FML.

I wish I never lived in Auckland…

of course he is secretly living in LA. If you had the choice, would you really want to live in Oxford?

man . good morning negative friends of atease . you re so close minded most of the time that i don t even understand how you like radiohead . i think ” earth wind and fire ” and ” aerosmith ” should be good enough for you for you mental level .

there are millions of possibilities on why people do things in life . most of the time they dont even need to ” tell you ” why . that someone try his/her best to be environmentally friendly , doesn t mean he/she has to stop living . you do your best . you try to tech as well . but the world keeps moving . and you have to move with the world as well .

so him traveling is of course no reason for you girls to be bitching again . japan help might be more than a reason . even a family problem might bring Thom to LA so often . I mean , do you think if that is the case he will tell you ?? . Maybe another real love . I mean , fuck man .

mornin’ girls .

open your mind wide . not only you mouth .

@ i know, they will say is me

*** so him traveling is of course no reason for you girls to be bitching again ***
*** mornin’ girls ***

Open your mind wide . and watch your mouth.

And yes, from Oxford to LA, 5437.37 miles, and yes, that’s his own business.

Who gives a shit if Thom wants to fly back and forth. People fly back and forth on business trip all the time. Everyday, planes are going back and forth in the sky every single minute. The environment isn’t going to be saved just because Thom Yorke decided to stay home for a year. Please unplug your head from your ass and stop being such colossal prick about what people do with their life.

I open doors in my mind by closing them off to all of you for being so close minded by mind my open mindedness so open and close the close open mind and open the thought that your closed mind is opening or closed your open mind to openess.
Its your choice to close the openess by closing the open closed.
There.
My mind is closely open.

Cannot believe the shit I have to read here.
This is amazing.
Wish I could have been there.

*** Everyday, planes are going back and forth in the sky every single minute. The environment isn’t going to be saved just because Thom Yorke decided to stay home for a year. Please unplug your head from your ass and stop being such colossal prick about what people do with their life. ***

Yeah…. that’s right, just follow what everyone else does, business as usual, you can’t go wrong.

Strangely, how does this work? People with more than necessary ego, usually don’t believe they can make a difference on a colossal issue, but the colossal pricks do.

Having said that, it’s very possible Thom lives in LA or close by city. I do agree it’s not fair to expect so much from him, I also agree with what he said in the interview when he showed up at the Copenhagen climate conference, that to put so much pressure on personal responsibility is less effective then changing our regulation, so very true. But when you are a public figure, you have the power and influence to set a great example, and he and the whole band did…, I just hate to see him give up the fight because of greater power out there making this fight real difficult, and the day to day people who don’t believe altering their life CAN make a difference.

@ JacobMay 5, 2011 at 4:31 pm

Sensible!

@ all the people defending Thom’s incessant transatlantic sojourns:

ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME?!?!?

I couldn’t give a rat’s ass how much travelling Thom wants to do in his own time, or for what reasons. He could fly to LA & back to pick up a cheeseburger for all I care.

What rankles is the collision between Thom’s constant trips to the US for these frivolous reasons with the image he constantly sells regarding his “environmental credentials”.

This is someone who put a lengthy (and frankly smug) disclaimer on The Universal Sigh website about offsetting the supposedly horrendous environmental impact of handing out some free newspapers for one day to promote a record.

This is someone who put an Environmental Impact questionnaire on DAS & w.a.s.t.e central enquiring how we travel to Radiohead concerts & to work each day, making us feel guilty about driving there just because we hate taking the bus.

This is someone whose broadcasts from the Copenhagen summit and whose countless rants on DAS have the self-satisfied air of “why do I understand how badly people are screwing up the environment, and no-one else does?”

So when Thom Yorke jets back and forth to the United States more times in one year than probably anyone else on Atease does and still sees fit to tell us what we’re all doing wrong regarding the environment, it creates more than a little bit of confusion.

It’s not complicated, folks. It’s called Hypocrisy. And Thom Yorke taught me more about that than any damned politician.

We do ourselves a disservice if we hold Thom up to anything less than the very ideals he set out to us over the years in so much of his work.

This might seem over-dramatic, but at the end of the day Thom himself has stated on DAS that if the world leaders don’t get it together within the next couple of years then he thinks we’re all finished.

So Thom either needs to put up or shut up. He can’t have it both ways. Keeping up this lifestyle pretty much takes all of his impassioned statements and makes them as relevant as Sting wittering on about the rainforests and posing with natives whilst licensing his music to car ads.

I thought Thom was better than that…

@ jacob

yes !

