Colin Greenwood

Colin Greenwood is the kind of musician who makes every other band member sound better, and I genuinely think Radiohead doesn't exist without him. Growing up in Oxford and co-founding the band with his younger brother Jonny at Abingdon School, Colin locked in as the bassist and never really needed the spotlight — and that quiet confidence is half his charm. On records like OK Computer and Kid A, his bass lines aren't flashy, but they're exactly right: they give Thom Yorke's unsettling melodies somewhere to land. Over 30 million albums sold and zero diva moments that I'm aware of — that's a career. The unsung foundation of one of the most important rock bands of the last thirty years is a title worth having.

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Name (English)

Colin Greenwood

Name (Japanese)

コリン・グリーンウッド

Reading

こりん・ぐりーんうっど

Born

June 26, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

Oxford, United Kingdom

Occupation

guitarist / songwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster

• Official sitehttps://www.radiohead.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin%20Greenwood
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%83%83%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q842267

Tags

• guitarist
• songwriter

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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