Jonny Greenwood
Born:November 5, 1971
Age:40
Jonathan Richard Guy "Jonny" Greenwood is an English musician and composer best known as a member of the English rock band Radiohead. Beyond his primary roles as the band's lead guitarist and keyboardist, Greenwood is a multi-instrumentalist and also plays viola, harmonica, glockenspiel, ondes Martenot, banjo and drums, and works with computer-generated sounds and sampling. Greenwood is also a computer programmer and writes music software used... by Radiohead. Beyond his work with Radiohead, Greenwood wrote the soundtracks of the films Bodysong, There Will Be Blood, Norwegian Wood and We Need To Talk About Kevin, as well as serving as composer-in-residence for the BBC Concert Orchestra. He is the younger brother of fellow Radiohead member, Colin Greenwood. Noted for his aggressive playing style, Greenwood is consistently named as one of the greatest guitarists of the modern era. Channel 4 described Greenwood as a "significant creative force within the music industry." He has also ranked #48 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," while Spin ranked him #29 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
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