I find it ironic how Thom's problem with writer's block after Ok Computer and his "not being able to progress" resulted in some of Radiohead's best music.
I think after touring themselves to death, they just had enough of the "Rolling Stone method" of being successful in contemporary non-academic music (i.e. rock music)... And with this came a wholesale rejection of the language of rock music as well, so it took them a while to re-orient
I mean he's not wrong. The majority of Kid A sounds like half-assed and unfinished projects. The best songs on that album ended up being stuff that he had already written like Motion Picture Soundtrack, How to Disappear Completely and The National Anthem. The messages in the songs themselves are powerful but the actual music just sounds like middling, meandering, anti climatic noise. The best example is probably Idioteque. The lyrics send such a strong and resonating message but the song itself just sounds like a rock band trying to redefine a genre of music they shouldn't have ever touched. Don't get me wrong, the album is pretty good but its not as great as some of their fans hype it up to be. There's a reason OK Computer has the most accessible songs from their discography. It's easily their most masterfully-crafted album, period.
Fred Harvey I wholeheartedly disagree. The musical aspect of the album works quite well especially since they wanted to abandon the modern rock format. This album is original, unique, and undeniably inspired countless other bands. Look at the other records being released in 2000... they were crap. I am not looking for accessible pop music, and I hope Radiohead continues to push boundaries and challenge their listeners.
I think he meant they were unable to progress as a rock band. Their B side album Airbag/How Am I Driving (also found on the 20th anniversary album OKNOTOK) was their best effort after OK Computer. While it makes a great B Side album it would’ve been a bad attempt at a 4th studio album. It was too safe and would’ve been critiqued as a watered down Ok Computer. Hence Thom felt stuck with writers block and they had to step out of their comfort zone to create Kid A.
Same For me it was that first ambient noise/swirling tone and then the chords with the tremolo on Planet Telex. Can you recall when Radiohead altered your consciousness?
@@jaysharpESQwhen I was a teenager I just would love to read about music and reviews and saw that kid a was like the number 1 album artistically of the 2000s, it does feel truly groundbreaking I got into this band by hearing kid a, amnesiac and then ok computer actually
3:05 "If you want the truth." Bahahahaha!!! And he says it with such a frank expression on his face. That's what I love about Thom. I'm watching this documentary for the first time and even after listening to Radiohead for 20 years now, I'm still happy when I can catch of moment of Thom's subtle humor. For such a perfectionist, Thom can suprise me still from out of left field and show that he can be goofy and poke fun at himself and not be so serious all the time.
Thank you Thom for sticking to your guns and telling the interviewer that it’s none of his or anyone’s business the future of Radiohead or solo projects or whether he is quitting the band. Radiohead, god bless your cotton socks
Thom falling out of love with guitar and rock in general strikes a chord with me, I have a love/hate relationship with the instrument, it's been a huge part of my life. I devoted so much time to it - it's like eating your favourite food every day for years, it's difficult to maintain that level of interest after so long but hard to give up something you put so much into. Buying a keyboard was a great idea because it made me experiment and want to try things again - I agree, interest comes from exploration of something new and can inspire you. Anyone who grew up in the 80's and 90's and was into dance, techno, rave, etc - will appreciate the direction Radiohead went in. I think there's a misconception that people who like rock or guitar-based music typically dislike electronic music, a snobbery or idea that's probably more prevalent within the industry than among music lovers. He hit the nail on the head talking about Bowie, Radiohead showed everyone that the genres can be fused in epic ways and many bands have tried this over the years but these guys got it spot on.
Im the exact same way man. Im actually going through by far my toughest battle with music right now. Have been for a couple years now. I was basically born with a guitar in my hands and it was my world. I even expanded and wrote entire albums on my own of all instruments by my teens. Wrote hundreds of songs, tens of thousands of parts. A dozen albums. As of the past few years i just can’t do it. There’s an element there in which my whole body is telling me music actually kind of ruined my life because i was just not ready for anything else in life. Not that i am not good at anything else, i am, it’s just that i am “music guy” and that shit sticks so hard to you that even your world around you won’t let you succeed at anything else sometimes. I wish there was an obvious fix but there isn’t. Life changes help. Direction changes help. New things, new loves. But nothing really works. You either have it or you don’t. And it may or may not come back.
@@JimmyKlef Aye, I hear you man. I'm going through a similar phase yet again - they tend to come in waves and like you say, get harder to deal with each time. I have various other hobbies/interests that often take over and monopolise all of my time. I'm just going with it now, something will happen or I'll discover something new and exciting that'll rekindle my interest in music for a period before something else steals my attention again. Maybe it's best not to fight it and just do something else for a bit, inspiration will eventually rear its head and the urge will return. A hero of mine, Jeff Beck recently died and I spent a bit of time watching old videos of his performance and seeing him play the strat in his unique style kinda made me want to play...but everyday life got in the way. Maybe when I have some quality time off work I'll come back to that and get lost in it for a while. Sure you will get through it and the spark will return...maybe your body and mind just need other forms of stimulation.
