Credit: Alex LakeFollowing his Oscar-nominated score for the film Phantom Thread, you can hear Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood‘s soundtrack work again in the upcoming movie You Were Never Really Here, a violent thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix. Greenwood and Radiohead aren’t known as a particularly fierce bunch, which begs the question: which member would be the best fighter?
In an article answering fan questions for The Guardian, Greenwood was asked who is the “hardest,” or toughest, member of Radiohead, to which he responded, “It’s not a very strong field.” However, his first guess is guitarist Ed O’Brien.
“Ed’s had boxing training — he was sparring with the head of our concert security on the last tour — so he’s probably quite tasty,” Greenwood says. “But also the most placatory and pacific of all of us.”
His next instinct is to pick drummer Philip Selway, who Greenwood says “would be pretty handy if he had his wild up with someone.”
“Unlikely, but still, don’t push him,” Greenwood cautions.
As for the rest of the band, Greenwood admits that they are “not a threat.”
You Were Never Really Here opens in the U.S. April 6. Greenwood and the rest of Radiohead launch a North American tour July 6 in Chicago.
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