The talent behind Radiohead's iconic artwork reveals in his own words and for the first time
the creative process that has driven his career and earned him a cult reputation. A restless
and prolific figure Stanley Donwood is widely regarded as one of the most important visual
artists of his generation. His influential work for Radiohead spans many practices and
ever-evolving aesthetics over a 23-year period from music packaging to installations to
print-making. Here for the very first time he reveals his personal notebooks photographs
sketches and abandoned routes to iconic Radiohead artworks. Arranged chronologically chapters
are each dedicated to a major work - be it an album cover promotional piece or a personal
project - presented as a step-by-step working case study from speculative ideas and sketches
right through to Photoshop experiments and the finished piece. Accompanying narratives by
Donwood explain the inspirations and stories behind his creative process and what it is like to
work with the band told with his typical razor-sharp humour and generosity of spirit.
Featuring a treasury of archive material this is the first deep dive into Donwood's creative
practice and the artistic freedom afforded to him by working for a major music act. There Will
Be No Quiet is essential reading and viewing for fans of the band and anyone interested in
the explosive mix of artistic accident musical ingenuity and creative originality.
