--- title: "16 Way Quotes By Thom Yorke" description: "16 Way quotes by Thom Yorke. Plus more from Thom Yorke and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/thom-yorke-979_able_so-ultimately-it-s-idealistic-to-think-t_2521212.jpg" --- > [So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the power of the media and the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/so-ultimately-it-s-idealistic-to-think-that-artists-are-able-to-step/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/thom-yorke-979_able_so-ultimately-it-s-idealistic-to-think-t_2521212.jpg) > [I tell you what's really ridiculous--going into a bookstore and there's all these books about yourself. In a way, it feels like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-tell-you-what-s-really-ridiculous-going-into-a-bookstore-and-there/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc0/thom-yorke-979_about-yourself_i-tell-you-what-s-really-ridiculous-goin_2601336.jpg) > [It's maybe a good thing to try to make music that feels reassuring in some ways - something that's got a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/it-s-maybe-a-good-thing-to-try-to-make-music-that-feels-reassuring-in/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55d/thom-yorke-979_feelings_it-s-maybe-a-good-thing-to-try-to-make-m_1684168.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e16/thom-yorke-979_inspirational_people-sometimes-say-we-take-things-too_34704.jpg) > [I went to a boys' school, and I didn't realize that most guys join bands because they wanted to get girls. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-went-to-a-boys-school-and-i-didn-t-realize-that-most-guys-join/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/thom-yorke-979_bands_i-went-to-a-boys-school-and-i-didn-t-rea_2366835.jpg) > [My songs are my kids. Some of them stay with me, some others I have to send out, out to the war.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/my-songs-are-my-kids-some-of-them-stay-with-me-some-others-i-have-to/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/thom-yorke-979_kids_my-songs-are-my-kids-some-of-them-stay-w_2646208.jpg) > [I often steal sandwiches, eat them, and put the container's back., with a signed autograph of my self in its place. It's…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/600/thom-yorke-979_autographs_i-often-steal-sandwiches-eat-them-and-pu_110716.jpg) > [I think a lot of tunes can suffer from being so simple, so either they get over-complicated or their simplicity means the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-think-a-lot-of-tunes-can-suffer-from-being-so-simple-so-either-they/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/thom-yorke-979_being_i-think-a-lot-of-tunes-can-suffer-from-b_701546.jpg) > [There's a pervading sense of loneliness I've had since the day I was born. Maybe a lot of other people feel the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/there-s-a-pervading-sense-of-loneliness-i-ve-had-since-the-day-i-was/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/thom-yorke-979_asking_there-s-a-pervading-sense-of-loneliness_2117516.jpg) > [I think what makes people ill a lot of the time is the belief that your thoughts are concrete and that you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-think-what-makes-people-ill-a-lot-of-the-time-is-the-belief-that/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a2/thom-yorke-979_belief_i-think-what-makes-people-ill-a-lot-of-t_1589540.jpg) > [If you forget about the money issue for just a minute, if it's possible to do that - because these are people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/if-you-forget-about-the-money-issue-for-just-a-minute-if-it-s/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae2/thom-yorke-979_best-way_if-you-forget-about-the-money-issue-for_2136304.jpg) > [I feel like as musicians we need to fight the Spotify thing. I feel that in some ways what’s happening in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-feel-like-as-musicians-we-need-to-fight-the-spotify-thing-i-feel/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/thom-yorke-979_doe_i-feel-like-as-musicians-we-need-to-figh_2479936.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) > [Are you such a dreamer To put the world to rights? I'll stay home forever Where two and two always makes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/are-you-such-a-dreamer-to-put-the-world-to-rights-i-ll-stay-home/) [Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/thom-yorke-979_april_are-you-such-a-dreamer-to-put-the-world_2957113.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 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 Way ## 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/way/thom-yorke/#itemlist", "name": "16 Way Quotes By Thom Yorke", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thom Yorke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/so-ultimately-it-s-idealistic-to-think-that-artists-are-able-to-step/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/thom-yorke-979_able_so-ultimately-it-s-idealistic-to-think-t_2521212.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/thom-yorke-979_able_so-ultimately-it-s-idealistic-to-think-t_2521212.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/thom-yorke-979_able_so-ultimately-it-s-idealistic-to-think-t_2521212.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the power of the media and…” — Thom Yorke", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I tell you what's really ridiculous--going into a bookstore and there's all these books about yourself. 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