Thom Yorke interview part 2 of 3

[@PaulPistore]

She is a wonderful interviewer! I've never heard Thom open up like that. She was thoughtful with her questions and gave him plenty of room to express himself. I'm truly impressed. I'd like to see her do more.

[@ahvostik]

this interview is bloody brilliant! Seeing Thom actually responding positively to the interviewer's questions is such a rare and pleasant thing to see... lovely!

[@underated17]

Thom just helped me so much! A lot of the problems I have I think are external not internal.

[@synaesthete81]

His epiphany at 2:57, "I'm allowed (to think a lot)" Is pure Thom. I want to see more of where his mind was during these times.

[@OGstains]

I like the way he answers his questions, no rush, and actually thinks about what he's saying. Skills that pay the bills :)

[@albcunha90]

"It's obviously not MTV, is it?" ahah great Thom

[@TurningString]

mmm i love this man so much its unhealthy

[@underated17]

ME too!! I am going crazy here I just discovered him I am a 32 year old girl.

[@budwhite1]

I bloody love the energy and connection between these 2, as interviewer and interviewee, the ebb and flow of the interview is just spot on!! Brilliant stuff! :D

[@monvoix1]

This is such a good interview. This is the conversation we all wish we could have with thom yorke.

[@indieRPF]

she seems to love how his brain works and listening to the complexity behind him which is what makes this an awesome interview instead of the droning crap most interviewers ask

[@ashcough]

Thom looks vulnerable here, and then uncofortable with being able to loosen up so much to an interviewer, and then he just goes with it, relaxes and has a great interview. Thanks for sharing this, by the way.

[@gpeddino]

One of his best interviews ever. Quite in-depth and revealing, without being trivialized.

[@stargal567]

Thom Yorke is such a person to admire. He's an intellectual as well as a damn amazing musician. He doesn't bullshit about his personal life in interviews like most people do these days. I say he's a gem.

[@sufcgaz6]

It is so nice to see Thom being Thom. We know he doesn't like interviews but he seems to be thriving on this one. How wonderful is it to see Thom saying out loud what we ALL KNOW and THINK! Us "gits" are with ya Thom. Why this man doubts himself and his abilities still, is astounding to me. Talent in an abundance. Cheers.

[@plica06]

That interviewer is a really cool chic... I loved how She expressed herself, choosing her words carefully and economically.. you could tell Thom was impressed with her too!! Thom you dog!!

[@chchchchia]

Yeah this lady is an excellent interviewer, she always manages to hit the nail right on the head with whichever artist she's talking to and connect with them. Shame there's no one like that here.

[@themiko48]

THIS IS HOW AN INTERVIEW SHOULD BE!!!! Not "Who are you dating?" "Where do you eat?". The questions really are fantastic!

[@FLPman]

all hail thom yorke.. king of the dramtic pause! no seriously.. great interview.. he really is pretty humble in regards to his utter genius

[@peterhaverkampmusic]

You can tell she's a radiohead fan who actually thought about the questions other fans might want to hear answers to. I've seen other interviews with Thom, where the Interviewer was trying to be more entertaining than actually have a discussion. This is the best I.V. I've seen with him. Good Job

[@pepperleg]

Those were some great questions. That was the best interview I've ever seen with him. And I haven't even seen part 3!

[@Kaleidoscopicism]

Hearing good questions on an interview feels like a breath of fresh air

[@masonpitzel]

I like after how she mentions the word "backdrifting" he sort of pauses and gets that "creative" glimmer in his eyes.

[@baoaza]

That is the absolute best line. LOL many times over.

[@hcd199]

You can see Thom's very impressed with some of the questions he's been getting.

[@wurble]

I love how he starts swearing, on the verge of a rant, and then decides he can't be arsed and its probably not the time or the place lol. and she sooo wants thom. he does it again at the end but bails with "I guess politics isnt a sexy thing". just look how she reacts to that... and then thoms face lol

[@Moorefb]

one of the best interviewers i have ever seen

[@kristinzeiber23]

I don't think Thom is pretentious at all. The man is bloody brilliant, and is able to hold an intelligent conversation about even the most volatile subjects, notably politics. I would absolutely love the opportunity to talk to him one-on-one. His genius makes him so utterly attractive to me. I can imagine losing myself with him for hours......or the rest of my life!! God, how I love him!

[@alexwhb122]

I like how he takes a long time to formulate his words. He really thinks about his answers. I have a lot of respect for people who do that.

