Yay! The first non-Coldplay religion! (I think)

 

I dedicate an entire thread to the man who explores the darkest deepest thoughts that dwell in all our minds. To the man who has no shortage of things to say and observe about the world. To one of the most gifted musical geniuses of our time.

This one's for you Thom Yorke!

I want to make love to him.

 

Well no, but I'd like to give him a handshake at least.

To think, I was on the same street as him, without even knowing it...

 

*swoons*

I want to make love to him.

 

Well no, but I'd like to give him a handshake at least.

To think, I was on the same street as him, without even knowing it...

 

*swoons*

what's that about "the same street"?:thinking:

While I was waiting in line for the rough trade/93 feet east gig, he apparently really slowly went past in a taxi and only a few people noticed. doh.

^ha, did you happen to notice:rolleyes:

what's that about "the same street"?:thinking:

 

I was in london on the day of their second gig, and I've heard stories that he was on Oxford Street the morning of the second gig, at exactly the same time as me!!

 

Wow, thats my claim to fame

cool:dozey:

I sense sarcasm?

 

At least I've shared a street with your new god... :P

OMG.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS HAS JAKE WRITTEN ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL OVER IT.

I want to make love to him.

 

:shifty: :uhoh: :bigcry: :thumbsdown:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:inquisitive:

 

 

 

 

 

 

but...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:confused: i've been cheated on.

He's alright.:dozey:

YES!!!!

 

*feels fulfilment*

 

He's awesome. Intelligent and everything else.

Yessss. i highly approve this thread :D

Indeed:cool:

As a singer, Yorke is known for his distinctive falsetto ("Fake Plastic Trees", "Reckoner", "Like Spinning Plates") and his ability to reach, and sustain, high notes ("You", "Creep", "Street Spirit (Fade Out)", "Exit Music (For a Film)", "Nude"). During the recording sessions for The Bends in 1994, the band watched Jeff Buckley in concert; Yorke later said the concert had a direct effect on his vocal delivery on "Fake Plastic Trees".[9] However, Yorke has said, "it annoys me how pretty my voice is... how polite it can sound when perhaps what I'm singing is deeply acidic." He has often adopted other styles of singing, such as an aggressive shouting style in the middle section of "Paranoid Android" and a semi-spoken, rap-like delivery for 2003's "Myxomatosis" and "A Wolf at the Door".

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). He also plays bass guitar on occasion (the bass line for "The National Anthem" was recorded by him) as well as drums; in 2006 he performed percussion on stage in tandem with drummer Phil Selway on the track 'Bangers & Mash'.

Yorke, like most members of Radiohead, has never learned how to read music. He said, "If someone lays the notes on a page in front of me, it's meaningless... because to me you can't express the rhythms properly like that. It's a very ineffective way of doing it, so I've never really bothered picking it up." In interviews Yorke has sometimes played down his skills on both guitar and piano; he rarely plays guitar solos, and joked about the simplicity of his part in "Bishop's Robes". 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. I remember this Tom Waits quote from years ago, that what keeps him going as a songwriter is his complete ignorance of the instruments he's using. So everything's a novelty. That's one of the reasons I wanted to get into computers and synths, because I didn't understand how the fuck they worked."

Since Kid A, Radiohead, and in particular Yorke, have incorporated many elements of electronic music into their work. As a result, Yorke has taken an increased role in programming beats and samples and has been credited with playing "laptop" on recent albums. On a radio show in 2003 to publicise the release of Hail to the Thief, Yorke remarked that he would rather make a record just with a computer than with only an acoustic guitar.[10] His solo effort The Eraser featured piano and guitar, but was built primarily around electronics.

In interviews Yorke has cited a variety of personal musical heroes and influences, ranging from jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus to Neil Young, singer Scott Walker, electronic act Aphex Twin, Autechre and Krautrock band Can. Joy Division, Magazine, Elvis Costello, The Smiths and Sonic Youth were early influences on Radiohead and Yorke. In 2004, at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Yorke mentioned to the crowd, "When I was in college, the Pixies and R.E.M. changed my life",[11] and he has often mentioned both bands as examples.

I apologize for everything bad i've ever said about this man.

I do too :P

i still dont lol. is this the wrong thread to say i dont like him at all lol?

I do too :P

 

right on my friend. right on. fight the power.:lol:

i was on oxford street that day too. =P

 

oh yes, he's definitely my number one though .. :heart:

You guys are insulting the religion concept and its manifestations all over the world.

 

Of course this does not include Scientology. :dozey:

well, i refuse to worship him...but i second the following:

I want to make love to him.

:P :shy:

 

don't get me wrong i love Radiohead and Thom Yorke is probably my favourite artist of all time...but every time i see "Thom Yorke is god" it irks me...it's just wrong. :uhoh2:

^ I agree. ;)

Pony!! Long time no see!

^Yeah you're right! she's been gone for a while.