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

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood talks about his classical music featured on NPR Music's Tiny Desk, his love for the recorder and his composer heroes such as Steve Reich and Krzysztof Penderecki.

On this edition of guitarist joins us to talk about two of his classical compositions we've just . He also shares some of the music that's inspired him over

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