[@maxlaverai2147]

Best interviewer I've even seen! Just like two human beings having a human coversation not a contrived or scripted one.

[@zealousrider6612]

hes so weirdly awesome

[@tehchase1313]

This interview is great.

[@nancygreenberg9532]

It's so true Thom👍

[@jsthenest]

Thom...The best you can is good enough. Thank you for being who you are

[@janusyoung]

For the record, in case you haven't figured it out, he's discussing Hail to the Thief, hence the backdrift wordplay referring to track 4 "Backdrifts."

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

She's actually a very good interviewer - never heard Thom share so much of his soul before :)

[@titpoussinett]

He really has a very pleasant way of talking, which makes the hole statement perfectly understandable even for a foreigner. And he sums up the current world situation perfectly, I think.

[@finestracaustica]

The whole three-part interview is outstanding. Not only the depth of the conversation, but also the pretty obvious flirt going on between the two... Man I wish I was an ugly genius! ;-)

[@abanyai123]

You can tell he's really smart, and a thinker too.

[@zodiark111]

"I'm allowed" He's allowed.

[@Clairivoyant]

I wish I could sit in a room with Thom and listen to him talk for hours. He's fucking brilliant in every way.

[@Drewb18c1]

this is such an amazing interview...lovin the end bit

[@bertdockx]

it's refreshing to see an interviewer who has done her homework, who's patient -i mean, the guy's a bit slow- and who is allowed the time to allow thom yorke to take his time. nowadays on tv pretty precious stuff.

[@flyingwombatperson]

"I heard other people imitating things that we'd done" coldplay and snow patrol by any chance? XD

[@mootbooxle]

I really truly love this man.

[@mikess56]

he comes off as awkward but hes really just choosing his words very carefully so that everything comes out beautifully.

[@letsalldont]

The look he gives the camera at 7:00 is brilliant. Almost as if he's shocked at the prospect of people caring!

[@funkymonk25]

"They don't give a flying fuck about us..." So true.

[@mussman717word]

I never got into Radiohead's music, but I am developping more and more of a man-crush on Thom Yorke each and every day. He's jsut an awesome guy, and interviewer is great, too. They both seem to be intelligent, and aware of their surroundings. It's bloody RARE to see that on TV nowadays.

[@superwiicrazy]

awesome i love this interview

[@noizycat]

Great interview. :) Oh, Charlotte Roche ... good old times, back when music television was still about music. I miss Viva2 ...

[@okcomputeA]

i love how she is trying to talk about his music and he just goes off on these political/ life tangents

[@wolek999000]

I use to watch Fast Forward in viva zwei with her - amazing interviews! Not only that Thom is interesting person to talk to, but the way she leads it. Shame that there are so few of them on YT...

[@basement94]

Definitely agreed. She seems to have a lot of sympathy with him. I wanna hug him, he seems so fragile and self-destructing...

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

besides, to get a good answer you need to give the person you are interviewing time to think , and she was perfect with that, very respectful.

[@travroy]

I would marry both of them at the same time. What a perfect interview. She is like a beautiful butterfly!

[@adredo9]

You can tell that Thom is the kind of person who takes a lot of time to formulate his opinions before he opens his mouth. It's especially evident with the long pauses he takes in the middle of his sentences.

[@benjomatico]

Wow, never seen an interview like that before, deeply impressed

[@Crowics]

"Not only a...backdrifting..." "....Eh...Nice!"

[@9t9t3]

is this an interview or a chat about the society we live in. i could listen to Yorke for days

[@WHTVRWHTVR]

Managed to zing MTV right at the end. Good on ya Thome!

[@engtennchs]

Anyone who studies Art, whatever the medium, as well as its producers, the true artists, can't help but see a consistent quality of social difficulty. It is the price of artistic vision. We are not all created equal. Thom has a quality that sets him apart from the masses, and it gives him joy and pain simultaneously. Ezra Pound wrote,"The apparition of these faces in a crowd-- Petals on a wet, black bough." He's a part, and apart from the people he loves. Play on, Thom.

[@melisaxX2332]

haha "the election was bought" clear reference to Bush. Thom is honestly my greatest inspiration.

[@Orsi55]

his laugh in the end is so cute :)

[@dassonntagskind]

@timeforsomecoffee it is ;) 'VIVA' is a German daughter company of MTV witch played music videos when MTV stopped at some point...