Kid A was the album that made me fall in love with Radiohead at this point there's nothing they make that I don't like even the stuff I don't like it first ends up being some of my favorites later on cuz it's the gift that keeps giving
this is what makes them one of the greatest, this whole story and interview, like look at Thom Yorke now, he has totally mastered himself and songwriting and is so wise compared to young Thom
You can tell he's super insightful at this time though. He just doesn't know how to convey himself and his thinking process to other people yet. And he may get hostile at times about something as dumb as being called a rock band but looking back at what he was talking about he makes some really good points. He's challenging the boundaries and walls that most other people don't even see until their broken down. He's definitely more palatable now but there are gleams of insight that come out in this interview that really display why he such a one in a generation artist.
Kid A is still my favorite album ever. I remember first hearing it in college. My Iron Lung is also one of my faves. I’ve seen Radiohead in concert twice. Still my favorite band ever.
I'm going through some shit in my life right now and RUclips recommended this interview. Fuck I'm so happy to be alive in the same universe as Thom Yorke. I have always loved Radiohead and will always love them
Kid A came out when I was in high school. We tripped balls and played this album on repeat. I felt that music like I’ve never felt before. It’s art in its own right. That’s what I not only heard but could see thanks to psychedelics.
Honestly, Kid A tracks make a pretty badass soundtrack for a documentary of itself. Haha. I just love the narration voiceover with Treefingers playing. Such calming vibes.
I’ve loved Radiohead for 25 years. They’re my #1. Thom has so much anger here…it makes me happy to see how over the course of his life, he seems to have let that go.
This is a really great interview. Thom really hits on a lot of points that aren’t said enough about the rock industry and art world in general. He’s very honest about his own work and has a great perspective on the process of making art/music.
I can only imagine what that tour was like. You do sort of distance yourself from a release after you've put the work in and gotten it out, the process is long and involved enough on a local scale as it is. And that's not because people necessarily want to move onto the next thing... It's just that it's unnatural to stay put. Imagine celebrating your birthday for a whole year. After a while your life is in a completely different place but people are still talking about all this stuff you did a year ago. Completely bizarre. I sympathize with them completely!
This is so revealing. A less thoughtful musician might just have continued to push out similar stuff for years after an album as successful as ok computer but that might be why so few artists ever create something that becomes as successful as ok computer. The level of musical integrity that the whole band displays probably explains why so many people that love what they do have followed throughout the changes in style.
Interesting to hear Thom talk about what he went through after the OK Computer tour. I met him and Jonny after their show in Los Angeles towards the end of their long tour and while Thom was very nice he seemed overwhelmed with all the people backstage. He was very quiet. I ended up hanging out with Phil. Later he has said in this interview and later ones he was just so burnt out and almost catatonic. Now looking back I could totally see that. Radiohead is my absolute favorite band of all time. I love everything they’ve done and have enjoyed watching their evolution
And you were a part of that. I imagine meeting people that genuinely appreciated, loved and encouraged the music helped him and then continue on the path they went on.
This band are so fucking good - there’s not a bad song in their entire catalogue - and they grow with each record.These days I can’t find any modern bands that can live up to that level .
It is so painfully obvious that the interviewer has absolutely no idea who is sitting in front of him. This whole interview made me feel really bad for Thom. He talks about some really tragic personal stuff and the interviewer simply has no fucking clue. He's probably thinking like: this emotional shit won't sell.
You know the GREAT thing about that though, is that forces Thom to be incredibly clear and vocal about every element that was affecting him at the time. And that improves our understanding of exactly where he and the band were at that time. The interviewer is typical perhaps of someone who hasn't a clue about his subject, but it does (luckily) really pull Thom out of his now usual shutdown shell on such emotional subjects. 👍
I love seeing Thom of today- self assured and comfortable with his status and his fans. I remember seeing them in 2001 in Yokohama, Japan. It was their last show of the tour and they were wiped out. Thom was really pissy through the entire show. It probably didn't help that the crowd, being Japanese, was pretty quiet and the energy seemed totally off. But I'm glad I got to see them then. Back then they were still playing songs from the Bends live.
Funny how Kid A creeps up on you. I used to give it a miss apart from the obvious tracks, and few of the tracks would make a 'best of' for me. However, just this week, after how many years it scares me to count of being a 'fan', it suddenly made sense. Absolutely superb. Ditto for my relationship with the band. I saw them supporting James (all sit down) in Portugal and wandered off to the bar where I heard Creep being played. 'Oh, its' THAT band!' I thought.Before hearing OK Computer, the UK music press often used the words 'progressive rock', which for an old punk like me was anathema. I steered clear for fear of hearing twenty minute nose flute solos and tales about bards and runes. 3 years later I am lent OK Computer by a friend and have never looked back. Basically what i am saying is I am a real late adopter. Wish I was special, so fucking special But I ain't, just a regular bloke. Radiohead are excellent. By the way, the What is Music podcast is doing a series on them at the moment. Involves a deep dive into their catalogue. Next album will be Kid A.
