Thom Yorke Interview

sook-yin lee interview. no eye contact!

[@the_musiccellar]

“You always return home, here, why?” Thom: “Cuz it’s where I left my things, when I left”

[@patrickcrawford6392]

avoid all eye contact.....do not react.....

[@vish4544]

@196019sycamore can I like this 27 times?

[@liquidmetal5616]

i know where you live

[@cyber_cunt2077]

............. ..... .... ..

[@JFrohlichMusic]

He's not here, this isn't happening

[@STATFANs]

Only one of his eyes saw this comment.

[@TheWarhammerfreak]

He seems so comfortable with her, that's so rare. Wonderful interview.

[@cjdesantis2131]

theyve done a bunch of interviews together

[@pyramidpine]

TheWarhammerfreak Shes his waifu

[@juliananicole1880]

He has a thing for Asian women. So I’ve heard

[@HQBacon]

@@Jess1234 Um...what? lmao

[@Onnyxblaze]

Maybe because she complies with thom’s wishes and does her job well. Heck I’d want her to interview me.

[@Lario64]

"What's he like? Well apparently he looks like me, poor sod."

[@zisheeps6375]

XD

[@underated17]

Thom Yorke is extremely beautiful and one of the most gorgeous guys I have ever seen.

[@Noobschoolbus14]

"apparently he looks like me, poor sod"

[@samanthatrowbridge9666]

She really is a great interviewer. Introspective questions

[@ashreedplaysminecraft8309]

He's really an introvert.

[@kmpro3737]

Schweppes

[@jatinsharma8300]

Infp

[@jacksonwaldon]

Thom Yorke explained what it’s like to feel trapped in your mind AMAZINGLY! Especially for how the world viewed mental issues like depression back then. He was 100% right about the fact that you can’t escape it. You just can’t. We can’t just “cheer up”

[@MrSandManGiveMeADream]

ikr... he was ahead of his time, man..

[@lance7399]

Except u can u just need to stop being a pussy bitch

[@treehugger1156]

"amnesiac?" "it's sort of..." "you forgot!"

[@alex6996]

Ironic

[@lizaanual9166]

I've realized she's not sitting opposite him. Just beside him and avoiding eye contact. If only I could go for a job interview like that, my anxiety would not go through the roof

[@The_Whistlingman56]

Why is she avoiding eye contact?

[@audiobodhi]

"We don't have to have this guy singing in this emotional hyperbole..." *cuts to chorus of Idioteque*

[@jboy4493]

She is SO GOOD with him. I have never seen him have on-camera chemistry with another human being before (other than maybe Johnny), let alone a reporter.

[@roomfullofidiots]

thom has a very subtle sense of humor....funny.

[@barryk00da]

This was strangely therapeutic to watch

[@brooksdurham8244]

MmmHmm totally agree was thinking the same thing as I watched

[@maxdeliringtv2849]

YES, EXACTLY I want to cry

[@regularshow960]

The vibes, man...

[@onthemiss]

Its the accent with a level mood that does it

[@johnnyboy2411]

who knew such a raw and natural voice can have so many forms I'm so glad I became a radio head fan

[@aLeerockz]

"-You forgot, didn't you?" "-forgot what?" haha..

[@spinningelectrons]

4:44 That's like the most peaceful facial expression a human can ever have and they're talking about Japanese man's breasts stuff xD

[@johnsailorsgoat]

LOL

[@anus333]

Milk sacs

[@StunnedMutha]

takes you a while to get into their music. when my mate showed me some of their songs i was like "whoah WTF is this shit?!" But now i cant get enough of em. by far the most awesome and innovative rock band!

[@UndertaleFan-cx2mc]

I hated OK Computer and everything after until I went through all of The Bends I still don't tolerate everything they have, but I like a little bit more than I did before

[@FluffersTheFirst]

She asks some interesting questions and is a great interviewer.

