Photo: Colin Greenwood | Story by Radhika Marya, CNN | Colin Greenwood plays bass in one of the world’s most acclaimed bands, but he doesn’t view himself as a particularly public figure. In some ways, he retreats even further from the public eye in his new book, a collection of photographs called “How to Disappear: A Portrait of Radiohead.”
The title is a callback to a track on Radiohead’s fourth studio album, 2000’s “Kid A.” But while the book’s title was partially inspired by his love of the song, it was also inspired by the fact that Greenwood is barely featured in its pages.
“Holding a camera and taking pictures is a nice way of sort of hiding behind something whilst everything else is going on in front of you,” Greenwood told CNN. “It can act as a shield as well as a scope.”
“How to Disappear,” out Tuesday, features behind-the-scenes images of Radiohead over the course of their work on 2003’s “Hail to the Thief” through 2016’s “A Moon Shaped Pool.” Many of the photos haven’t been shared before, and Greenwood also uses the collection as a vehicle for a 10,000-word personal essay, telling Radiohead’s story in his own words.
Greenwood worked with editor Duncan Whyte to compile images that give “interesting insight into the creative flow of Radiohead.”
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“How to Disappear: A Portrait of Radiohead,” published by Mobius, is available for pre-order.
Photographer: Colin Greenwood
Writer: Radhika Marya
Photo Editor: Clint Alwahab
Editor: Kyle Almond
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