. . . at least you re being a lot more positive . . . how can we know ? . . . relax guys . . . as we usually say . . . you cannot know everything and you shouldn t judge that much . just enjoy the music and take care of yourself and do your best with YOUR life .

its kind of interesting to see Radiohead fans criticize everything their favorite band/band members do. you guys are fans of their music right? so why does anything else they do matter… everybody in the world is a hypocrite. get over it and go cry about something else

@ i know, they will say is me .May 5, 2011 at 10:24 pm

*** you cannot know everything and you shouldn t judge that much ***

Fair enough, so please do everyone a favor, “don’t judge” when anyone speaks out for environmental issue is a “female”, “don’t judge” when a female speaks, is “bitching” (referring to your earlier post), I’m sure you know the terminology for that kind of discrimination.

@ ziggy,

*** you guys are fans of their music right? so why does anything else they do matter…***

Uhhh…. I don’t know, Rh/Thom are not just about music, it’s also about what they write in their music. If we all believe they are artistic musician, they provoke issues in songs that makes people think. Some fans are just happy with their music, some are attached to their music and passion, and Rh/Thom do not shy away from expressing societal issues, this makes me love them more. So yes, I care about what they do, at lease live by their conviction, to certain extend realistically. If they come out support something or do something obviously against what they have been preaching, I remain in benefit of doubt, but I would def. like to know why they support or do such. And the rest of gossip, like who they are dating/sleeping with, how they get along with each other, really non of my business, I can care less.

*** everybody in the world is a hypocrite ***

I fully agree…. the only difference is some try harder not to be one, some just don’t care. I still go with the one tries harder, like Rh.

so, if Thom lives in LA, then that means he flew to the UK just to hand out some newspapers? couldn’t he hand them out somewhere in America? to decrease his environmental footprint, I mean. i’m still confused.

All of you “fans” need to take your heads out of your asses! Calling Thom a hypocrite because he MAY have flown to california just shows how much of a hypocrite all of YOU are! I bet any amount of money that all of you smug bastards would not give two flying fucks about thoms views on carbon footprint and flying if he were flying with his BAND to come perform in your fucking town!…guess what guys? If Thom stopped flying they would have to tour by bus(which in this day in age just doesn’t cut it anymore) if they toured by bus that would likely mean a shorter going to alot less locations which means alot of you would miss out on seeing them live…how many of you would give a shit about carbon footprint then? Would you still call him a hypocrite…he’s been contributing to the cause and doing everything he can but let’s face it guys the fact is fairly obvious…Thom and his band are in the music business! Flying is a necessary evil in order for him to do what he’s GOT to do and what he WANTS to do.

he is enjoying life and i’m happy about that.

lot of jealous people here . that is exactly why famous people need to seclude themselves mostly [ and also normal people like me do something similar ] . sad reality . i am out . see you in a few posts . when yellow journalism run away from these pages .

try to dance . might make you happier human beings .

Why do people have to call people names to get their point crossed?

listen to norton, guys.

he’s a SERIOUS FAN BEING SERIOUS

Wouldn’t*

Sorry if I hurt Anyones feelings with what I have said…I never meant to cause ya trouble I never meant to do ya wrong lmao

And what if one of your grandmothers was on there death bed and you had to fly to go see her? Would you say “sorry grandma your gonna have to croak all by your lonesome self cuz I don’t want to contribute to the carbon footprint!” Lmao NO!

I guess there are two issues here creating a lot of angst amongst RH fans;

1) Has Thom gone against his ‘image’ which is shown through not only his lyrics but also his W.A.S.T.E comments and uploaded links as a member of RH?
2) There can be no denying Thom is really becoming more and more separated from ‘Radiohead’ to an independent artist with his increasing public appearances and especially his performances in Los Angeles.

@ Norton,

=)

I cant understand that radiohead fans speak so much shit! Are you really a fan? I don’t think so. I dont like techno, but when Thom York visit Berlin and will make a DJ-Set, I will like it and want to go there. What he makes is great! And what Radiohead makes is beautiful. I love all of them, include TKOL. So please be quit and go to an other band who ever play the same sound.

Thom, Man that’s rich the way you slangin in da clubs!

Flying Lotus + Thom = Sweet Danger

I wish Flying Lotus would go take a Flying Leap..

I feel like everyone who is pissed at Thom for DJing in clubs are the ones who are disappointed with The King of Limbs. If this was going on during the In Rainbows release, there would be no bitching about him being in LA. I also can’t believe that people are bitching about him flying back in forth, when for all we know, he could be staying in LA. It would make a ton of sense. They recorded The King of Limbs in L.A. and now Thom and maybe the rest of them are hanging out in LA. Maybe we should look at the positive side of this. If all of them are still in LA, maybe they are still recording in LA.