[@vesper180]

Gitai Vinshtok I bet she thought asking him to do the interview without having eye contact might actually make him more comfortable and easier for him to open up

[@SaintMartins]

She (Sook Yin Lee) used to be in a band herself called "Bob's Your Uncle" in the late 80's / early 90's from Vancouver Canada

[@halaman9500]

😂

[@priscillasalzberg5349]

She asked questions that did not probe him or his band. In other interviews Thom can be very closed off and refusing to answer questions or give short "No" answers and won't go any further. He does not talk about the band or himself.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

i want to give him a hug

[@rimelgana1656]

but no eye contact! !

[@harryg5566]

You're comment is 11 years old dammm

[@kainecells]

I want to eat him

[@zoebella314]

​​@@harryg556611 years old? It's now 13 years old, Thom's 55, and he still makes you wanna give him a hug lol

[@zoebella314]

​​@@rimelgana1656the no eye contact is her idea, not his, she's probably had training in dealing W/ppl who've been diagnosed W/Anxiety disorders and mental health issues

[@arsyahr138]

"what does that reference? amnesiac?" "i forgor 💀"

[@SeviNoHeart]

"It's where I left things...when I left. Thank you Thom

[@Barncore]

It's like a therapy session or something

[@ThomDammers]

He has a nice name, in my opinion.

[@joshshrum2764]

Well you have the same name

[@teradex124]

Josh shrum Well that was the joke

[@musikvon5752]

I just got that

[@cosgirl22]

I like the end. "Libra?" "yea"

[@VirusCW]

Plus this was one of the better interviews I have seen of Thom. A lot of chemistry. Definitely better than that awkward one. Great interviewer.

[@BlankRami]

"+What is that refrence Amnesiac ? Well it's sort of .... um ...... +You forgot didn't you ? Forgot what ? " Thom's a fucking amnesiac 😂

[@JBrooksNYS]

Man... the Kid A/Amnesiac was a magical era

[@alala7657]

Except for pull revolving doors holy shit it scares me

[@TeddyWaldon]

@@alala7657 black magic

[@theamazingtomm9]

Haha, all this shit about Thom Yorke being misunderstood or antisocial is bullshit. He's just not afraid to be straightforward with people.

[@janinamariek]

I REMEMBER SEEING THIS INTERVIEW WHEN IT CAME OUT. It fucking changed my brain and the way I see music journalism. Sook Yin Lee, Muchmusic during this generation. Mind fucking blown.

[@carolyns4519]

I have no idea why, but this video is so soothing for me. I come back to it when I'm having sleep issues.

[@lavequiasignora9879]

The great composer of our time.

[@planetjanine]

it is 90ish type of Music Television. I miss when Much Music was doing amazing things like this. I found out that Thom Yorke really likes her and she interviewed him a ton of times when she was working at Much Music. actually I heard she was the only person he'd let interview her haha. maybe the reason why Radiohead was all over Much Music when I was a kid was because of her. :D she's my new hero in life as of today. sorry this was completely unrelated to what you said haha. :)

[@motherfinestudios]

I'm very fond of the room in which they filmed this interview, there's just something about round windows in a cloudy day...

[@bigtimehardline03]

Fun fact this is what happens when you look up "Radiohead drugs"

[@VarunDhabe]

That's how I came here

[@virginiatobacco715]

Ahahaha me too

[@angelajmoris]

hahaha same

[@zoebella314]

Why would you look something like that up? Besides none of them has ever had issues with drug addiction, why do ppl keep thinking that? Just BC of how Thom performed sometimes? Obviously no one has ever seen Joe Cocker perform, of your generation, and he wasn't on drugs either, well not every performance

[@bigtimehardline03]

@@zoebella314 I looked up "radiohead drugs" one day when I was 16 for no reason

[@withoutdan9819]

He's so not bothered :D

[@geospage]

He's a shy little guy ;)

[@ArcticYoshi]

His quirks are what make him special! :)

[@wulord]

It's really cool, I've heard a lot of musicians like John mayer and other pop musicians try to put philisophical meaning behind their music and it didn't sound at all realistic, and it sounded pompous, like they were trying to be more than they were, but with Thom it seems totally believable.

[@tytreck-2775]

Man this is old, they said that their latest album was Amnesiac xD

[@somebodyalreadytookthisuse2883]

He's younger than my mother.