I remember the first time I saw this interview. Thom's being very respectful and candid and then the guy pokes at him to gossip about people he's been friends with his whole life. It's just an asshole move.
Just listened to the full album a few hours ago again and I think I enjoy it more than OK Computer. I think Radiohead works best as a “digital” focused band instead of a “rock” band. OK Computer is a perfect anthem to end the millennium and Kid A is the perfect album to begin the millennium. Ironic if you think about it, as last century was very rock and guitar focused and this century has been all computer and beats.
Mr. Yorke I've been listening to you for years in my good times in my bed times and I am listening to now it's I'm sitting here in good times in UR an appreciative on godliness like one of the most best I you know what I can't even see I'm stumbling over myself cause you are the 1 and you said you didn't like how you sing your songs but I love how you sing your songs Keep C please keep singing them how you do because you're keeping this woman happy and you and it's been since I've been 18 years old thank you good night
As someone who has been writing poetry for years, its always hard having deep parts of you on display. Like come read my stuff and have a look around inside. Thats always hard. Id imagine for someone like Thom Yorke its a circus inside everytime hes on stage.
@@spookymulder1131 the mythology being how people build up the idea of rockstars to have the best and most glamorous life, when in reality he was very depressed even when Radiohead was one of the most popular bands on the planet (so he should have been the happiest by other people's way of seeing it.) He does it for the artistry of making music, and fans and critics seem to take that out of the work by idolizng them as just "rockstars" instead of artists.
I agree with him. Totally. All that old boring shit my parents listened to? Ugh. So over played and overly "appreciated." Like The Rolling Stones (ok- I love a lot of their stuff, of course, and we all understand what they mean to rock music)- their music is BORING compared to Radiohead.
I think he’s changed his mind since then. He hated rock music because he was burnt out from the OK Computer tour, but if you listen to Hail to the Thief and In Rainbows you can tell that the bands music had moved back towards being rock.
I’ve never thought about this before, but Thom’s line that you’re never the same after you hear a piece of music for the first time is a valid point. Very cool.
Do you think the interviewer looks back at this and thinks, “oh my god, I was really terrible at my job back then...” because if he doesn’t, he’s much worse now than he was when he did this.
This and Thom’s ‘ANIMA’ discussion are the two best Thom Yorke media discussions imo; Vulnerable, honest, clear, in depth and utterly captivating for different reasons!
Ok Computer was like a treaty about moving forward and move into computers and anything that is there to create. And because we were on the verge in to internet age.
Imagine now, if you will Thom, being a nurse and hating your job...but to pay your bills you put on a smile and take sh$t from people 12 hours during your shift. Can we swap?
While every song gives Writing credits to “Radiohead” there are many songs written by individual members as is evident with Kid A. Through interviews I’ve been able to piece together who wrote the songs on Kid A. 1. Everything in its Right Place (written by Thom Yorke) 2. Kid A (written by Jonny Greenwood) 3. The National Anthem (written by Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood [horn section]) 4. How to Disappear Completely (written by Thom Yorke) 5. Treefingers (written by Ed O Brien) 6. Optimistic (written by Phil Selway, Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke) 7. In Limbo (written by Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway) 8. Idioteque (written by Thom Yorke) 9. Morning Bell (written by Colin Greenwood and Jonny Greenwood) 10. Motion Picture Soundtrack (written by Thom Yorke) As you can see, with the exception of the horn section on The National Anthem, Thom has solo writing credits on 5 songs, that’s half the album. The man is truly a genius and him and Jonny deserve all the praise they get even if it does overshadow the other three members.
They don't want the praise, the fact you say this makes me think you miss the point of Radiohead. They are the quiet geniuses, their comfort comes from hiding in the music.
murdoque lol miss the point? Isn’t the point just to enjoy it? Mystery always encourages curiosity. It’s why people to this day still debate over the meaning behind their music video for “Just”, despite it being nearly 25 years old.
WickedLiquid I think what he’s trying to say is who gives a shit who wrote what? Their Radiohead: in a way they all wrote each song, as evidenced by giving writing credits to each member on each song. Just enjoy the music, it’s their gift to us. All of their gifts.
I've known Radiohead since '97 when we bought ok Computer, I was only 12 years old. I liked it and I really like that job. I've lived in the '60s and '70s musically all my life. The other day I first heard Kid A and found it a great job, I read to a lot of people who didn't like it at the time but later when other people have told them how good it is. I think people have to have more personality, my father listened to Kid A at the time about 20 times and he didn't like. He just has a personal opinion that can't be changed. There's a lot of hypocrisy in music and I'm pretty sure there are a lot of people cheering kid A and privately they're not able to listen it.
