

You know why we're here.

And their last tour was in 2025, so it seems like they're really committing to this.

Yeah, and Ed O'Brien mentioned they plan to do a different continent each year.

That's a unique approach.

It is, but I wonder, is it sustainable for a band to keep doing that every year?