Thom Yorke Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I had a series of mini-breakdowns where the public persona - this thing, this face, this person who writes this music... I would walk past that person in the mirror or listen to that person playing guitar and I didn't know who they were.”

“My songs are my kids. Some of them stay with me, some others I have to send out, out to the war. It might sound stupid and it might even sound naive, but that's just the way it is.”

“The people in charge, globally, are maniacs. They are maniacs, and unless we do something about it these people are going to deprive us of a future.”

“If we got into a situation where people start burning our records, then bring it on. That's the whole point. The gloaming has begun. We're in the darkness. This has happened before. Go read some history.”

“I'm not afraid of computers taking over the world.”

“I think no artist can claim to have any access to the truth, or an authentic version of an event. But obviously they have slightly better means at their disposal because they have their art to energize whatever it is they're trying to write about. They have music.”

“I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless.”

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

“I think sometimes all the charities are doing is mopping up the blood. It's a shame.”

“Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job.”