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 YorkePeople in bands don't have the kind of conversations people might think they have. The best things about being in a band are the things that are unsaid.
Thom YorkeMy uncle used to sit me on his lap and play "ventriloquist", only I wasn't wearing pants.
Thom YorkeDo not tell me what I can and cannot do. I'll be as asian as I want to (Stretches his eyes in a racist manner).
Thom Yorke