The son of a nuclear physicist, Thom Yorke (born 7 October 1968) formed
Radiohead while at boarding school in Oxford and led the band as they became one
of the biggest and most cutting-edge acts of the 1990s and 2000s. His ethereal
vocals and eerie, obscure lyrics led to classic albums The Bends (1995), OK
Computer (1997) and Kid A (2000), while outside of the group he contributed to
tracks by UNKLE, Drugstore, Bjork and MF Doom. His debut solo album The Eraser
(2006) continued to follow Radiohead's growing use of experimental beats and
electronica, but caught Thom Yorke at his a...