David Byrne Inducts Radiohead at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

David Byrne Inducts Radiohead at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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[@daveteves]

David Byrne is so close with the band Radiohead that he can refer to it by the band's first name Radio.

[@GamesWithBrainz]

LMFAOO

[@plainzero]

Haha. I just thought I would revisit the video coz of your comment! 🤣

[@plainzero]

Lol. I keep coming back to this!

[@d1p70]

@@plainzero Same family. Radio is a part of Talking Heads, hence!

[@christopher_ecclestone]

@@d1p70 🤣 Nice!

[@Goatchild90]

Imagine chilling in Oxford listening to Talking Heads, even going far as to name your band after one of their songs and their lead singer inducts you to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[@blueodum]

Imagine if they had called themselves "Don't Worry About the Government"?

[@evanneu5773]

@@blueodum That would have been better unironically

[@zackzallie8735]

Imagine naming your own band "Psycho Killer".

[@tedl7538]

@@blueodum They might have been named "This is not my Beautiful Wife"! or "Letting the Days go By" or "You May Ask Yourself"!

[@chrismason7909]

Same as it ever was

[@GeoffreyGentryMusic]

"It proved that music fans sometimes are not stupid." That's the line that hits home the most.

[@darrensiegel6651]

yes, key word was "sometimes". Love that guy.

[@metubenoggin07]

This one-time Ted Nugent fan understands, takes no offense, and gets a big fat grin from it all!

[@8bitdiedie]

@@metubenoggin07 To be fair, Stranglehold is an AMAZING song. Too bad it wad made by... him.

[@metubenoggin07]

@@8bitdiedie True. You know what else is "too bad"? Having been near enough to the stage at his concert back in the 80's to get a clear view of his dangling nuts burned into my brain while he swung over the crowd on a rope wearing a Tarzan loin cloth, I'm forever traumatized!

[@Metal-Possum]

Yeah, but now all these Radiohead fans have confirmation that they are indeed better than everyone else...

[@ghettoarcade]

Why is David literally the cutest person ever

[@Zontar82]

except towards those, who know, also contributed to his fame, like his bandmates for example

[@riboid]

He is Scottish.

[@sharonkemp1824]

I've always found him so sexy i don't care that he's about 30 years older than me lol

[@tehtrollest2977]

@@sharonkemp1824 who asked?

[@sharonkemp1824]

@@tehtrollest2977 um.. Sorry? Didn’t realize commenting required someone asking. I wasn’t being negative, I’m so confused right now lol

[@VinchVolt]

1996: David Byrne inducts David Bowie 2019: David Byrne inducts Radiohead Both times, it was an artist who influenced him as much as he influenced them. Quite fitting, to be frank.

[@syjutaj]

Such a coincidence David Bowie my fvrt 1st singer and thom the 2nd fvrt.

[@Amanda-mb5sp]

Bowie and Radiohead deserves a better host. Byrne was high as hell!

[@da-p6814]

@@Amanda-mb5sp pretty sure Radiohead wouldn't want it any other way

[@jessica5497]

@@Amanda-mb5sp i think Bowie would disagree with that, and i have to say, its not really nice to say that someone is "high" just because they are autistic.

[@postaldudeirl]

@@Amanda-mb5sp He's not high, he's autistic.

[@timc924]

The ever-visually awkward yet arresting genius that he is, David Byrne's speech was as sincere an oration as all of his stage performances. He is an amazing man and that his creativity can inspire so stellar a band is testament to just how gifted he is. Long may he influence and long may we continue to enjoy him as surprises us.

[@raidenzero1423]

He's definitely is! An inspiration for people on the spectrum such as myself

[@johedges5946]

He is the embodiment of authenticity 🥰 I wish I could hug him but I don't think he'd welcome it - I will love him from a distance x

[@EdilbertFernando]

It is quite obvious David is socially awkward yet it isn't his mannerisms but the gist of what he is saying that matters. Good job m8! Radiohead truly are one of a kind

[@luisfernandezcombarro]

He has asperger and he speaks very well in public

[@VinchVolt]

That's because he's autistic! Speaking as an autistic person myself (I was specifically diagnosed with Asperger's when I was a kid, but as of 2013 it's been absorbed into the autism spectrum), it's always hard trying to understand and fit in with allistic social norms, even if you're able to pass as neurotypical, and Byrne displays that quite readily.

