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Thom Yorke

(1968) Multi-instrumentalist United Kingdom

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Thom Yorke is a multi-instrumentalist from the United Kingdom, best known for Kid a Mnesia.

Quick Facts About Thom Yorke

Born: October 7, 1968
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Multi-instrumentalist
Notable works: Kid a Mnesia
Spouse: Dajana Roncione

About Thom Yorke

Thomas Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the singer and main songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. He plays guitar, bass, keyboards and other instruments, and is noted for his wide vocal range. Rolling Stone described Yorke as one of the greatest and most influential singers of his generation.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Thom Yorke · Page 2

What happens a lot with songwriting is that a melody or rhythm or something stays with you like catching a cold. And…

Boards

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If I were to be any celebrity, I'd be Chris Martin. I've always wondered what it would be like to be jealous…

Being jealous

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Maybe I'm not the gloaming witches smart, but at least I'm not our stupid liffey hamburger mongrels

Gloaming

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Do you think Radiohead is my whole goddamn life? I also have a roadside cart where I sell apples and mincemeat pies.

Apples

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I jumped in the river, what did I see? Black-eyed angels swam with me A moon full of stars and astral cars…

Angel

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I don’t see it in terms of changing things, but rather using language and music as weapons for fighting a mainstream media…

Corporate

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I bought a blimp just so I could get a bunch of wankers excited over nothing, what did you do with your…

Blimps

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It's God's will that millions of people are gonna die this year because of some outmoded economic policies? No, it's not!

Dies

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Every move you make has already been done, and taken the piss out of.

Done

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My nickname in grade school was salamander because I have a lazy eye

Eye

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My name may be Thom Yorke, but only I can call me Thom Yorke.

Call me

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Imagine? Yeah I can imagine John Lennon being dead.

I can

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It will be only a matter of time before the music business establishment completely folds.

Business

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My nickname in high school was jack-o-lantern because I'm missing 9 teeth

High school

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I don't write lyrics, the lyrics write Thom Yorke

Funny

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Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job.

Needs

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I had a dream where my face was a hamburger. What the?

Dream

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Kid A is about an abortion. An abortion of the soul. *Begins to cry, holds up air quotes* Thom Yorke.

Abortion

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I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless.

Believe

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I'm a full grown man and I'm not tall enough to ride a rollercoaster. So I will sit on the teacups, eat…

Biscuits

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Being in a band turns you into a child and keeps you there.

Band

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Alot of my lyrics are about beating my children. 'Hit the bottom and escape' is a cry for help. oh god someone…

Bottom

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At home I've got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour.

Home

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While you make pretty speeches I'm being cut to shreds You feed me to the lions A delicate balance.

Balance

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It's not racist if I like the race. But I don't like Asian people.

Asian

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