Thom Yorke Quotes

Don't walk the plank like I did
You will be dispensed with
When you've become
Inconvenient

"What worries me more than anything else is the whole notion that I'm who people focus on, like it's of significance, you know? People look at me and think that it's a complete existence. What really fucks me up in the head is that basically I'm supposed to be endorsing this sort of pop star, 'Wow, lucky bastard, he's got it all' existence. What frightens me is the idea that what Radiohead does is basically packaged back to people in the form of entertainment, to play in their car stereos on their way to work.

You are my centre when I spin away.

"So far, this is disco." - Live performance of Everything in Its Right Place (YouTube video)

That there
That's not me
I go
Where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the Liffey

Immerse your soul in love

Routines and schedules A drug that'll kill you

We're not scare-mongering
This is really happening

What was that you tried to say?

"There's nothing more boring than a rock'n'roll star, someone who has been on the road for 10 years, expecting attention wherever he goes, drinking himself stupid, who is obnoxious, incoherent, uncreative and has a massive ego. There's nothing more pointless." - source

It's basically [about] having to make a decision whether to do nothing or try to engage with it in some way, knowing that it's flawed. It's convenient to project that back on to someone personally and say they're a hypocrite. It's a lot easier to do that than actually do anything else. And yeah, that stresses me out, because I am a hypocrite. As we all are.

I have no idea what I am talking about
I'm trapped in this body and can't get out

I keep the wolf from the door
But he calls me up
Calls me on the phone Tells me all the ways that he's gonna mess me up
Steal all my children
If I don't pay the ransom
And I'll never see 'em again
If I squeal to the cops

Avoid all eye contact
Do not react
Shoot the messengers
This is a low-flying panic attack

I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then gradually over the years it occurred to me that this was actually a very convenient myth for the state.