--- title: "14 I can Quotes By Thom Yorke" description: "14 I can quotes by Thom Yorke. Plus more from Thom Yorke and more I can sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/thom-yorke-979_i-can_imagine-yeah-i-can-imagine-john-lennon-b_337158.jpg" --- > [Imagine? Yeah I can imagine John Lennon being dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/imagine-yeah-i-can-imagine-john-lennon-being-dead/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/thom-yorke-979_i-can_imagine-yeah-i-can-imagine-john-lennon-b_337158.jpg) > [My name may be Thom Yorke, but only I can call me Thom Yorke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/my-name-may-be-thom-yorke-but-only-i-can-call-me-thom-yorke/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/thom-yorke-979_call-me_my-name-may-be-thom-yorke-but-only-i-can_330868.jpg) > [I can't wait to die so I can be a skeleton and play my chest like a xylophone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-can-t-wait-to-die-so-i-can-be-a-skeleton-and-play-my-chest-like-a/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e66/thom-yorke-979_chests_i-can-t-wait-to-die-so-i-can-be-a-skelet_558543.jpg) > [I can be very drunk in a club in Oxford on a Monday night, and some guy comes up to you and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-can-be-very-drunk-in-a-club-in-oxford-on-a-monday-night-and-some/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0e/thom-yorke-979_changed_i-can-be-very-drunk-in-a-club-in-oxford_1498521.jpg) > [Do not tell me what I can and cannot do. I'll be as asian as I want to (Stretches his eyes in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/do-not-tell-me-what-i-can-and-cannot-do-i-ll-be-as-asian-as-i-want-to/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/thom-yorke-979_asian_do-not-tell-me-what-i-can-and-cannot-do_2221897.jpg) > [I'd go onstage doing this thing, trying to fill this arena that I can't fill because I don't understand what this is.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-d-go-onstage-doing-this-thing-trying-to-fill-this-arena-that-i-can/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/thom-yorke-979_arena_i-d-go-onstage-doing-this-thing-trying-t_1861634.jpg) > [Sometimes when you get an opportunity to appropriate your work, or use whatever collateral you have, for something good, you think, "Well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/sometimes-when-you-get-an-opportunity-to-appropriate-your-work-or-use/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/thom-yorke-979_appropriate_sometimes-when-you-get-an-opportunity-to_1787253.jpg) > [The problem is, I cannot meditate. That's the one thing I can't do. That's the thing that's driving me nuts. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/the-problem-is-i-cannot-meditate-that-s-the-one-thing-i-can-t-do-that/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/thom-yorke-979_driving_the-problem-is-i-cannot-meditate-that-s_2110324.jpg) > [And then computers got to a point where you could just record directly into them. So when that happened, funny enough, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/and-then-computers-got-to-a-point-where-you-could-just-record/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/thom-yorke-979_computer_and-then-computers-got-to-a-point-where_1587231.jpg) > [What happens a lot with songwriting is that a melody or rhythm or something stays with you like catching a cold. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/what-happens-a-lot-with-songwriting-is-that-a-melody-or-rhythm-or/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3e/thom-yorke-979_boards_what-happens-a-lot-with-songwriting-is-t_240273.jpg) > [We're at a time when we are being presented with undeniable changes in the global climate and fundamental issues that affect every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/we-re-at-a-time-when-we-are-being-presented-with-undeniable-changes/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a10/thom-yorke-979_bullshit_we-re-at-a-time-when-we-are-being-presen_9187.jpg) > [Generally, it's not good to be engaged directly with the political system unless you are qualified. It's a very depressing business, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/generally-it-s-not-good-to-be-engaged-directly-with-the-political/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb6/thom-yorke-979_black_generally-it-s-not-good-to-be-engaged-di_3011029.jpg) > [I love listening to music with my mate. We don't do it often, but when we do we'll just sit there and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-love-listening-to-music-with-my-mate-we-don-t-do-it-often-but-when/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/thom-yorke-979_bigs_i-love-listening-to-music-with-my-mate-w_2739143.jpg) > [The difference between me and Bono is that he's quite happy to go and flatter people to get what he wants and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/the-difference-between-me-and-bono-is-that-he-s-quite-happy-to-go-and/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/thom-yorke-979_admire_the-difference-between-me-and-bono-is-th_2373616.jpg) ## Other authors on I can ## More by Thom Yorke > [How come I end up where I started How come I end up where I belong... You used to be alright What happened?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/how-come-i-end-up-where-i-started-how-come-i-end-up-where-i-belong/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [I named my son Noah for the same reason Chris Martin named his apple: we're asses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-named-my-son-noah-for-the-same-reason-chris-martin-named-his-apple/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [Rock music is, is a necessary evil, like beating my children with penny loafers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/rock-music-is-is-a-necessary-evil-like-beating-my-children-with-penny/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [We're at a time when we are being presented with undeniable changes in the global climate and fundamental issues that affect every single one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/we-re-at-a-time-when-we-are-being-presented-with-undeniable-changes/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [When even your fans are writing to tell you to get a life, you know you need to listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/when-even-your-fans-are-writing-to-tell-you-to-get-a-life-you-know/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [Space Jam is my favorite movie. Don't ask me why, it just is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/space-jam-is-my-favorite-movie-don-t-ask-me-why-it-just-is/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [My dad spent his whole life getting into fights for telling what he believed to be the truth. Basically it comes from my