I want to be alone and I want people to notice me — both at the same time — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
You know, it's never easy to understand why I do what I do. For other people, I mean. — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
One person can't change the world. But Thom Yorke can, because he's two people. Both of them are Thom Yorke. — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
People are born with certain faces, like my father was born with a face that people want to hit. — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I'm terrible at jigsaw puzzles. Other people solve the puzzle but I just keep trying to make the pieces that don't fit… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I don't really think of most non-English as people, more or less indigenous squirrels that I fancy to kick around with my… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
People in bands don't have the kind of conversations people might think they have. The best things about being in a band… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
Every Christmas people are so nice to me, they think I am Little Tim from A Christmas Story. But I'm not. *smiles* — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, if people are prepared to stick their heads above the power pit, like Zinn says, and absorb what's going on… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
Sometimes I stand in store windows and pretend to be a mannequin. People are like 'hey, that mannequin looks alot like thom… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
Obviously, the duty of artists is there, but it's more an indictment of the political system that someone like Zinn views artists… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I often fake my death and then just show up at people's houses. They say 'that's a good one Thom' but I… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
If you forget about the money issue for just a minute, if it's possible to do that - because these are people's… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I don't think young people are as demoralized as the media and government would like us to think. The obvious sign of… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I think artists can influence only through making music that challenges people, excites them and flips them out. Music that repeats what… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I think what makes people ill a lot of the time is the belief that your thoughts are concrete and that you're… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I think maybe since there isn't a great deal of access to the mainstream media and people don't understand the language of… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I stopped showering ever since I realized water causes people to drown. I cannot risk being so close to something that can… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
There's a pervading sense of loneliness I've had since the day I was born. Maybe a lot of other people feel the… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
The difference between me and Bono is that he's quite happy to go and flatter people to get what he wants and… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I don't eat food, I Thom Yorke it. What's the difference? When normal people "eat" food, they first chew it with their… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
People sometimes say we take things too seriously, but it's the only way you'll get anywhere. — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
When people ask me for an autograph I usually ask for a pen and then stab them with it. — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I think escape is sort of like coming to a show with ten thousand other people and responding to that moment. Sharing… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I got into the music business thinking it was really radical, that it wasn't really a business at all, that it was… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
If we got into a situation where people start burning our records, then bring it on. That's the whole point. The gloaming… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
It's God's will that millions of people are gonna die this year because of some outmoded economic policies? No, it's not! — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you get an opportunity to appropriate your work, or use whatever collateral you have, for something good, you think, "Well,… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I'm absolutely terrified that people can get into cars. It's like the car is a face, and the headlight is eyes, and… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
The people in charge, globally, are maniacs. They are maniacs, and unless we do something about it these people are going to… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
Generally, it's not good to be engaged directly with the political system unless you are qualified. It's a very depressing business, the… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
How come I end up where I started How come I end up where I belong... You used to be alright What happened? — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I named my son Noah for the same reason Chris Martin named his apple: we're asses. — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
Rock music is, is a necessary evil, like beating my children with penny loafers — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
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… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
When even your fans are writing to tell you to get a life, you know you need to listen. — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
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… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
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… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
People sometimes say we take things too seriously, but it's the only way you'll get anywhere. — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
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,… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
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… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
