Q: What would you say is the most important thing you’ve done with your music?
A: The most important thing is just giving it to people. People write me letters talking about their connection with the music or with specific songs, and about times in their lives, what they were doing, what was going on with them, how a certain record came out at that time, how the things they went through and their memories are now connected with that record. They become like little home movies for people; they listen to them, they’ll take them to the grave. This is definitely the most important thing, because it’s also been my experience of music. The first time you hear a record that moves you, that’s a sensation that stays with you forever. It’s the most profound thing.
THOM YORKE, LEAD SINGER OF RADIOHEAD, INTERVIEW BY PABLO GIL