| This article does not cite any references or sources.Thom Yorke in concert.English musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Radiohead.He has also recorded as a solo artist; he released his debut album, The Eraser, in July 2006, and has collaborated with many other artists.Early years
2 Radiohead
3 Solo work
4 Musical approach
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6.He has claimed that the last surgery was "botched," giving him his drooping eyelid.His first song, "Mushroom Cloud" described a nuclear explosion, and by age ten he had joined his first band.The band was named On A Friday, as Friday was the only day on which the members were allowed to rehearse.Yorke, in this early line up, played guitar and provided vocals, and was already developing his songwriting and lyrical skills.Said Colin Greenwood, "When we started, it was very important that we got support from him, because we weren't getting any from the headmaster.You know, the man once sent us a bill, charging us for the use of school property, because we practiced in one of the music rooms on a Sunday."He also held a part time position as an orderly at a psychiatric hospital.In his second year, he was introduced to the university's newly acquired Macintoshes, with which he was fascinated.It was also around this time that he met Stanley Donwood, an artist who from 1994 on would become an important collaborator on single and album artwork for Radiohead.Together, the duo later won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package.He was unharmed, but his girlfriend suffered from whiplash.This brought on Yorke's phobia of cars, which he later wrote about in Radiohead songs such as "Airbag", "Killer Cars", "Stupid Car" and "Drunkk Machine".Meanwhile, Yorke briefly had a job selling men's suits.Now relocated to Oxford, they signed to Parlophone and changed their name to Radiohead, the name taken from a song on the Talking Heads album True Stories.Yorke, coming to resent the way "Creep" had overshadowed their career, described the band's feeling toward it in the lyrics of "My Iron Lung", which appeared on their second album, The Bends, in 1995.By this time the band, through frequent touring and greater attention to detail in the recording studio, had picked up a large cult fan base and had begun to receive wider critical acclaim.Some of these concerns were voiced in the documentary film Meeting People Is Easy, which focused on the period.Produced by Nigel Godrich and featuring cover art by Stanley Donwood, it was released on the independent label XL Recordings.The Eraser reached number 3 in the UK in its first week, number 2 in the United States, Canada and Australia, as well as number 9 on the Irish charts.The album was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize, losing to the Arctic Monkeys, and was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.However, Yorke has said, "it annoys me how pretty my voice is...Aside from vocal duties and writing lyrics, Yorke's musical contributions to Radiohead include guitar, both acoustic and electric (usually rhythm parts, with band member Jonny Greenwood handling lead), and piano (including Rhodes piano, especially on Kid A).Yorke, like most members of Radiohead, has never learned how to read music.It's a very ineffective way of doing it, so I've never really bothered picking it up."Yorke explained how he had bought a "proper" baby grand piano after OK Computer and began writing songs on it, despite a lack of proficiency, constantly relying on pedal points and pivot tones.Yorke said, "I'm such a shit piano player.So everything's a novelty.Yorke has been outspoken on various contemporary political and social issues.IMF in 1997's "Electioneering".Jubilee 2000, Amnesty International and CND, and Friends of the Earth's Big Ask campaign.In December 2007, Yorke (perhaps jokingly) declared his "next mission" to be a film adaptation of the novel Q by radical Italian group Wu Ming, formerly known as the Luther Blissett project.The LBP was an activist network whose anonymous members shared the name of a 1980's British footballer as a nom de plume.Yorke also appeared in the music video.Kanye West
Samples from the title track 'The Eraser' appear on 'CRS' on Kanye West's Graduation album, a tour de force of talent alongside Lupe Fiasco and Pharrel.Sparklehorse
Yorke sings part of this cover of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" with Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous.Four of the tracks sung by Yorke are Roxy Music covers, originally sung by Bryan Ferry, whilst "Baby's on Fire" is a Brian Eno cover."I've Seen It All" on Selmasongs (2000), the soundtrack album to Lars Von Trier's award winning film Dancer in the Dark.PJ Harvey
Yorke had a strong presence on PJ Harvey's 2000 release, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea.Harvey's album won the Mercury Music Prize in 2001 (over Radiohead's Amnesiac, among other nominees).Live collaborations
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Do you know something we don't?View or change your orders in Your Account.Visit our Help department.You have no recently viewed items or searches.Few rock singers of the '90s were as original and instantly unforgettable as Thom Yorke, as his band, Radiohead, became one of the biggest bands of the 21st century after making a career out of specializing in challenging and unpredictable rock.Born October 7, 1968, in Wellingborough, England, Yorke was born with a vision ailment: his left eye was paralyzed and shut until the age of six.Read More
Few rock singers of the '90s were as original and instantly unforgettable as Thom Yorke, as his band, Radiohead, became one of the biggest bands of the 21st century after making a career out of specializing in challenging and unpredictable rock.The group's original name was On a Friday, before being changed to Radiohead, which they'd swiped from the title of a song on Talking Heads' True Stories.The band's fan base grew considerably over the course of their next two releases, 1995's The Bends and 1997's OK Computer, the latter being voted Greatest Album of All Time in the British magazine Q shortly after its release.Sold by Amazon Digital Services, Inc or SONY BMG Music Entertainment Downloads LLC.By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use.This user has either cancelled their membership, or their account has been deleted.Id + " Link: " + targetLink.Id + " Text: " + targetLink.Casa de locos, Una (Spain) ...NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title) ...Musical GuestSelf:2000s1990sThe Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2007) (TV) ....Thom Yorke (2006) TV episode ....Episode dated 4 June 2001 (2001) TV episode ....Winner 'Freddie Mercury Award'...Another world so distant, you never knew the universe was capable of such an entity.That'd be most cataclysmic.If computer begins to smoke profusely, run away.Do not attempt to sign guestbook.Best viewed with Firefox, obviously.Well a great musician named Thom Yorke felt compelled to write a song about it.You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.Uncomment and fill in your details if you want to use it.This video has been added to your favorites.Thank you for flagging this video.Content of this nature is not necessarily prohibited on YouTube, however we will review this video and take action as appropriate.Per our Community Guidelines, hate speech is specifically defined in reference to "protected groups."Thank you for sharing your concerns.Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Thom Yorke is simply the god of Music.And the interviewer is so intense!Thom Yorke is a fuckin wizard!!This is an interview with Thom Yorke from Radio...After making your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.The code changes based on your selection.Thom Yorke on People Do...Thom Yorke interview pa...Thom Yorke on on Downlo...Awkward Thom Yorke Inte... |
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