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

Being in a band turns you into a child and keeps you there.

I've never believed that pop music is escapist trash. There's always a darkness in it, even amidst great pop music.

Occasionally I'll just pull out a rifle and shoot one of my audience members. So far there have been no complaints filed.

I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless.

Well, I've been reading a lot about the fifty years since the Second World War, about Western foreign policy and all that. I try not to let it get to me, but sometimes I just think that there's no hope.

I will never run out of quotes. I am, after all, the Thom Yorke.