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    Posted: April 05 2006 at 19:17


Radiohead call music industry 'retards'

Thom Yorke's most explosive interview in this week's NME

Radiohead's Thom Yorke calls the music industry "a bunch of f**king retards" in this week's issue of NME.

The singer has launched a scathing attack on record companies and radio stations as he believes they are only just now looking at the internet for new talent.

Speaking about Arctic Monkeys' rise to fame, Yorke said: "A good thing for new music would be more of the mainstream loosening up a bit and letting stuff through. Radio 1 won't play anything f**king decent. You need to sort the radio out."

He added: "The fact that poor Arctic Monkeys are getting so much attention is purely based on the fact that the mainstream music business is such a bunch of f**king retards as far as I'm concerned."

For the full interview with Radiohead, including the details surrounding the band's follow-up to 2003's 'Hail To The Thief', be sure to pick up this week's issue of NME, out today (April 4) on newsstands nationwide.

Also in the issue, the original king of New Yorkshire Jarvis Cocker talks Britpop and his new songs, Brandon Flowers from The Killers' new look is revealed, Morrissey declares war on Canada, The Zutons indulge in some Cuban gang battles plus check out NME's vedict on The Streets' new album.


Source: http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/22692
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Points: 7341 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2006 at 21:15
He's right.
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Points: 504 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2006 at 21:25
He was basically saying what a lot of us think on this website.  Radiohead rocks.
true as a lobster in a pteredaktyl's underpants.


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Points: 86 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2006 at 21:50
Finally someone famous came out and said it, to bad his comments are not going to be mainstream.
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Points: 1485 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2006 at 01:04
Well I don't think that the radio industry are a bunch of "retards" (I'm sure
you could find many people that would find that offensive) but the radio
industry is as corrupt as anything else playing terrible standard music
without surfacing anything interesting or new.
One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity
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Originally posted by cowbell1 cowbell1 wrote:

Finally someone famous came out and said it, to bad his comments are not going to be mainstream.


Are you talking about me , ahahahahahhaha
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2006 at 07:48
Well said Thom! ..and hey it's only taken 50 years or so for an artist to publically point out this reality..Thats not bad going...
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Points: 20030 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2006 at 09:04
Nowadays record companies are only interested in bands/artists that will sell CDs straight away. They are not interested in signing people with potential and letting them develop over a couple of releases. Anyone whose sales don't meet the requirements are dropped. This is why most of the major prog bands are not on the major labels.
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What Thom is saying is nothing that hasn't already been said by countless other musicians.  He makes a valid point, but even though there might be those in the music biz who like less commerical music, their corporate sponsors want only what they deem the most popular music to be played on the radio.  Therefore, in their opinion, they can sell their products to the most people.  There are many great rock bands, jazz musicians and modern classical composers that go unnoticed as a result.  Sad, but that is reality for the foreseeable future.
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Points: 9669 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2006 at 16:43

Shocked  Tsk tsk! How rude!

That's an insult to retards everywhere. Stern Smile
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Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
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Points: 85 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2006 at 17:01
He makes a very good point, however thats no reason to be so foul mouthed about it.
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Right on!

I respect this guy a whole lot more now, maybe I'll give Radiohead more a listen now

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This is an opinion that I'm sure will get alot of criticism on PA.

Proggers have been saying this for thirty odd years and it is no trite matter.  It deserves all the foul mouthness and hostility that one can muster up. Manufactuing Consent is a must to read or even just rent the video. 
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Points: 2506 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 07:12
Thom Yorke is quite right.
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      KID A is damn right!   Yes is not recording new songs these days 'cause they can't get a decent contract. Nobody is interested in new materail from Yes in the industry!
I like Tormato, so shoot me! Every person in the world can't think the same.
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Points: 5308 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 14:21

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Points: 30 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2006 at 22:18

DOWN WITH THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry. I needed to get some hot steam of my system.
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Points: 84 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2006 at 01:38
Thom Yorke isn't the first musician to say this. He is the first to say it in such an immature way though.....
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Points: 22 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 09 2006 at 19:28

Originally posted by Littlewashu5 Littlewashu5 wrote:

Thom Yorke isn't the first musician to say this. He is the first to say it in such an immature way though.....

 Yeah, his comments are hardly revolutionary. Maybe his message would be stronger if he didn't come off sounding like a highschooler.

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Points: 7374 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 09 2006 at 20:16
Originally posted by Red Porschetta Red Porschetta wrote:

Originally posted by Littlewashu5 Littlewashu5 wrote:

Thom Yorke isn't the first musician to say this. He is the first to say it in such an immature way though.....

 Yeah, his comments are hardly revolutionary. Maybe his message would be stronger if he didn't come off sounding like a highschooler.

well put.
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