[@loko5555]

this girl is making an amazing interview, my ears cant belive it

[@GrowTheCaine]

the greatest artists steal

[@21reasons]

-It's obviously not MTV, is it?- No, it's defenitly not! I enjoyed this interview. It's so cool to see Thom Yorke so relaxed and inspired by the questions. Charlotte is so cute, sexy and intelligent. I love her. More of those!!

[@warrenmusic]

Which bands do you think Thom is referring to? The ones whose music he calls "self-indulgent"? Very pointed criticism.

[@ordoabchao]

hes so intricate and a genius ...

[@poorsonwelles]

Coupland reference!! Awesome!!

[@relvingonzalez]

Thom Yorke and Radiohead are the shieeeet!! Man they absolutely rock.

[@budwhite1]

this interviewer is lovely and she is giving a good example of how to massage a guys ego and make him think highly of you! Thoms like (in his head) ''man, she's cued up, she's energising, i like her'' lol

[@BloggerMusicMan]

Optimism is for people who want to live life and people who see the bright side of things. There's alot of good things in the world along with bad.

[@WoodnPalette]

What a good way to end this segment of his interview. "This obviously isn't mtv, is it?" Although there is no doubt I'm going to watch the 3rd part, imagine if that was the end of the interview. That would be badass.

[@Maria_toothfairy]

I´m really impressed! He seems very wise. And I tell you where he gets it from - Michael Stipe! ;)

[@bwtjohnson]

hail to the thief is one of my favourite albums by songwriting standards, very good :)

[@joeburton77]

many of us struggle to connect with the world that has been provided for us, that is why radiohead connect with us

[@pausebeforeviewtube]

I wonder if he got the concept for "Backdrifts." from this interview. He seems very impressed with the interviewers questions and comments.

[@ciarand67]

Backdrifting haha, cheeky little insert

[@azra31]

this is a really good interview

[@thomasthought]

he's talking about HAIL TO THE THIEF. Which is funny because i didn't realize until far into the interview when he says it. Also funny because I think it's the only Radiohead album I haven't heard! Gonna get it now

[@Reuben35newman]

I've seen a few comments that asked what year it is but for some reason I cant reply to them,this video had to be in 03 or 04 after hail to the theif

[@TheForgottenKing22]

July 2003

[@journeymanjim]

@warrenmusic my guess would be coldplay, muse, and other such "radiohead-lite" bands.

[@BrendanWhelan]

she's a great interviewer .

[@Oddmartian2]

I like how at the end when she says that politics are sexy to her viewers, Thom glances straight into the camera for a moment, as if looking at them...

[@daylenriggs]

The interviewer is hysterical...I think she has a crush on thom...

[@JeanVe]

Not trashing; telling the TRUTH!

[@FatMaro]

LOL! "It's obviously not MTV, is it?"

[@Alaania]

she's a good interviewer! and thom is amazing, fo sho

[@whateversunsaid]

"I love the problems that i have..internal and external.." we love them too you know.. ;)

[@GerardSantiago23]

She is a very intelligent journalist.

[@halifuckinfan]

"I'm allowed to think." I need to get to that point.

[@Nate770]

hahah that bit at the end is ace, she fuckin wants a slice of the Yorkemeister :) Also the way her eyes keep slowly drifting back to look at his crotch while he speaks, priceless! Fantastic interview too, which is pretty rare these days.

[@rcomm400]

Thom is unfairly misunderstood, i believe a lot of interviewers piss him off, however this lady is a great interviewer thats why he is being a great interviewee

[@MilkyDust]

thanks for this vid! funny how he's in his own world and it seems like she cannot catch up or respond in any way to his long speaches driven from his "not so fitted" mind (maybe it is supossed to look like this, but anyways it looks quite interesting) maybe his music is not my taste, but he's got my respect and i treasure the discovery of him as a person, nice to know there are some open minded people with quite a fascinating personality.

[@elephantstone222]

i think he was talking about Coldplay and Travis when he says "have i been responsible for this? this is really awful."

[@CatastrophicDisease]

"There will be a forward moving, not just a Backdrifting" Nice incorporation of a song name xD

[@bopzgenerator]

What an honest guy, go TOM!

[@6nixus]

Well the time he said it was to early for it to be Coldplay, which was who came to mind first. Thinking Oasis myself.

[@SlyZepplin]

Thanks, I don't know how I didn't understand that.. lol