[@EdilbertFernando]

@@VinchVolt I did not know that. Thanks for the information my friend.

[@thunder_heads]

He's autistic

[@gaskellr44]

@@VinchVolt Cheers for the info, I have to take my original comment back then as he did very well considering.

[@TheSlandis]

Being a trained speaker, I really appreciate someone stepping up and carrying out a six minute expository that is heartfelt and historically relevant.

[@johedges5946]

The fact that he has Asperger's also makes his speech a heartfelt and astonishing spectacle. I love you Mr Byrne ❤

[@ceedubya4634]

Radiohead changed my life.

[@shenker43]

Poor life, radiohead is poop

[@handreieiacasa]

@@shenker43 lol I only see this kinda comment in response to other comments, i wonder why

[@Rienyel]

@@handreieiacasa Don't humiliate him girl...

[@handreieiacasa]

@@Rienyel just kiddind

[@faaaduma6876]

​@@shenker43 LMAO 😂

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

Nobody better to induct them. He knows what he’s talking about. A true genius in his own right.

[@trevormortimer4103]

Radiohead are a rare example of band getting better and more interesting as they go on; for all the obsession with The Bends and OK Computer (and there are some terrific songs on those albums), I totally relate to what David Byrne says here, Kid A was my proper conversion to the band, and since then I don't reckon they've looked back, really good albums, some of the best of the era, and in In Rainbow's, a flat out masterpiece; unlike many more recent RARHOF inductions, they certainly deserve there place

[@shenker43]

Zzzzzzx

[@GamesWithBrainz]

Agreed. I also think A Moon Shaped Pool is seriously one of their best

[@mot00rzysta]

An alternative band with mysterious lyrics and a moaning vocalist who once heard Aphex Twin and Autechre and got an idea how to incorporate electronics into their rock stuff to sell more records. Meanwhile Coldplay did nothing of that and got way more successful. And I'll take Parachutes over OK Computer anytime when I want to cheer myself up. It's always easy to write sad songs that sad teens buy.

[@danwebb1756]

Coldplay is nowhere near as popular as Radiohead and certainly nowhere near as good.

[@erickh6587]

​@@mot00rzystayea but Coldplay fucking sucks and they are tame asf just like U2

[@MerkinMuffly]

Getting a Christopher Walken vibe from Byrne.

[@demogog3449]

I got a cocaine vibe from him

[@agnidas5816]

@@demogog3449 same thing.

[@caiosoares2834]

@@demogog3449 as in Michael Caine?

[@brucecombs5687]

OMG! They could easily be brothers! Maybe twins! LOL!

[@starman2089]

He has autism, he's nervous because of it but he knows how to override it the best he could.

[@RustinChole]

Oh my god to have Byrne bestow that honor on you. Thom must’ve been secretly peeing his pants.

[@williamwallace5533]

Hahaha that i tough

[@feltpuppets9429]

Thom, Colin and Jonny were safely chilling at home while ed and phil were squirming...

[@rimelgana1656]

@Alec Durante wait for real?

[@abcdefxyz2708]

@@rimelgana1656 of course not

[@averyjenson]

@Alec Durante i could see thom actually doing this

[@andycordy5190]

Bless you, David Byrne. Great speech delivered with a kind of nervous schoolboy charm in the face of all that academy talent. Lovely.

[@7CeLsO7]

I love how he deals with his Asperger's syndrome and his laugh breaks.

[@daishoryujin95]

It's not something you deal with. It's several small differences in how we process things.

[@7CeLsO7]

@@daishoryujin95 Yes, but he may have more difficulty to, for instance, deliver a speech like that in front of an audience, right? I mean, I know that many Asperger's try to hide it socially and behave in a different way. Am I right? Maybe "deal with" is not the word, but I find it funny and also valuable.

