Generally speaking, if people are prepared to stick their heads above the power pit, like Zinn says, and absorb what's going on around them, it makes them think. Thom Yorke absorbgenerallyhead Change image and share on social
I feel like, as musicians, we need to fight the Spotify thing. I feel that in some ways what's happening in the mainstream is the last gasp of the old industry. Once that does finally die, which it will, something else will happen. Thom Yorke diefeelfight share on social
At home I've got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour. Thom Yorke havehomehumour Change image and share on social
I wrote a lot of stuff quickly: pages and pages of notes that seemed pretty incoherent at first. Most of it was taken from the radio because -suddenly being a parent- I'd be confronted by the radio giving a news report every hour of the day. Thom Yorke confrontdaygive share on social
So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the power of the media and the way it controls things, and go on doing their own things. Thom Yorke artistcontrolidealistic Change image and share on social
Being in a band turns you into a child and keeps you there. Thom Yorke bandchildturn Change image and share on social
I think no artist can claim to have any access to the truth, or an authentic version of an event. But obviously they have slightly better means at their disposal because they have their art to energize whatever it is they're trying to write about. They have music. Thom Yorke accessartartist share on social
I had a series of mini-breakdowns where the public persona - this thing, this face, this person who writes this music... I would walk past that person in the mirror or listen to that person playing guitar and I didn't know who they were. Thom Yorke breakdownfaceguitar share on social
It is difficult to make political art work. Thom Yorke artdifficultmake Change image and share on social
We didn't start out to make a protest record at all. That would have been too shallow. As usual, it was simply a case of absorbing what's going on around us. Thom Yorke absorbcasemake Change image and share on social
