I mean, we'd only just signed like a few months before that, I think." It was kind of written when I was at college. Terry: "What was your life like when you wrote that song, and the lyrics suggest somebody with low self esteem. Thom: "Didn't really think about that at the time. Terry: "You know, the lyric is 'you're so expletive special, I wish I were special but I am a creep'." That was the first vocal I ever did where I came out the end of it and thought, 'oh, ok, I could do this for a living, perhaps'." (laughs) ummm, I had no idea what I was doing or. Terry: "When you recorded that, what kind of future did you think the band had?" Let's start with Radiohead's first hit from 1993, 'Creep'." Thom Yorke stopped by Fresh Air for an interview. This week Radiohead singer Thom Yorke came out with an album called The Eraser, which he and the band's longtime producer Nigel Godrich made largely on computers. They've been trying out new material on the road the past few months and deciding if they're going to sign with a major record company or distribute their music themselves. Radiohead's last album Hail to the Thief came out three years ago and during that time the band's contract with their label ran out. Last year, Spin Magazine named their album OK Computer the top album of the past 20 years. A review in Time Magazine was headlined 'Radiohead May Just Be the Best Band in the World'. When rock critics write about the British band Radiohead, they often use the words 'best' and 'greatest'.
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