Thom Yorke’s NME interview

Posted on May 8th, 2001.

Thom Yorke has spoken out against the secretive power of the UK intelligence service, MI5, in an exclusive interview with NME.COM.
MI5, which is famously secretive and unaccountable, is involved in intelligence work to investigate and counter covertly organised ‘threats’. These include terrorism, subversion, espionage, serious crime and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Talking about the ‘Reclaim The Streets’ protests last year, Yorke claimed the authorities were closely monitoring protesters. He told NME.COM: “I know some stuff about MI5 that would shit your brain. But I can’t tell you, ‘cos they’ll do it to me, too. Seriously. And I’m not winding you up, either.”

Thom Yorke has broken his silence to give a rare interview, which will appear in next week’s issue of NME (May 15). The singer, who has not spoken to the paper for five years, explained his decision to relent. “I just got sick of holding grudges basically,” said Yorke. “Enough’s enough, it’s boring and I can’t be arsed any more, really.”

For the full story see this week’s NME or NME.com.

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