[@daishoryujin95]

@@7CeLsO7 ah, I see. Btw I have asperger’s as well

[@7CeLsO7]

@@daishoryujin95 I guessed you had, don't ask me why. I have doubts whether I have it or not. I think I might. I send you support if you need it.

[@daishoryujin95]

@@7CeLsO7 Oh don’t worry about me I’m fine. And If you had it, you’d probably already be diagnosed, but you could still do some research or ask about it.

[@darkbrisco]

When he said Kid A, the world became a better place.

[@oweirwin-4529]

“With In Rainbows, they made a big... yes”

[@semmcstevenson]

I didn’t even know RadioHead was even IN the RARHOF!

[@southsider3542]

And yet Supertramp, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest wait. What a joke

[@ENigma-um8zw]

Just happened last year :)

[@SpaceCattttt]

No, of course not. They're in Hasselhoff.

[@ericc156]

Pure joke.

[@ericc156]

@G frt yes i can

[@rogerramon3151]

He's aged real well imo

[@WickedLiquid]

A Moon Shaped Pool, In Rainbows, Kid A, OK Computer, The Bends. 5 perfect albums each capturing a distinct sound and style of its own.

[@jacksonwaldon]

In due time, we may be saying the same thing about The King of Limbs!

[@caramelllllllll]

@@jacksonwaldon a seriously underappreciated and overlooked piece of art. "TKOL: From the basement" really solidifies the record and pushes it into my top albums from radiohead

[@upgoyxtirzruz]

@@caramelllllllll I actually prefer the in the basement performance to the album version

[@caramelllllllll]

@@upgoyxtirzruz as much as some bangers were released from the studio version from the basement will always be the definitive better version of TKOL. i also find in rainbows from the basement to be better than the studio version since the sounds feel raw and unpolished

[@Shine-wb6ll]

I also loved the King of limbs, Hail to the thief and Amnesiac

[@NorthWriter]

I'd heard "Creep" when I was in high school, and was aware of The Bends when it came out, but they were just another band to me then. A good band, but just a band. Then in college, in January of 1998 I had a radio show at the college station in St. Louis and I saw this album "OK Computer" by Radiohead. I thought, "Okay. Let's check it out." Pop it in the player. Press "Play." "Airbag." Yeah, okay. I'm digging it. Cool rhythms, awesome guitar lead-in. "Paranoid Android." What the shit is this?! MY MIND IS MELTIIIIIIIIIING!! I'm going to Vintage Vinyl immediately after my show. Everything after that was gravy. And Radiohead and I lived happily ever after.

[@jacksonwaldon]

Best. Story. Ever.

[@user-bp5ku2qy2q]

oh yes radiohead the best of the 90,s and today they are unique !!!

[@cam.nicol_]

Not the best of the 90s but close

[@cam.nicol_]

Matt Wyman never heard that one before, your so original

[@cam.nicol_]

Matt Wyman you’re* gay

[@tylermcintosh2744]

@@cam.nicol_ the best of the 2000’s

[@mojopin1997]

Suede

[@grrr.9998]

David Byrne is a legend in the UK.

[@Stu-SB]

And born right here in Dumbarton, Scotland..

[@droge192]

@@Stu-SB - Another tidbit: he still had full, single UK citizenship until 2004, when he was pressed to gain dual US citizenship by the US authorities (due to having been resident for over 40 years).

[@kimlr-herring]

David Byrne is a legend in the U.S. Genius. We have been so, so lucky to live during this time of music and technology: we get to listen to some of the best music of All-of-Time, from the bits that have survived down millennia to the most modern. Glorious. And what a wonderful, wonderful thing that we also get to 'know', in the broadest sense, the people who create it. Even considering how fear-inspiring and truly desperate our time is, I feel that I would rather deal with this reality and have the music and its makers than live in Utopia without them.

[@davidrowlands8548]

David Byrne is actually a great and charismatic speaker.

