“It's what the Pixies always said about music - they were writing songs...” — Jonny Greenwood Quote

“It's what the Pixies always said about music - they were writing songs and just trying not to be boring. That was their main motivation and it worked for them. I remember reading that and thinking that was the way to do it.”

“I worry about being a fogy and just writing for orchestras. Like, really, I should be doing more electronic stuff, I feel. Laptops as part of the orchestra, and installation sound, and speakers.”

“The rest of the band were basically friends, So it was me following them around and begging them to let me be in their band for two or three years. And they finally let me in on the harmonica, actually, and then the keyboards, and finally the guitar.”

“I feel like I'm so normal. So normal it's boring.”

“It is better to predict dramatic things that don't happen than boring things that do.”

“As long as Reality TV doesn't get boring, it's good.”