@4:00 this is so damn poignant. You ask a composer and artist to perform their finished work over and over again like a performing monkey or puppet. I cannot think of anything more plainly acceptable to polite society that is such horrific torture. If I had $1 billion discretionary I'd pay the guys for each album so they can be done with it, and then leave it totally up to them where, when, how often they want to perform. I am no commie or socialist, but what Radiohead did is a public service, governments can always pay the wage for public art, it need not be flogged to death by the commercial tours. (Governments do not use "tax payer dollars" ya'll, the government creates the currency they do not need to get it off us, the tax is a redemption driving demand, not a funding operation.) So put the popular artists on a job guarantee program, then they can tour if, and only if, they are greedy for more dosh. I know the old myth about the tortured artists being the ones who create the great stuff. Well, it might be party true, but there is no need to starve them or flog them on tour stages. I am no hypocrite either. I've never attended a rock concert. I will never want to and never need to. But I donated to _In Rainbows_ and I donated more than I pay for anything on Spotify.
Also, spare a thought for the kids selling themselves into K-Pop. Thom said he "...f-ing hates [mythology of] rock music...," and I think we can all agree with that sentiment, but the managers running K-Pop are beyond hating, they're in a whole other world of evil.
@@CheefChaos Not necessarily interviewer's fault. I would assume it's a bad recording (you can faintly hear the original audio in the back when the interviewer speaks). Then the solution they found to avoid re-recording the interview was to dub it over.
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The intro to "Everything in its right place" is one of the best intros to a song I've ever heard.
SIMPLY genius.
Everytime you hear those first 4 notes, you know you are in for a good time for the next hour or 45 minutes or whatever it is.
@@skeletonkey6definitely right I’ve heard that song so many times kid a is so good when you listen to it as a whole
It feels like you're about to do a life review when I hear it. I get a feeling of calmness.
I find it ironic how Thom's problem with writer's block after Ok Computer and his "not being able to progress" resulted in some of Radiohead's best music.
I think after touring themselves to death, they just had enough of the "Rolling Stone method" of being successful in contemporary non-academic music (i.e. rock music)... And with this came a wholesale rejection of the language of rock music as well, so it took them a while to re-orient
I mean he's not wrong. The majority of Kid A sounds like half-assed and unfinished projects. The best songs on that album ended up being stuff that he had already written like Motion Picture Soundtrack, How to Disappear Completely and The National Anthem. The messages in the songs themselves are powerful but the actual music just sounds like middling, meandering, anti climatic noise. The best example is probably Idioteque. The lyrics send such a strong and resonating message but the song itself just sounds like a rock band trying to redefine a genre of music they shouldn't have ever touched. Don't get me wrong, the album is pretty good but its not as great as some of their fans hype it up to be. There's a reason OK Computer has the most accessible songs from their discography. It's easily their most masterfully-crafted album, period.
Fred Harvey I wholeheartedly disagree. The musical aspect of the album works quite well especially since they wanted to abandon the modern rock format. This album is original, unique, and undeniably inspired countless other bands. Look at the other records being released in 2000... they were crap. I am not looking for accessible pop music, and I hope Radiohead continues to push boundaries and challenge their listeners.
I think he meant they were unable to progress as a rock band. Their B side album Airbag/How Am I Driving (also found on the 20th anniversary album OKNOTOK) was their best effort after OK Computer. While it makes a great B Side album it would’ve been a bad attempt at a 4th studio album. It was too safe and would’ve been critiqued as a watered down Ok Computer. Hence Thom felt stuck with writers block and they had to step out of their comfort zone to create Kid A.
@@WickedLiquid Not being able to progress??? What are you on about mate, Radiohead is the definition of 'progress' in the entirety of modern music.
32:47 ..."you hear something that triggers you.. and you're never the same again." Thom just accurately described me and my connection with Radiohead.
Same
For me it was that first ambient noise/swirling tone and then the chords with the tremolo on Planet Telex. Can you recall when Radiohead altered your consciousness?
@@jaysharpESQwhen I was a teenager I just would love to read about music and reviews and saw that kid a was like the number 1 album artistically of the 2000s, it does feel truly groundbreaking I got into this band by hearing kid a, amnesiac and then ok computer actually
The song that got me into Radiohead was Just from the Bends, love the chord progressions
3:05 "If you want the truth." Bahahahaha!!! And he says it with such a frank expression on his face. That's what I love about Thom. I'm watching this documentary for the first time and even after listening to Radiohead for 20 years now, I'm still happy when I can catch of moment of Thom's subtle humor.
For such a perfectionist, Thom can suprise me still from out of left field and show that he can be goofy and poke fun at himself and not be so serious all the time.
There will never again be a band with a lore quite like Radiohead.
Greatest and MOST IMPORTANT band of the last 25 years!
undoubtedly
hyperbole
radiohead is the best band ever, ful stop
I see what you did there
I'm just going to start saying that now
No
Totally subjective but I agree!