[@NokiTravels]

Genuinely one of my favourite induction speeches I've ever heard. You can tell David Byrne loves this band and cares deeply about their history and innovation

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

The thing that I love about Radiohead is just how much you can through the decade they are in just through the music. You can hear a record and, for better or worse, identify when it came out down to the individual month of it's creation. Pablo Honey is like the perfect example. It's a peak 90s alt and grunge rock album that has not aged well to today's standards. But I mean you can hear it and without knowing anything else just know that this is some post-In Utero and pre-Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness music.

[@GPsgurl80]

I enjoyed Pablo Honey then and now. Some RH fans shun it, but I embrace it. They still perform bits off it occasionally and I think that says something for whatever kind of staying power it has, even within the band that created it. Everyone has to start off somewhere, right?

[@p.sheffield]

Limmy has to play Tom

[@cazador2711]

Exactly what I thought

[@chimakinor]

wrong way down a one way street

[@lupaloops4166]

I could imagine Limmy just babbling random shit in Welsh on a drum machine with distorted piano chords.

[@neilwalker6203]

Thom Yorker

[@giants88100]

Easily deserving, top 3 band ever pretty easily imo and my personal favorite. Their creativity and change in sound with each album while still producing high quality is insane.

[@Faliolssb]

What would be the other 2?

[@baphometfathom5348]

Not in my personal top 5 but I wouldn’t argue with anyone on that stance

[@shenzu393]

@@FaliolssbThe Beatles and Pink Floyd?

[@victorarredondo304]

Top 20 Rock N Roll band of all time & the greatest of this generation.

[@no1nestandsalone387]

Really? Not even close to the top bands. A few good songs.

[@tonysp1912]

Top 10!!!

[@07nikhilchaudhari83]

@@no1nestandsalone387 Anyone who has Elvis as profile shouldn't talk about Radiohead

[@07nikhilchaudhari83]

@@tonysp1912 yeah who is the top then?

[@ianrolfe2779]

erm....have a listen to band from manhchester...called oasis

[@metubenoggin07]

My immediate thought, after paying quite a bit MORE than the going rate for In Rainbows was "damn I'm a moronic tool". Then, I listened, a lot, fell in love with it, and have since come to believe I scored a bargain.

[@JoshuaRoss2]

And by making it ok to get music for free they helped legitimise the destruction of the industry

[@metubenoggin07]

@@JoshuaRoss2 Greedy reptilian slime bags up in the lux suites at Capitol Records began the destruction of the recording industry long before Radiohead came along.

[@mikeybeeee07]

As much as I love all of Radiohead I think In Rainbows is the greatest album of all time.

[@GamesWithBrainz]

Thom shouldve been there only because it was the fantastic David Byrne inducting them

[@larisa7547]

Radiohead; my favorite band for 25+ years. So glad I got to see Thom and gang before live shows died, along with 230000 souls (and counting).

[@evo2542]

When he mentioned blonde Thom, I realized this dude doesn't just like them, he is a straight up fanboy xD

[@TB71294]

Byrne being Byrne who is my hero from when I was about 12 in 1983! 77 album blew me away, my 2nd name is Byrne also, but hey, I’m nobody, just a listener to good shit.

[@cmcc3721]

If only everyone else in that audience was as awkward as David Byrne. The world would be a far better place.

[@eriktempelman2097]

David Byrne... serial genius

[@HappyAppart]

Calling them Radio and telling his speech to every audience member. David Byrne.

[@SPOGGETT]

as two iconic peoples that symbolize what it can mean to create emotion more stimulating or entertaining than just 'happy or sad', 'good or bad,' it is a very rich moment to watch and hear them both thriving and giving us a glimpse into their story that has helped many of our stories sound and feel better!!

[@lifesoldier]

a-SPOGGIT!

[@DMWBN3]

I was lucky enough to bunk into a David Byrne concert in Brighton. Made my year!!

