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Thom Yorke Quotes

English - Musician | October 7, 1968 -

At home I've got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour.

Home Humour Juvenile Got Sense Very

I don't see it in terms of changing things, but rather using language and music as weapons for fighting a mainstream media which is predominately right wing, and loyal to the political framework and its corporate interests.

Music Language Fighting Political

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.

Music Truth Art Think Better Artist

My argument would be that I don't think there is much that's genuinely political art that is good art.

Good Art Think Political Argument

So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the power of the media and the way it controls things, and go on doing their own things.

Power Step Think Doing Media Go

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

Truth Job Someone Tell Needs

I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless.

Believing Up Powerless Grew

I feel like, as musicians, we need to fight the Spotify thing. I feel that in some ways what's happening in the mainstream is the last gasp of the old industry. Once that does finally die, which it will, something else will happen.

Fight Feel Musicians Die Will Need

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.

War Me Stupid Way Others Naive

We toyed with the idea of making it a double album, but I think that would only have confused everybody even more, so we decided to stick with the songs we picked.

Think Confused More Double Stick

Coming from Britain, I was terrified of meeting all these other artists, because artists over there tend to fight with each other a lot, the premise being that there's not enough room for everybody.

Fight Enough Meeting Over Room

Generally speaking, if people are prepared to stick their heads above the power pit, like Zinn says, and absorb what's going on around them, it makes them think.

Power People Think Above Going Like

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