I've never believed that pop music is escapist trash. There's always a darkness in it, even amidst great pop music. Thom Yorke amidstbelievedarkness Change image and share on social
I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Thom Yorke believefundamentallygrow Change image and share on social
You think I have the responsibilty... I have the responsibility to give the fans a good time! Thom Yorke fangivegood Change image and share on social
At home I've got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour. Thom Yorke havehomehumour Change image and share on social
One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sources, like artists, because art and music allow people a certain freedom. Thom Yorke artartistclose share on social
I think a lot of tunes can suffer from being so simple, so either they get over-complicated or their simplicity means the simple way to lay them down becomes the difficulty. Thom Yorke complicatedifficultylie Change image and share on social
Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job. Thom Yorke jobtruth Change image and share on social
We don't have to stand on a soap-box and preach because hopefully we're channelling it through the new record. Thom Yorke boxchannelpreach Change image and share on social
I think maybe since there isn't a great deal of access to the mainstream media and people don't understand the language of mainstream media, if you put music out there with lyrics that are loosely political, people absorb some of it and spit it back out. Thom Yorke absorbaccessback share on social
I don't see it in terms of changing things, but rather using language and music as weapons for fighting a mainstream media which is predominately right wing, and loyal to the political framework and its corporate interests. Thom Yorke changecorporatefight share on social