[@TheLoudseed]

I missed meeting David by about 15 minutes when he came into the Cafe I worked in at University of DE back in May of 1998. Radiohead is one of my favorite bands of all time so this was a thrill to finally see them inducted in 2019. Pablo Honey, the Bends, Ok Computer, and Kid A were like the soundtrack to my early adulthood ❤

[@Goldesgold]

This was a complete lifecycle .. Radiohead receives the place that they deserve.. sponsored by the real Radiohead, Byrne

[@kennethguitarfiend4493]

This is fantastic!

[@k_j_stan]

love you David Byrne

[@FrankGBSDC]

So happy to have been there that night!

[@FrankGBSDC]

@Alex Dee It must have taken you all of the 6 months my initial comment was sitting there to come up with such a deep reply.

[@lizcaplan3410]

love you, David, and all the TH, and Radio Head.

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

What a fantastic speech.

[@phaedramichelle3973]

What a beautiful human being.

[@shoegaze_bitch1506]

Probably the most influenctial and important band in the actual music, long live Radiohead and Thom Yorke, they are legends ❤️

[@rafawanner]

Nice to see Rick Beato inducting them

[@Atlas65]

Are you sure that it wasn't David lynch..?

[@exert2020]

That was beautiful

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

Love David.....a true artist and yes...athlete

[@Jason-cm6uh]

Kid A for me also. A masterpiece. Every song was sooo good. Innovative to say the least

[@teddyfurstman1997]

David Byrne of The Talking Heads and Radiohead are awesome.

[@MerlinOpeth]

Well said mr Byrne , long live radiohead.

[@bigkrutherford]

Tilda Swinton stars as Thom Yorke

[@cglawrence]

Radiohead is incredible.

[@anitamrohs9700]

What a beautiful Speak 👌 great Mr. David Byren. ❤🎼❤️ Thank you so much wonderful Man .🥳

[@alphafert608]

I remember when Pablo Honey came out. It was the year before I started playing guitar, I was in 6th grade & a friend picked it up from his sister in college. I thought it was total garbage & had no interest. Not sure if it was maturity, musical progression or a fresh introduction but when ok computer came out I was sucked in. It was like I suddenly understood & went back to enjoy the previous 2 albums. They stretched my perspective of music & opened my ears to sounds I didn't want to hear before. They became one of my biggest musical influences. Jonny Greenwood was a guitarist that I related to heavily. A friend I was spending a lot of time with mocked my interest when ok computer came out, she had just started playing guitar at the time. A few years later I ran into her & kid A had caught her attention. She had become obsessed. I was lucky to catch concerts for kid A, amnesiac & hail to the thief, 3 of the best shows I have seen to this day. I learned so much by listening to them & in my mind they are right there with the mist influential bands in rock history. They are their own beast with hints of everything mixed in. In my mind they couldn't have picked anyone better to induct them.

[@kevinthaynes]

Damn I clicked the video to talk about Radiohead but how 'bout that David Byrne. What. A. Treasure.

[@aayushrawat9415]

Yeahh of the all time greats and brave musicians

[@ferruscx]

Legend without text! He really into the band

[@Richcanvas]

The artistic risk paid off. Thankfully. And the rest is history. 👏

[@TB71294]

Once in a lifetime

[@Adyman182]

David Byrne Inducts his own song into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

[@davidmatheny1993]

I'll be honest, with my upbringing with straight up hard rock/metal/grunge, the more experimental albums like Kid A and beyond took more time to get into. But, The Bends and OK Computer were remarkable combinations of the more distorted loud guitars of their time with the more alternative almost avant-garde ideas for other sounds and lyrics. I like just about everything on The Bends. On OK Computer, Karma Police is one of the songs I consider among the best in all of alt rock history.

[@TheActionStack]

David mentioned Can, wow. I'm now in love with him and I already liked him.

[@yo4156]

remain in light reminded me of ege bamyasi when i first heard it

[@ENigma-um8zw]

Saw Radiohead at the Aug.2016 Lollapalooza in Grant Park Chicago IL, look it up you can find it on KZbin. One of the greatest recent live sets they ever performed!

