--- title: "10 Names Quotes By Thom Yorke" description: "10 Names quotes by Thom Yorke. Plus more from Thom Yorke and more Names sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/thom-yorke-979_born_when-i-was-born-my-mother-didn-t-know-wh_1268945.jpg" --- > [When I was born, my mother didn't know what to name me. Eventually she named me after Thom Yorke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/when-i-was-born-my-mother-didn-t-know-what-to-name-me-eventually-she/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/thom-yorke-979_born_when-i-was-born-my-mother-didn-t-know-wh_1268945.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) > [If I were a bottle of wine, my name would be Thom Cork](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/if-i-were-a-bottle-of-wine-my-name-would-be-thom-cork/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/thom-yorke-979_bottles_if-i-were-a-bottle-of-wine-my-name-would_1920758.jpg) > [I was abducted by aliens as a boy. Aliens is the name of a pedophile who lived in my alley.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-was-abducted-by-aliens-as-a-boy-aliens-is-the-name-of-a-pedophile/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/thom-yorke-979_aliens_i-was-abducted-by-aliens-as-a-boy-aliens_453441.jpg) > [I don't know why people called me Tom. My name is THUMB.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-don-t-know-why-people-called-me-tom-my-name-is-thumb/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/thom-yorke-979_inspirational_i-don-t-know-why-people-called-me-tom-my_1111120.jpg) > [Can you imagine a world in which the letter O does not exist? My name would be Thm Yrke. Think about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/can-you-imagine-a-world-in-which-the-letter-o-does-not-exist-my-name/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da3/thom-yorke-979_doe_can-you-imagine-a-world-in-which-the-let_666969.jpg) > [The head of state Has called for me by name But I don't have time for him It's gonna be a glorious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/the-head-of-state-has-called-for-me-by-name-but-i-don-t-have-time-for/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a7/thom-yorke-979_feels_the-head-of-state-has-called-for-me-by-n_2517568.jpg) > [My parents mistook me for a sack of potatoes so I sat in the corner of the kitchen for the first 13…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/my-parents-mistook-me-for-a-sack-of-potatoes-so-i-sat-in-the-corner/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/thom-yorke-979_birth_my-parents-mistook-me-for-a-sack-of-pota_2508940.jpg) > [Mephostopheles is the name of a male gigolo I knew. When he's reaching up to grab me, I suppose it's an erotic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/mephostopheles-is-the-name-of-a-male-gigolo-i-knew-when-he-s-reaching/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f40/thom-yorke-979_bits_mephostopheles-is-the-name-of-a-male-gig_589596.jpg) > [The band name came about when the original vocalist died when a huge radio fell on his head. He trotted about for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/the-band-name-came-about-when-the-original-vocalist-died-when-a-huge/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/thom-yorke-979_asphyxiation_the-band-name-came-about-when-the-origin_1260662.jpg) ## Other authors on Names ## 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/names/thom-yorke/#itemlist", "name": "10 Names Quotes By Thom Yorke", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was born, my mother didn't know what to name me. 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