9 Quotes & Sayings By Thom Yorke

Thom Yorke is a singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who is the vocalist, guitarist, and sole permanent member of the English rock band Radiohead. His solo work includes the 2006 album The Eraser. In 2006, he collaborated with David Bowie on the album The Next Day. Yorke was ranked number 44 in NME's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists" and number 10 in Q's list of "The 50 Best Singers Right Now".

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I'm not afraid of computers taking over the world. Thom Yorke
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I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape. Thom Yorke
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I've never believed that pop music is escapist trash. There's always a darkness in it, even amidst great pop music. Thom Yorke
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One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sources, like artists, because art and music allow people a certain freedom. Thom Yorke
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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 which is predominately right wing, and loyal to the political framework and its corporate interests. Thom Yorke
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Generally speaking, if people are prepared to stick their heads above the power pit, like Zinn says, and absorb what's going on around them, it makes them think. Thom Yorke
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Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job. Thom Yorke
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I think artists can influence only through making music that challenges people, excites them and flips them out. Music that repeats what you know in ever-decreasing derivation, that's unchallenging and unstimulating, deadens our minds, our imagination and our ability to see beyond the hell we find ourselves in. Thom Yorke