dad-and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/my-dad-spent-his-whole-life-getting-into-fights-for-telling-what-he/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [I got into the music business thinking it was really radical, that it wasn't really a business at all, that it was a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-got-into-the-music-business-thinking-it-was-really-radical-that-it/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [People sometimes say we take things too seriously, but it's the only way you'll get anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/people-sometimes-say-we-take-things-too-seriously-but-it-s-the-only/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [I'm achingly aware of my own limitations as both part of the human race and as an individual. I'm just, casting this out that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-m-achingly-aware-of-my-own-limitations-as-both-part-of-the-human/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [One little leak becomes a lake, Says the tiny voice in my earpiece](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/one-little-leak-becomes-a-lake-says-the-tiny-voice-in-my-earpiece/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [I often fake my death and then just show up at people's houses. They say 'that's a good one Thom' but I know maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-often-fake-my-death-and-then-just-show-up-at-people-s-houses-they/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [There are a lot of things I cannot do, such as eat books and read chicken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/there-are-a-lot-of-things-i-cannot-do-such-as-eat-books-and-read/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [I wanted to live with the \*\*\*\*ing manta rays, but they banned me from Sea World.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-wanted-to-live-with-the-ing-manta-rays-but-they-banned-me-from-sea/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) > [I often steal sandwiches, eat them, and put the container's back., with a signed autograph of my self in its place. It's my way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-often-steal-sandwiches-eat-them-and-put-the-container-s-back-with-a/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-can/thom-yorke/#itemlist", "name": "14 I can Quotes By Thom Yorke", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Imagine? 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That's the one thing I can't do. That's the thing that's driving me nuts. I have a house by the sea, and I can sit and listen to the sound of the sea and eventually... but I can't really do it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thom Yorke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/the-problem-is-i-cannot-meditate-that-s-the-one-thing-i-can-t-do-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/thom-yorke-979_driving_the-problem-is-i-cannot-meditate-that-s_2110324.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/thom-yorke-979_driving_the-problem-is-i-cannot-meditate-that-s_2110324.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/thom-yorke-979_driving_the-problem-is-i-cannot-meditate-that-s_2110324.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The problem is, I cannot meditate. That's the one thing I can't do. 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So when that happened, funny enough, I thought, Right, I'm going to learn how to do this because then I can understand that part.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thom Yorke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/and-then-computers-got-to-a-point-where-you-could-just-record/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/thom-yorke-979_computer_and-then-computers-got-to-a-point-where_1587231.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/thom-yorke-979_computer_and-then-computers-got-to-a-point-where_1587231.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/thom-yorke-979_computer_and-then-computers-got-to-a-point-where_1587231.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And then computers got to a point where you could just record directly into them. So when that happened…” — Thom Yorke", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What happens a lot with songwriting is that a melody or rhythm or something stays with you like catching a cold. And during that time what happens is that I can then fit things on to it, it all fits and glues together. Sometimes it's crazy cos it can almost be anything. But if you catch the cold then the nonsense makes sense. It's like you're getting beamed it, like with a ouija board and something's pushing your hand. 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Which is fine, you know, but personally speaking, I can't do that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thom Yorke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/we-re-at-a-time-when-we-are-being-presented-with-undeniable-changes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a10/thom-yorke-979_bullshit_we-re-at-a-time-when-we-are-being-presen_9187.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a10/thom-yorke-979_bullshit_we-re-at-a-time-when-we-are-being-presen_9187.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a10/thom-yorke-979_bullshit_we-re-at-a-time-when-we-are-being-presen_9187.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We're at a time when we are being presented with undeniable changes in the global climate and fundamental…” — Thom Yorke", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Generally, it's not good to be engaged directly with the political system unless you are qualified. 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We don't do it often, but when we do we'll just sit there and lose our heads in it. Sooner or later he'll start saying something to the effect of \"Hey, Thom, can you put in something else now?\" but I'll just nod coldly and respond \"not just yet\". But after awhile, I'll finally budge. And that's when I crack a big smile and take out The Bends and put in Kid A. My friend just sighs and leaves the room, and I can't blame him. He's not ready for that leap yet.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thom Yorke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-love-listening-to-music-with-my-mate-we-don-t-do-it-often-but-when/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/thom-yorke-979_bigs_i-love-listening-to-music-with-my-mate-w_2739143.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/thom-yorke-979_bigs_i-love-listening-to-music-with-my-mate-w_2739143.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/thom-yorke-979_bigs_i-love-listening-to-music-with-my-mate-w_2739143.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I love listening to music with my mate. 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