Thomas Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the singer and main songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. He plays guitar, bass, keyboards and other instruments, and is noted for his wide vocal range.
Rolling Stone described Yorke as one of the greatest and most influential singers of his generation.
real name: Thomas Edward Yorke
labels: XL Recordings
genres: rock music, alternative rock, electronica, electronic music, art rock, intelligent dance music, glitch
plays: guitar, voice
member of: The Venus in Furs, The Smile, Atoms for Peace
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Yorke was born on 7 October 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, and as a child lived in the Kingsway area. He was born with a paralysed left eye, and underwent five eye operations by the age of six. According to Yorke, the last surgery was "botched", giving him a drooping eyelid. He decided against further surgery: "I decided I liked the fact that it wasn't the same, and I've liked it ever since. And when people say stuff I kind of thought it was a badge of pride, and still do."
As a child, Yorke's favourite artists included Queen, R.E.M., Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division and Bob Dylan. He initially attempted to emulate singers including Michael Stipe, Morrissey and David Sylvian. He also wrote that Mark Mulcahy of Miracle Legion had affected him "a great deal" at this time: "It was the voice of someone who was only truly happy when he was singing ... It changed the way I thought about songs and singing."
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