[@IsSkyyyyyyyy9264]

LEGEND

[@quangloc97]

Thanks to them for Bandcamp

[@isleofskye8073]

They need to put this speech to music. It would fit perfectly on remain in light

[@trevor69er59]

David's quirks were both unsettling and at the same time endearing . . .

[@delpierochilipeppers]

I want Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, to play Thom Yorke in the eventuality of a biopic.

[@Drewkemia]

My man David looks like he’s trynna dodge a sniper

[@williampappas5712]

David byrne and chritopher walken.thx 4 the syndrome.🎶🎸🎶

[@catythatzall4now]

Radiohead rocks the planet

[@justinstuart2202]

Music fans are not stupid is the greatest statement coming from David Byrne

[@Ykpaina988]

I’m rainbows was the first one I bought that wasn’t already in my house growing up and the pay what you wish idea was a marvelous gift and we gifted them back

[@cosmorocker]

R a d i o h e a d 💜

[@geoffreyebner5561]

When he mentioned OK Computer my Google Assistant turned on

[@th5036]

funny thing, the Talking Heads song "Radiohead" was written about actor Stephen Tobolowsk (Ned Ryerson from Groundhog Day) who told David Byrne that he could hear the tones that people give off.

[@mtgentry]

Love that Thom didn’t show up for this shite. The Rock and Roll hall of Fame is the antithesis of what rock is.

[@NOWtheband]

Exactly.

[@chilly6470]

My first ever concert that I went to was Radiohead, on the OK Computer tour. It was spectacular.

[@PedroRaphaRibeiro]

Yeahhhhhhh

[@kiadel7502]

Sometimes music fans are not stupid. I love David this guy.

[@giovannaiorio5009]

"it sounds like a movie in your head.... in my head anyway"

[@natelay7244]

Lol, their reaction to being called "Radio"... 😅

[@somedude2384]

Radiohead are phenomenal. ❤ Radiohead!

[@hohoandy2408]

I love radiohead forever

[@indobleh]

Spectre x Radiohead is Incredible ! Find it, listen to it ! Such a shame it wasn't used.

[@PrinzAviator]

Genius recognizes genius.

[@onlyme219]

'Creep' was just WOW

[@agnomenamedgrimblegromble3735]

0:25 ...well, how did I get here?

[@diaznuts5947]

This and the follow up video are literally a moment with biblical proportions imho

[@kellyoliver2852]

David darts his head around like he's looking for Thom and Johnny

[@bricciobelloodales1720]

Mas que merecido el premio a los británicos de Radiohead, ya que han marcado un estilo único dentro de la historia de la música mundial. Su disco "Ok Computer", está considerado dentro de los 20 discos mas importantes de la historia de la música moderna. No es casualidad que el señor David Byrne, creador de la banda Talking Heads, haga referencia a Radiohead, porque esta banda Talking Heads, influyo en Thom Yorke, y Thom escucho un tema llamado Radiohead de la banda del señor Byrne y opto por este gran nombre de la banda británica. Radiohead dentro de los 90, influyo mucho con sus temas de letras, música, estilo de gran calidad y al igual que otras bandas británicas, esta en la cima de l arte musical. Si hay que mencionar que Thom Yorke, también escuchaba a Queen y cuando escucho el tema Rapsodia Bohemia, lo marcó profundamente y decidió emprender carrera en el ámbito musical.

[@alicat7281]

Radiohead. A truly great band.

[@mot00rzysta]

Let's all have a huge nice party with lots of food and drinks and invite famous bands to play for us. Let them make spechees thanking us for all the free drinks and making them a part of the hall of the guys we like. God bless America.

[@Room237REDRUM]

It's surprising that after all his years in the biz, DB still nervously rocks side-to-side in his speeches. Odd, but no matter. He is still a musical genius, and oh - that grand head of white, thick hair

[@thunder_heads]

He's autistic he was Stimming because he a bit nervous big speeches are weird to do

[@grahamdickinson486]

"You start a conversation, you can't even finish ii."