Nope
Thank you Thom for sticking to your guns and telling the interviewer that it’s none of his or anyone’s business the future of Radiohead or solo projects or whether he is quitting the band. Radiohead, god bless your cotton socks
Thom falling out of love with guitar and rock in general strikes a chord with me, I have a love/hate relationship with the instrument, it's been a huge part of my life. I devoted so much time to it - it's like eating your favourite food every day for years, it's difficult to maintain that level of interest after so long but hard to give up something you put so much into.
Buying a keyboard was a great idea because it made me experiment and want to try things again - I agree, interest comes from exploration of something new and can inspire you. Anyone who grew up in the 80's and 90's and was into dance, techno, rave, etc - will appreciate the direction Radiohead went in. I think there's a misconception that people who like rock or guitar-based music typically dislike electronic music, a snobbery or idea that's probably more prevalent within the industry than among music lovers.
He hit the nail on the head talking about Bowie, Radiohead showed everyone that the genres can be fused in epic ways and many bands have tried this over the years but these guys got it spot on.
Can't go back, what then will replace the computer if the guitar replaced the piano.
Im the exact same way man. Im actually going through by far my toughest battle with music right now. Have been for a couple years now. I was basically born with a guitar in my hands and it was my world. I even expanded and wrote entire albums on my own of all instruments by my teens. Wrote hundreds of songs, tens of thousands of parts. A dozen albums.
As of the past few years i just can’t do it. There’s an element there in which my whole body is telling me music actually kind of ruined my life because i was just not ready for anything else in life. Not that i am not good at anything else, i am, it’s just that i am “music guy” and that shit sticks so hard to you that even your world around you won’t let you succeed at anything else sometimes.
I wish there was an obvious fix but there isn’t. Life changes help. Direction changes help. New things, new loves. But nothing really works. You either have it or you don’t. And it may or may not come back.
@@JimmyKlef Aye, I hear you man.
I'm going through a similar phase yet again - they tend to come in waves and like you say, get harder to deal with each time.
I have various other hobbies/interests that often take over and monopolise all of my time.
I'm just going with it now, something will happen or I'll discover something new and exciting that'll rekindle my interest in music for a period before something else steals my attention again.
Maybe it's best not to fight it and just do something else for a bit, inspiration will eventually rear its head and the urge will return.
A hero of mine, Jeff Beck recently died and I spent a bit of time watching old videos of his performance and seeing him play the strat in his unique style kinda made me want to play...but everyday life got in the way.
Maybe when I have some quality time off work I'll come back to that and get lost in it for a while.
Sure you will get through it and the spark will return...maybe your body and mind just need other forms of stimulation.
Struck a chord, eh
Kid A was the album that made me fall in love with Radiohead at this point there's nothing they make that I don't like even the stuff I don't like it first ends up being some of my favorites later on cuz it's the gift that keeps giving
this is what makes them one of the greatest, this whole story and interview, like look at Thom Yorke now, he has totally mastered himself and songwriting and is so wise compared to young Thom
You can tell he's super insightful at this time though. He just doesn't know how to convey himself and his thinking process to other people yet. And he may get hostile at times about something as dumb as being called a rock band but looking back at what he was talking about he makes some really good points. He's challenging the boundaries and walls that most other people don't even see until their broken down. He's definitely more palatable now but there are gleams of insight that come out in this interview that really display why he such a one in a generation artist.
He wasn't that young here
@@Airfarts_ he was early 30s now he’s in mid 50s
@@Pajablanca531 this comment is the reason why i hate radiohead fans
Kid A is still my favorite album ever. I remember first hearing it in college. My Iron Lung is also one of my faves. I’ve seen Radiohead in concert twice. Still my favorite band ever.
I'm going through some shit in my life right now and RUclips recommended this interview. Fuck I'm so happy to be alive in the same universe as Thom Yorke. I have always loved Radiohead and will always love them
I love their post OKC music to absolute bits.
The bends was also great
6:00
He's talking about Rothko, look up his paintings. Style is exactly like the Amnesiac cover
Funny, I'm sitting here looking at my huge, expensive Rothko calendar from 2008.....
Kid A came out when I was in high school. We tripped balls and played this album on repeat. I felt that music like I’ve never felt before. It’s art in its own right. That’s what I not only heard but could see thanks to psychedelics.
Honestly, Kid A tracks make a pretty badass soundtrack for a documentary of itself. Haha. I just love the narration voiceover with Treefingers playing. Such calming vibes.
This video means a lot to me
I’ve loved Radiohead for 25 years. They’re my #1. Thom has so much anger here…it makes me happy to see how over the course of his life, he seems to have let that go.
HAS he? Haha. Or maybe he just expresses it differently and more subtly.
you mean grew up
Yeah, he's definitely chilled out in many respects over the last 20 years or so.
