Ed O'Brien
Sign in to saveEnglish guitarist and member of Radiohead
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1968-04-15
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Sinatra
- Big 3 or big 2 1/2?
- The Sinatra sessions, 1939-1980
- Sinatra 101
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Sound · Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Ed O'Brien is a British musician and songwriter, best known as one of the guitarists and founding members of the British band Radiohead.
Known for
- Blue Morpho: The Three Act Play — Himself2026
- History 101 — Self (archive footage)2020
- Radiohead: Live in São Paulo 2018 — Self2018
- Radiohead | Live in Lima, Peru — Self2018
- Radiohead | Main Square — Self2017
- Radiohead: Best Kept Secret 2017 — Self2017
- Radiohead | Live at I-Days 2017 — Self2017
- Radiohead | NorthSide 2017 — Self2017
- Radiohead: Rock Werchter 2017 — Self2017
- Radiohead: Open'er Festival 2017 — Self2017
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 24,154
- Total plays
- 125,074
Tags
radioheadbritishalt rockambientsinger-songwriter
Edward John O'Brien (born 15 April 1968, in Oxford, England) is songwriter and one of three guitarists for Radiohead. He is also responsible for harmony vocals during live concerts and on many tracks from the band's albums (occasionally with drummer Phil Selway). In addition, he has played guitar and provided backing vocals for the 7 Worlds Collide project. He was ranked #60 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list. With Radiohead: <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ed+O%2
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Satisfaction With Life Scale
· 1985 · cited 22,843x
- Complex brain networks: graph theoretical analysis of structural and functional systems
· 2009 · cited 9,978x
- Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer
· 2002 · cited 8,572x
- Subjective well-being.
· 1984 · cited 8,436x
- Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress.
· 1999 · cited 7,805x
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Key facts
- Also known as
- EOB
- Born
- Edward John O'Brien , ( 1968-04-15 ) 15 April 1968 (age 58) , Oxford , England
- Genres
- Alternative rock , experimental rock , electronic
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Labels
- XL Recordings , TBD Records , Capitol Records , Transgressive Records
- Member of
- Radiohead
- Formerly of
- 7 Worlds Collide
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 15 April 1968
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- O'Brien
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Oxford
- Occupation
- guitar
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- electronica
Article
Edward John O'Brien (born 15 April 1968) is an English guitarist, songwriter, and member of the rock band Radiohead. O'Brien attended Abingdon School in Oxfordshire, England, where he formed Radiohead with schoolmates. He said his role was to "service the songs" and support the songwriter, Thom Yorke. He creates ambient sounds and textures using effects, sustain units and the EBow, and provides backing vocals.
In the 2000s, with musicians including the Radiohead drummer, Philip Selway, O'Brien toured and recorded with the 7 Worlds Collide project. In 2020, he released his first solo album, Earth, under the name EOB. It was inspired by his time living in Brazil and attending Carnival. A solo tour was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His second album, Blue Morpho, was released in May 2026. O'Brien has campaigned on topics including climate change and artist rights.