[@nesfan8]

now I realized that its been almost 20 years since year 2000.......I feel old. And scared ;__;

[@verfassungspatriot]

nesfan8 don't waste your life! it's too short

[@rhys2275]

Man, this comment is old

[@LunaVictoria9]

Man this comment is old

[@zyzy7102]

this is me when i'm doing a presentation in front of people

[@sandorrclegane2307]

Mr kitty

[@sandorrclegane2307]

Mr kitty

[@speedtrialss]

AHHHHHF i just want to hug him, he's so timid

[@Adam-ro8vj]

I will never know if she got the amnesiac joke at the beginning

[@catwomanjean]

yes, a hug and a squeeze. love you thom. keep on keepin on dude! peace.

[@WhereIEndAndYouBegin]

"I second that emotion.."

[@6e4a6]

thom, you're such a little flirt!

[@NJBellyDanceEvents]

Love #Radiohead...wow...Brilliant interview with Thom dear Sook-Yin! #LOVE

[@HandMadeAfroHippie]

We've see waste of time interviews where the musician don't want to be there and only give yes or no answers! Thom's just giving us something a little different; thinking outside the box!

[@allthatisandeverwas]

My Radiohead knowledge is lacking, what the hell was up with the sperms flying out of their bear logo?

[@NicHills]

"it's where I left things.... when I left"

[@ArcticYoshi]

I couldn't look my boyfriend in the eye, it was really unnerving for me. Not that he didnt have lovely brown eyes, I just couldn't look at him for longer than a few seconds or I felt like he'd make me blow up or something.

[@sauravjyotimedhi]

yeah why was that? same with my girlfriend!

[@claude2571]

Have you ever been tested for autism?

[@music-ti7fu]

Hey idk why I feel like commenting this but I just want you to know Jesus is real and he really loves you hope you have a nice day

[@claude2571]

@@music-ti7fu how....... is that related to this at all?

[@thomasmoriarty04]

@@claude2571 is that actually another behaviour issue? cause i have autism and i always had the struggle of keeping eye contact for even a few seconds, i truly would love to know.

[@kriksix]

God bless you Thom Yorke

[@androideparanoide4]

God, I love this man!

[@VirusCW]

Ooo, that one was great. Flirty much, even though Thom already had two kids with his GF. But still awesome. The interviewer's other stuff were also pretty good. She's a bestselling author apparently. Thanks for the recommend!

[@TeddyWaldon]

Such a nice interview between two extraterrestrial species. It got me watching the movie Shortbus, I hope Thom saw it at some point.

[@marti886]

he’s the genius

[@deathchips926]

@wulord Good point. The Kid A/Amnesiac era is so mind-numbingly rich with philosophical meaning, it's almost too much to answer a question like "what does amnesiac reference?" without it sounding fragmented. So, Thom answers with a deceptively simple, "timing".

[@miguelantoniocruzordaz8570]

Rock n' Roll Superhero.

[@xbenci]

well, it sounds good doesn't it

[@jacksonwaldon]

Ahh yes, Radiohead, every INFJ’s favorite band

[@j-mersh6572]

I feel called out

[@thel00kofl0ve_]

HAHA as an INFP with them as one of my fav bands, i think that is true

[@holographicsupernova863]

what the fuck are you talking about

[@worrywirt]

1:16 I really like the way she said that... "you forgot, didn't you?" it felt like she was talking to me for a moment. I guess I did forget, that she is in a video from 2001 and I'm here and now. Very strange.

[@maxdeliringtv2849]

Felt the same, idk why this video it's so, weird? In a good way

[@salehdoweel230]

Genius interviewer!

[@itsitggg3298]

He's a Brilliant Musician, last of a dying breed

[@ObamaGoesPostal]

hard to tell really when you don't even know him, but thom, jonny and colin definetely give away this asperger's-vibe if you ask me

[@dsrtsnw]

so what

[@jacksobrooks]

@@dsrtsnw so that's kinda cool. What do you mean so what?

[@pc4mlc451]

Ahh, I miss the days of Much Music. Narduar.. Strombolopolous..Indie Spotlight... Al T.V.... Bah. Good ol' days of quality music entertainment.