@@anthonyferrari711nope, he definitely has become less angry
This is a really great interview. Thom really hits on a lot of points that aren’t said enough about the rock industry and art world in general. He’s very honest about his own work and has a great perspective on the process of making art/music.
I can only imagine what that tour was like. You do sort of distance yourself from a release after you've put the work in and gotten it out, the process is long and involved enough on a local scale as it is. And that's not because people necessarily want to move onto the next thing... It's just that it's unnatural to stay put. Imagine celebrating your birthday for a whole year. After a while your life is in a completely different place but people are still talking about all this stuff you did a year ago. Completely bizarre. I sympathize with them completely!
You should watch their documentary of that tour called Meeting People Is Easy
If OK Computer was the “slam dunk”
Kid A was the “ hanging on the rim”
This is so revealing. A less thoughtful musician might just have continued to push out similar stuff for years after an album as successful as ok computer but that might be why so few artists ever create something that becomes as successful as ok computer. The level of musical integrity that the whole band displays probably explains why so many people that love what they do have followed throughout the changes in style.
This man is so far ahead of his time
Interesting to hear Thom talk about what he went through after the OK Computer tour. I met him and Jonny after their show in Los Angeles towards the end of their long tour and while Thom was very nice he seemed overwhelmed with all the people backstage. He was very quiet. I ended up hanging out with Phil. Later he has said in this interview and later ones he was just so burnt out and almost catatonic. Now looking back I could totally see that. Radiohead is my absolute favorite band of all time. I love everything they’ve done and have enjoyed watching their evolution
And you were a part of that. I imagine meeting people that genuinely appreciated, loved and encouraged the music helped him and then continue on the path they went on.
One of the greatest bands of all time! This is from right around the time I got to see them live!
8:50 "Ful Stop"
You really messed up everything
The truth will mess you up
@@JamesKovacic all the good times ahhhhhhhh
A foul tasting medicine.
This band are so fucking good - there’s not a bad song in their entire catalogue - and they grow with each record.These days I can’t find any modern bands that can live up to that level .
It is so painfully obvious that the interviewer has absolutely no idea who is sitting in front of him. This whole interview made me feel really bad for Thom. He talks about some really tragic personal stuff and the interviewer simply has no fucking clue. He's probably thinking like: this emotional shit won't sell.
Good to know that no one knows Thom better than you
You know the GREAT thing about that though, is that forces Thom to be incredibly clear and vocal about every element that was affecting him at the time. And that improves our understanding of exactly where he and the band were at that time. The interviewer is typical perhaps of someone who hasn't a clue about his subject, but it does (luckily) really pull Thom out of his now usual shutdown shell on such emotional subjects. 👍
I have never felt such a connection with anyone in my life, as I do with this amazing human being!! I wish I could find him in someone. Sad eh??!!
Brilliant , one of my favorite bands of all time.
I can remember listening to OK COMPUTER on cassette through my walkmen in the 90s
I could totally relate.
Ohhhh man. OK Computer in the 90s defined my life.
I love seeing Thom of today- self assured and comfortable with his status and his fans. I remember seeing them in 2001 in Yokohama, Japan. It was their last show of the tour and they were wiped out. Thom was really pissy through the entire show. It probably didn't help that the crowd, being Japanese, was pretty quiet and the energy seemed totally off. But I'm glad I got to see them then. Back then they were still playing songs from the Bends live.
Funny how Kid A creeps up on you. I used to give it a miss apart from the obvious tracks, and few of the tracks would make a 'best of' for me. However, just this week, after how many years it scares me to count of being a 'fan', it suddenly made sense. Absolutely superb. Ditto for my relationship with the band. I saw them supporting James (all sit down) in Portugal and wandered off to the bar where I heard Creep being played. 'Oh, its' THAT band!' I thought.Before hearing OK Computer, the UK music press often used the words 'progressive rock', which for an old punk like me was anathema. I steered clear for fear of hearing twenty minute nose flute solos and tales about bards and runes. 3 years later I am lent OK Computer by a friend and have never looked back. Basically what i am saying is I am a real late adopter. Wish I was special, so fucking special But I ain't, just a regular bloke. Radiohead are excellent. By the way, the What is Music podcast is doing a series on them at the moment. Involves a deep dive into their catalogue. Next album will be Kid A.
8:50 foreshadowing...
Thom seems a lot more down and lost here than other interviews
The reporter wasn't really prying into stuff that Thom didn't like so he probably felt more comfortable being himself.
Watch “meeting people is easy.” He doesn’t do a ton of interviews for a reason.
Thanks for uploading this!!!
Its all of our property. Why thank you kindly Radiohead, may we have some more?
I remember the first time I saw this interview. Thom's being very respectful and candid and then the guy pokes at him to gossip about people he's been friends with his whole life. It's just an asshole move.
8.50.Ful Stop.
DUUU DU DUU DUU DUU DUU DUU DUU DU UDU UDUDU TRUTH WILL MESS YOU UP
Kid A is one of their best
“It’s other people’s property, and that’s a good thing.”
