A Conversation With Jonny Greenwood, On Chaos And The Element Of Surprise

A Conversation With Jonny Greenwood, On Chaos And The Element Of Surprise toggle caption Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic On this edition of All Songs Considered, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood joins us to talk about two of his classical compositions we've just premiered on our Tiny Desk series. It's tempting to see Jonny Greenwood as a two-sided artist – the Radiohead rock guitarist and the classical composer behind film scores like Phantom Thread and There Will Be Blood. During school, there were also teachers with good taste who introduced him to towering figures of 20th century music such as the French composer Olivier Messiaen. We talk about his new work performed at the Tiny Desk, his love for his first instrument and the music of other important artists in his life, everyone from Kid Creole and the Coconuts to Krzysztof Penderecki and Steve Reich.