[@Nick-wd7rr]

The sequence of the town before the interview really reminded me of the Burn the Witch music video. I'm also wondering if the "avoid all eye contact, do not react" is somehow related to this interview.

[@regularshow960]

This is how interview with introverts should be done lol

[@carlossegovia1393]

My boy Thom 😂😂😂

[@ghostfacefrmscream]

0:31 when the dab was born

[@thatoneguy2494]

Please no

[@NoBaloney]

I had excactly the same thing. But luckily I'm over it, over the girl and I can look into peoples eyes for longer, I just forced myself, told myself to just believe I'm awesome:P and just look at people. I now realize people aren't that scary.

[@julesmaher5637]

Brilliant I love his dry sense of humour

[@anetchi]

Radiohead makes the most beautiful music... I enjoy them immensely! : )

[@YodasPapa]

5:35-5:47 Does anyone else find this bit, like, really profound?

[@befuftlefumpter3817]

deee fqdd in what way

[@harryg5566]

Yeahhh

[@theamazingtomm9]

I'm sure he is, he seems like a lovely guy a lot of the time.

[@86RSJag]

Absolute hero

[@seanoconnor2531]

good interview,

[@AnnieLoucy]

It's warm and cold at once. Rock'n Roll Superhero.

[@cookie611]

kool interview. good questions as well

[@patrickcrawford6392]

Thom likes the interviewer ow ow!

[@joshshaheen2976]

this comment nails it

[@SaintMartins]

She has interviewed Thom 3 x from the late 90's to early 2000's on Much Music. Also Sook Yin Lee used to be in a band herself called "Bob's Your Uncle" in the late 80's/early 90's from Vancouver Canada.

[@maxdeliringtv2849]

@@SaintMartins good info, do yo know where can i read/watch the others interviews you mentioned?

[@curbyour____9506]

@@SaintMartins Why do I feel that I know that thanks to Nardwaur

[@carolyns4519]

​@@SaintMartinsShe has a small cameo in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, as part of the Korean backing band :)

[@YodasPapa]

'hyper bowl'

[@KristaWaple]

Bahaha! I actually stopped the video there to google, "How do British people pronounce 'hyperbole'?" I do that sort of thing a lot when I've been doing much more reading and writing than speaking. So glad he didn't decide to discard his voice for those albums, by the way!

[@pimposki6232]

the superbowl is no longer enough; we must go further

[@noidedmonke8331]

What's this clip they play for motion picture soundtrack at 2:29?

[@sonali_trrs]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5qvg4V_hsp7eNU here it is

[@audiobodhi]

I know he's a great laugh

[@PeruLover]

It’s where I left all the things when I left. Haha. Great.

[@orinalaric593]

I see so much of Thom in me 😀

[@HenreeeGG]

What an interview

[@kleinexpoetin]

3:50 i kinda like the version of idioteque

[@trombone7]

It suits him. He's actually more comfortable. Like lotso artists. He thrives on a random constraint.

[@hiilikedudes]

@daedley do u know why they didnt want to do the video without eye contact?

[@pinkrey4277]

the whole amnesia forgetting bit funny funny

[@apocatie34]

No, Thom is really weird he's always like that....he doesn't do any drugs though hehe he makes great music

[@havensabaini7334]

But you always come home here..how come? Cuz it’s where I left things, when I left. Same!

[@tononavarro3055]

me encanta ¡

[@Limie316]

idioteque is such a cool song :)

[@christineleroy3634]

Mots clés pour une nouvelle chanson "It was a sign","We was together in the stars","Just you and me, street of the stars", "I was the only to help you".

[@RonaldinhoReborn]

Can someone direct me to the video of what happens at 3:50? I want to see that version.

[@coreydavis6427]

The 911 Twin Towers tragedy song I always called it.

[@KE61090]

its where i left things when i left

[@roblowefan1]

she kept looking at him when he wasn't looking - not that I blame her

[@zooztation]

"its where i live, duh" thom makes me laugh =P

[@blueprintsymphonic]

yup!

[@AugustoGuerrero__Main__]

On 0:51 ..What you think of this idea? Obviously referring to Colin Greenwood on the from the basement session. She got a time machine, she's asian.