Just listened to the full album a few hours ago again and I think I enjoy it more than OK Computer. I think Radiohead works best as a “digital” focused band instead of a “rock” band. OK Computer is a perfect anthem to end the millennium and Kid A is the perfect album to begin the millennium. Ironic if you think about it, as last century was very rock and guitar focused and this century has been all computer and beats.
Kid A reminds me of my first love and the summer time. Bittersweet. This album influenced my craft in writing and music.
Hello, so humbled to have heard and seen this….thank you …love syll…
The outro cut to credits with optimistic will be used in a movie it’s so good
It's wired but when I'm ill or depressed, my mind plays how to disappear completely...Thom and radiohead achieved pain in a song completely!!!!
Mr. Yorke I've been listening to you for years in my good times in my bed times and I am listening to now it's I'm sitting here in good times in UR an appreciative on godliness like one of the most best I you know what I can't even see I'm stumbling over myself cause you are the 1 and you said you didn't like how you sing your songs but I love how you sing your songs Keep C please keep singing them how you do because you're keeping this woman happy and you and it's been since I've been 18 years old thank you good night
As someone who has been writing poetry for years, its always hard having deep parts of you on display. Like come read my stuff and have a look around inside. Thats always hard. Id imagine for someone like Thom Yorke its a circus inside everytime hes on stage.
"I hate rock music" Damn... that hurt
I think he hasn't that problem nowadays. This interview was a year after Kid A was released.
I believe this because they even play Creep again, hehehe
@Sam Myers I don't get that
@@spookymulder1131 the mythology being how people build up the idea of rockstars to have the best and most glamorous life, when in reality he was very depressed even when Radiohead was one of the most popular bands on the planet (so he should have been the happiest by other people's way of seeing it.)
He does it for the artistry of making music, and fans and critics seem to take that out of the work by idolizng them as just "rockstars" instead of artists.
I agree with him. Totally. All that old boring shit my parents listened to? Ugh. So over played and overly "appreciated." Like The Rolling Stones (ok- I love a lot of their stuff, of course, and we all understand what they mean to rock music)- their music is BORING compared to Radiohead.
I think he’s changed his mind since then. He hated rock music because he was burnt out from the OK Computer tour, but if you listen to Hail to the Thief and In Rainbows you can tell that the bands music had moved back towards being rock.
I’ve never thought about this before, but Thom’s line that you’re never the same after you hear a piece of music for the first time is a valid point. Very cool.
Was lucky enough to win to hear kid a at a listening in Camden. Lovely. Was Anyone else there ?
Kudos to the best band in the universe
as cheesy as it sounds radiohead made me fall in love with music
I could listen to depressed Thom Yorke in perpetuity... Pity there isn't enough clips from this era :( the backside of their hating interviews
Feliz XX aniversario Kid A. Gracias por todo
Awsome that he came back
Excerpts of a world that doesn't exist anymore
Do you think the interviewer looks back at this and thinks, “oh my god, I was really terrible at my job back then...” because if he doesn’t, he’s much worse now than he was when he did this.
Why?
Completely agree, exhibit 1: why was he dubbing over his questions?
34:00 that fuCKING BASSLINE
Kid A is ome of the greatest 00s albums ever made. It's a masterpiece.
This and Thom’s ‘ANIMA’ discussion are the two best Thom Yorke media discussions imo; Vulnerable, honest, clear, in depth and utterly captivating for different reasons!
Cant believe how time flies kid a definitely in my top 5. Saw this tour bends tour ok computer tour and in rainbows tour. Sorry after that I got lost.
guys got a problem with everything and everyone. And i LOVE IT!
He’s real and genuine. The rest aren’t
17:37 got dam insane
I can’t believe what the narrator describes as “the autumn of last year” was twenty years ago
Kid A and Ok Computer are my favorites.
Chaos in order in chaos in beauty
perfecto wie immer
What’s with the extreme closeups??
Yeah it was stupid..was like filming Yorke as if he was an alien to be observed . Stupid interviwer
Thom's eyes always fascinate, don't they ?
It makes simple questions seem very personal and upfront
Ok Computer was like a treaty about moving forward and move into computers and anything that is there to create. And because we were on the verge in to internet age.
"what songs are like this?"
"uhmm.. kid a, but of course you cant hear the words"
lmao
New video up! We are almost there! Thank you to those who never gave up on me! I love you all. I love you Linus ❤
Imagine now, if you will Thom, being a nurse and hating your job...but to pay your bills you put on a smile and take sh$t from people 12 hours during your shift. Can we swap?
While every song gives Writing credits to “Radiohead” there are many songs written by individual members as is evident with Kid A. Through interviews I’ve been able to piece together who wrote the songs on Kid A.
