Thom Yorke

Musician

Quotes about Thom Yorke

  1. October 19, 2009

    Wikipedia

    An article in Q" claimed that, according to Yorke, "Meeting People Is Easy is "a 94-minute message to any younger bands who might envy Radiohead's high-flying lifestyle. And that message is: 'Don't even think about it.'"

  2. October 17, 2009

    Wikipedia

    The song was also covered by fellow British rock group Radiohead as a joke in the late 1990s; Thom Yorke sings many incorrect lyrics and cuts out mid-chorus when a background voice says, "Is this abysmal or what? It's always good to make fun of Oasis."

  3. October 03, 2009

    NME.com

    "Play some Skynyrd!" Yorke responded by flashing both middle fingers, saying, "You think I should be playing Stone Temple Pilots too?"

  4. October 01, 2009

    Wikipedia

    "I Will" (which would later be released in a much different form on Hail to the Thief). According to Thom Yorke, in an interview with The Wire , "We'd turned the tape of "I Will around, and I was in another room, heard the vocal melody coming backwards, and thought, 'That's miles better than the right way round', then spent the rest of the night trying to learn the melody."

  5. September 24, 2009

    Wikipedia

    However, in this cameo only the versions of Yorke and Jonny Greenwood resemble themselves; O'Brien said "If you freeze-frame it on the video, the guy with the five strands of hair slicked back, that's Colin. It looks nothing like him."

Quotes by Thom Yorke

  1. 3 days ago

    PR Newswire

    "I think it is cool that MTV is taking on this issue. The video is a powerful piece and I hope that the emotion of the song will jump out at people in the context of these images of exploitation," said Thom Yorke of Radiohead. He added, "Radiohead is proud that the song and the video will help to raise awareness of this issue around the world."

  2. October 25, 2009

    PopMatters

    Thom thanks the crowd and says, "This is an album you're supposed to move to," and he adds with a laugh, "At least in my head.

  3. October 20, 2009

    Wikipedia

    "OK Computer" met with great critical acclaim, and Yorke admitted that he was "amazed it got the reaction it did. None of us fucking knew any more whether it was good or bad. What really blew my head off was the fact that people got all the things, all the textures and the sounds and the atmospheres we were trying to create."

  4. October 20, 2009

    Wikipedia

    Yorke said his lyrics had been affected by news reports of war in 2001 to 2002 and "the feeling that we are entering an age of intolerance and fear where the power to express ourselves in a democracy and have our voices heard is being denied us" but said, "Radiohea didn't write a protest record, we didn't write a political record."

  5. October 19, 2009

    Wikipedia

    Other members of Radiohead have cited the band as an influence, and Yorke commented, "If we were all into the Pixies and nothing else, then it would be pretty obvious what the band would sound like." While touring with U2 in 1992, the Pixies were sent a note from the band saying "Keep digging for fire. We love you."