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.
Thom YorkeI'm glad I escaped the clutches of those evil gnomes... I'm talking, of course, about Puerto Ricans.
Thom YorkeWe don't have to stand on a soap-box and preach because hopefully we're channelling it through the new record.
Thom YorkeAnybody can make 'good' music. I make terrible music, which is what makes it so different, and therefore better.
Thom Yorke