My father slapped my thighs with a variety of meats until I began to cry and sulked in the corner. I later became a musician
Thom YorkeWhat happens a lot with songwriting is that a melody or rhythm or something stays with you like catching a cold. And during that time what happens is that I can then fit things on to it, it all fits and glues together. Sometimes it's crazy cos it can almost be anything. But if you catch the cold then the nonsense makes sense. It's like you're getting beamed it, like with a ouija board and something's pushing your hand. It's not a pleasant experience necessarily.
Thom YorkeIt annoys me how pretty my voice is...that sounds incredibly immodest, but it annoys me how polite it can sound when perhaps what I'm singing is deeply acidic.
Thom YorkeThe joke is that U2's new record only looked like a virus. Enjoy mining bitcoins for me losers.
Thom Yorke