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Topic: Radiohead call music industry ’retards’
Posted By: M@X
Subject: Radiohead call music industry ’retards’
Date Posted: April 05 2006 at 19:17
Radiohead call music industry 'retards'Thom Yorke's most explosive interview in this week's NME http://www.nme.com/artists/radiohead" class="artistLink - 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 http://www.nme.com/artists/arctic-monkeys" class="artistLink - 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 http://www.nme.com/artists/arctic-monkeys" class="artistLink - 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 http://www.nme.com/artists/radiohead" class="artistLink - 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 http://www.nme.com/artists/the-killers" class="artistLink - The Killers ' new look is revealed, http://www.nme.com/artists/morrissey" class="artistLink - Morrissey declares war on Canada, http://www.nme.com/artists/the-zutons" class="artistLink - 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------------- Prog On ! |
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: April 05 2006 at 21:15
He's right.  -------------  
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Posted By: stan the man
Date Posted: April 05 2006 at 21:25
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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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Posted By: cowbell1
Date 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. |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: April 06 2006 at 01:04
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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 |
Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: April 06 2006 at 07:17
Are you talking about me , ahahahahahhaha  ------------- Prog On ! |
cowbell1 wrote:Posted By: Blacksword
Date 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...  ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: chopper
Date 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. |
Posted By: man@arms
Date Posted: April 06 2006 at 10:00
| 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. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: April 06 2006 at 16:43
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That's an insult to retards everywhere. ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Tsk tsk! How rude! 
Posted By: UnknownFlow
Date Posted: April 06 2006 at 17:01
| He makes a very good point, however thats no reason to be so foul mouthed about it. |
Posted By: Destrio
Date Posted: April 06 2006 at 20:00
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Right on! I respect this guy a whole lot more now, maybe I'll give Radiohead more a listen now |
Posted By: ken4musiq
Date Posted: April 06 2006 at 22:51
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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. |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 07:12
| Thom Yorke is quite right. |
Posted By: Tormato
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 13:16
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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. |
Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 14:21
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Haha! I don't always agree with this website users, but isn't it just fascinating when a radical point of view is being introduced and everybody agrees with it? -- Ivan ------------- sig |
Posted By: Shrump
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 22:18
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Sorry. I needed to get some hot steam of my system. |
DOWN WITH THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: Littlewashu5
Date 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..... |
Posted By: Red Porschetta
Date Posted: April 09 2006 at 19:28
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------------- There's no bread, or lemony cake |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: April 09 2006 at 20:16
well put. |
Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: April 09 2006 at 22:20
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------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong 
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YupPosted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: April 09 2006 at 22:22
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give him a break the man is just speaking his mind ------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong
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Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: May 13 2006 at 09:06
So if I speak my mind am I excused of being polite? SWEET! ------------- www.myspace.com/hail_peter 
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