When I go forwards, you go backwards Thom Yorke More Quotes by Thom Yorke More Quotes From 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. Thom Yorke blowwindthinking People are born with certain faces, like my father was born with a face that people want to hit. Thom Yorke facesfatherpeople We weren't listening to guitar bands, we were thoroughly ashamed of being a guitar band. So we bought loads of keyboards and learned how to use them, and when we got bored we went back to guitars. Thom Yorke guitarboredlistening I'm the next act Thom Yorke wingsanimallying I don't write lyrics, the lyrics write Thom Yorke Thom Yorke writing In November I'll be releasing my new solo record, entitled 'Box Of Bees'. There's no music, it's just a box full of live bees. The deluxe edition comes with more bees. Thom Yorke novemberrecordsbees There was a clown that tried to eat me as a boy, in my nightmares. Years later I found a clown for booking online who resembled him named Patches. Needless to say, Patches is dead now. Thom Yorke nightmareboysyears My parents mistook me for a sack of potatoes so I sat in the corner of the kitchen for the first 13 years of my life. My birth name is Thom Potatoes. Thom Yorke parentnamesyears I'm not afraid of computers taking over the world. They're just sitting there. I can hit them with a two by four. Thom Yorke sittingtwoworld I'm listening to Aphex Twin. That makes me cultured and interesting. Thom Yorke twinslisteninginteresting I've been reading a book lately. That book is Thom Yorke, and the conclusion is that he's brilliant. Thom Yorke brilliantreadingbook People sometimes say we take things too seriously, but it's the only way you'll get anywhere. Thom Yorke sometimespeopleway Someone once asked me how the universe was created, I told him it all began with Pablo Honey Thom Yorke universehoney I ultimately decided that I couldn't beat it more than three times a day, (I) was just too drained and chapped. That's what Radiohead is about. You're just drained and chapped, down there. Thom Yorke radioheadbeatsthree Most of my dancing is actually convulsions from having to listen to my own music Thom Yorke my-owndancing I don't know why people called me Tom. My name is THUMB. Thom Yorke thumbsnamespeople Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it. Thom Yorke guitarsometimeslooks I love listening to music with my mate. We don't do it often, but when we do we'll just sit there and lose our heads in it. Sooner or later he'll start saying something to the effect of "Hey, Thom, can you put in something else now?" but I'll just nod coldly and respond "not just yet". But after awhile, I'll finally budge. And that's when I crack a big smile and take out The Bends and put in Kid A. My friend just sighs and leaves the room, and I can't blame him. He's not ready for that leap yet. Thom Yorke crackslisteningkids To protest, I stood in the place of a waste receptacle and opened my mouth. That's how I lost my virginity *laughs* Thom Yorke wastemouthslaughing The band name came about when the original vocalist died when a huge radio fell on his head. He trotted about for a while dancing with the radio on his head, before he died of asphyxiation and blood loss. *Laughs* it was hilarious Thom Yorke nameslossblood
