- Born
- Birth nameThomas Edward Yorke
- Nicknames
- Dr. Tchock
- Tchocky
- Height5′ 5¼″ (1.66 m)
- Thom Yorke was born on October 7, 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Suspiria (2018), Children of Men (2006) and Motherless Brooklyn (2019). He was previously married to Rachel Owen.
- SpouseRachel Owen(May 2003 - December 18, 2016) (her death, 2 children)
- Frenetic head swivelling during singing
- His often spiky reddish-brown hair, which was bleached blonde early on
- One eye slightly closed
- Falsetto range
- Worked as an orderly in a mental hospital.
- Was rated Number 15 for Rolling Stone's Top 50 Rock Bands (2001) of all time.
- Most Radiohead songs originate with his melodies and ideas which are then expanded upon by him and the rest of the band.
- His album "Hail to the Thief" was bootlegged two months prior to its release, which is a record. Despite suggestions to release the album earlier to counteract against piraters, it was released at the scheduled time and hit number 2 of the charts, which proves that major bootlegging did not drastically affect an album's success.
- New album "In Rainbows" was released in 2007, employing a new method of distribution: the record is only available from www.Radiohead.com, and the fans can pick the price. Traditional CD release expected next year, in early 2008.
- People are born with certain faces, like my father was born with a face that people want to hit.
- Being in a band turns you into a child and keeps you there.
- I'm not afraid of computers taking over the world. They're just sitting there. I can hit them with a two by four.
- I can be very drunk in a club in Oxford on a Monday night and some guy comes up to you and buys you a drink and says that the last record you made changed his life. That means something.
- Us on hard drugs? That would be horrible. We'd probably end up sounding like Bryan Adams.
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