“I feel like as musicians we need to fight the Spotify thing. I feel that in some ways what's happening in the mainstream is the last gasp of the old industry. Once that does finally die, which it will, something else will happen.” WayNeedsFeelsDoeHappensLastsDiesFightingIndustryMusicianHappeningsMainstreamSpotify Author:Thom Yorke
“It's the Devil's way now, There is no way out, You can scream and you can shout, It is too late now.” WayLateDevilToo LateScream Author:Thom Yorke
“If you forget about the money issue for just a minute, if it's possible to do that - because these are people's livelihoods we're talking about - and you look at Internet in terms of the most amazing broadcasting network ever built, then it's completely different. In some ways, that's the best way of looking at it.” PeopleIfsWayLooksDifferentTermForgetTalkingIssuesMinutesInternetBuiltBest WayLivelihoodMost AmazingBroadcasting Author:Thom Yorke
“It's maybe a good thing to try to make music that feels reassuring in some ways - something that's got a good feeling, a good vibe about it.” WayFeelsTryingFeelingsGood ThingsReassuringGood Feeling Author:Thom Yorke
“I think what makes people ill a lot of the time is the belief that your thoughts are concrete and that you're responsible for your thoughts. Whereas actually - the way I see it - your thoughts are what the wind blows through your mind.” PeopleThinkingWayMindBeliefWindResponsibleIllBlowConcrete Author:Thom Yorke
“Sometimes when you get an opportunity to appropriate your work, or use whatever collateral you have, for something good, you think, "Well, yeah, you should do this." You're not in any way qualified to do it, but I was so sick of hearing so many unqualified people say that global warming doesn't exist, I thought, "Well, I'm no less qualified than they are, so I can deal with doing it."” PeopleThinkingWayShouldWellsI CanSometimesUseOpportunityDealsSickYeahHearingGlobal WarmingAppropriateQualifiedUnqualifiedSo SickCollateral Author:Thom Yorke
“Generally, it's not good to be engaged directly with the political system unless you are qualified. It`s a very depressing business, the way politics works. You get stuck into it, but then, at some point, you have to walk away. I had to walk away, because it's like this dark, black energy void. There are some people who have dedicated their lives to living in that energy void, but I can't do it. I just can't go there. It feels like you're treading water too much when you do. It's a crazy thing.” PeopleWayFeelsI CanPoliticalEnergyBlackWaterDarkWalksToo MuchCrazyLike YouStuckEngagedDedicatedVoidDepressingQualifiedPolitical SystemsCrazy ThingsTreadingVery DepressingTreading Water Author:Thom Yorke
“My songs are my kids. Some of them stay with me, some others I have to send out, out to the war. It might sound stupid and it might even sound naive, but that's just the way it is.” WayWarMightKidsSongSoundStupidNaiveStay With Me Author:Thom Yorke
“I think a lot of tunes can suffer from being so simple, so either they get over-complicated or their simplicity means the simple way to lay them down becomes the difficulty.” ThinkingWayMeanSufferingSimpleDifficultyLaysSimplicityComplicatedTunesGet OverSimple Ways Author:Thom Yorke
“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 you're already dead.” WayFeelsBookLike YouRidiculousAbout YourselfBookstores Author:Thom Yorke
“Are you such a dreamer To put the world to rights? I'll stay home forever Where two and two always makes a five I'll lay down the tracks Sandbag and hide January has April's showers And two and two always makes a five It's the devil's way now There is no way out You can SCREAM and you can shout It is too late now Because... You have not been Payin' attention! Payin' attention! Payin' attention! Payin' attention! You have not been paying attention!” WorldWayTwoHomeAttentionForeverFiveRightsLateDevilLaysTrackPay AttentionToo LateDreamerScreamShowersAprilJanuary Author:Thom Yorke
“The difference between me and Bono is that he's quite happy to go and flatter people to get what he wants and he's very good at it, but I just can't do it. I'd probably end up punching them in the face rather than shaking their hand, so it's best that I stay out of their way. I can't engage with that level of bullshit. Which is a shame, really, and in a way it would help if I could, but I just can't. I admire the fact that Bono can, and can walk away from it smelling of roses.” PeopleIfsWayWantI CanEndsFactsHelpingHandsFacesDifferencesWalksLevelsShameRoseVery GoodAdmireIf I CouldBullshitShakingPunching 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 of giving back to society.” WayGivingSelfStealingMy WayGiving BackSandwichesAutographsContainers Author:Thom Yorke
“There's a pervading sense of loneliness I've had since the day I was born. Maybe a lot of other people feel the same way, but I'm not about to run up and down the street asking everybody if they're as lonely as I am. I'd probably get locked up.” PeopleIfsWayFeelsRunningBornStreetsLonelinessLonelyAskingLockedUp And DownLocked Up Author:Thom Yorke
“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.” ThinkingWayAbleArtistStepsPowerMediaGoes OnIdealistic Author:Thom Yorke
“People sometimes say we take things too seriously, but it's the only way you'll get anywhere.” PeopleWaySometimes Author:Thom Yorke