1. Everything in its Right Place (written by Thom Yorke)
2. Kid A (written by Jonny Greenwood)
3. The National Anthem (written by Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood [horn section])
4. How to Disappear Completely (written by Thom Yorke)
5. Treefingers (written by Ed O Brien)
6. Optimistic (written by Phil Selway, Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke)
7. In Limbo (written by Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway)
8. Idioteque (written by Thom Yorke)
9. Morning Bell (written by Colin Greenwood and Jonny Greenwood)
10. Motion Picture Soundtrack (written by Thom Yorke)
As you can see, with the exception of the horn section on The National Anthem, Thom has solo writing credits on 5 songs, that’s half the album. The man is truly a genius and him and Jonny deserve all the praise they get even if it does overshadow the other three members.
They don't want the praise, the fact you say this makes me think you miss the point of Radiohead. They are the quiet geniuses, their comfort comes from hiding in the music.
murdoque lol miss the point? Isn’t the point just to enjoy it? Mystery always encourages curiosity. It’s why people to this day still debate over the meaning behind their music video for “Just”, despite it being nearly 25 years old.
WickedLiquid I think what he’s trying to say is who gives a shit who wrote what? Their Radiohead: in a way they all wrote each song, as evidenced by giving writing credits to each member on each song. Just enjoy the music, it’s their gift to us. All of their gifts.
Oof,ed 'o brian did only touched one song on this project,nut it does not even have Thom's vocals,big oof
Well done for that!
The Channel [V] logo + Kid A = 2000
Wow, Thom Yorke has some nice pores, wonder what kinda skin products he uses
lemon juice he sucked himself
3:59 it’s other peoples property 👌🏼 what a way to sum up the art of creating music
27:14 Brilliance
5:50 is surprisingly profound
Why does he say that he is terrible at piano playing and seeing things through?
thom is a cute cat :3
I think it was a very difficult task to celebrate the end of rock music
Poor guy
26:09 i had a stroke
5:48
I've known Radiohead since '97 when we bought ok Computer, I was only 12 years old. I liked it and I really like that job. I've lived in the '60s and '70s musically all my life. The other day I first heard Kid A and found it a great job, I read to a lot of people who didn't like it at the time but later when other people have told them how good it is. I think people have to have more personality, my father listened to Kid A at the time about 20 times and he didn't like. He just has a personal opinion that can't be changed. There's a lot of hypocrisy in music and I'm pretty sure there are a lot of people cheering kid A and privately they're not able to listen it.
Same- I became an obsessed and obnoxious super fan once OK Computer was released. Still am.
What concert are these recordings from?
Kid A/ Amnesiac tour
What artist is he saying at 13:51, ohtegran? Ultegran? I tried to look it up using names I thought he was saying and couldn't make it out.
Autechre
Autechre
Does anyone know where and when the performance at 2:00 was?
Think it was Paris ruclips.net/video/hvMql9XgIg0/видео.html
Im surprised Radiohead aren't more revered, popular and respected... Like say, the way... pearl jam is (??)
Thom and Frusciante (and Jonny) need to get together
After thom yorke was kidnapped by aliens and created kid a ,.amnesiac,...they are fabulous
Seems like Thom is in a therapy session
What does he mention in 13:51 ?
Autechre and Aphex Twin and subsequent artists from Warp Records
8:51 ful stop?
I think there is a few songs of A Moon Shaped Pool they wrote years and years, like True Love Waits
This has to be a 'Chris Morris' piss take.
@4:00 this is so damn poignant. You ask a composer and artist to perform their finished work over and over again like a performing monkey or puppet. I cannot think of anything more plainly acceptable to polite society that is such horrific torture. If I had $1 billion discretionary I'd pay the guys for each album so they can be done with it, and then leave it totally up to them where, when, how often they want to perform.
I am no commie or socialist, but what Radiohead did is a public service, governments can always pay the wage for public art, it need not be flogged to death by the commercial tours. (Governments do not use "tax payer dollars" ya'll, the government creates the currency they do not need to get it off us, the tax is a redemption driving demand, not a funding operation.) So put the popular artists on a job guarantee program, then they can tour if, and only if, they are greedy for more dosh.
I know the old myth about the tortured artists being the ones who create the great stuff. Well, it might be party true, but there is no need to starve them or flog them on tour stages.
I am no hypocrite either. I've never attended a rock concert. I will never want to and never need to. But I donated to _In Rainbows_ and I donated more than I pay for anything on Spotify.
Also, spare a thought for the kids selling themselves into K-Pop. Thom said he "...f-ing hates [mythology of] rock music...," and I think we can all agree with that sentiment, but the managers running K-Pop are beyond hating, they're in a whole other world of evil.
I have been trying to figure out. When did we grow up?
omg dis from "Thom Yorke awkward interview"
Let's not let the interviewer off the hook, what's with him dubbing over his own questions?
@@CheefChaos Not necessarily interviewer's fault. I would assume it's a bad recording (you can faintly hear the original audio in the back when the interviewer speaks). Then the solution they found to avoid re-recording the interview was to dub it over.