Thom Yorke

"People sometimes say we take things too seriously, but it’s the only way you’ll get anywhere. We’re not going to sit around and wait and just be happy if something turns up. We are ambitious. You have…"

"The difference between me and Bono is that he's quite happy to go and flatter people to get what he wants and he's very good at it, but I just can't do it. I'd probably end up punching them in the fac…"

"You think I have the responsibilty... I have the responsibility to give the fans a good time! ... that just sounds... kinky."

"I am fused, just in case I blow out. I am glued, just in case I crack out."

"There's nothing more boring than a rock'n'roll star, someone who has been on the road for 10 years, expecting attention wherever he goes, drinking himself stupid, who is obnoxious, incoherent, uncreat…"

"I think that has a lot to do with the expression that's on my face. People are born with certain faces, like my father was born with a face that people want to hit. source"

"We're at a time when we are being presented with undeniable changes in the global climate and fundamental issues that affect every single one of us, and it's the time we're listening to the most hokey…"

"My big problem with corporate structure is this bizarre sense of loyalty you're supposed to feel -- towards what is basically a virus. It grows or dies, like any virus. And you use it for your own sel…"