BEHIND THE SCENES...

Thom Yorke

FULL NAME: Thomas Edward Yorke.
BIRTH: October 7, 1968.
INSTRUMENTS: Guitar, vocals, keyboards.
EDUCATION: Abingdon School; studied english and art at Exeter University.
PREVIOUS JOBS: Played guitar in Exeter techno band Flickernoise, worked as an ordely in a mental hospital.
KEY WORDS: Creative, guarded, sarky, moody, hyperactive.
FAVE MUSIC: Past influences - Elvis Costello, Scott Walker, Japan, R.E.M, Throwing Muses, Joy Division.
CURRENT INTERESTS: P.J Harvey, Faust, Can, Prince Buster, DJ Shadow, Laika, The Verve, Penderecki.
FAVE MOVIES/TV/BOOKS: "Arthur", "Married with Children", anything with Joe Pesci or Dudley Moore, "The Medusa Frequency", "A Night On Earth", Waiting For Godot".
LIKES: Love, hope, passion, articulation.
DISLIKES: You tell me.
INFLUENCES: Lack of sleep.
OTHER: During his first year at Exeter University he sported a long coat and a trilby hat; Steptoe & The Bunnymen chic. Still likes clothes. Changes his hairstyle more often and more radically than the others. Writes the bulk of the songs which the band arranges and mutates. Drives a Fiat Punto.

Jonny Greenwood

FULL NAME: Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood.
BIRTH: November 5, 1972.
INSTRUMENTS: Lead guitar, organ, synthesizer, piano, recorder, sound effects.
EDUCATION: Abingdon School; began course in psychology at Oxford Poly.
PREVIOUS JOBS: None.
KEY WORDS: Funny, erudite, impatient, splint, fringe.
FAVE MUSIC: Past influences - Jazz, Miles Davis, Elvis Costello.
CURRENT INTERESTS:Mo'Wax, Can, Pink Floyd's Meddle.
FAVE MOVIES/TV/BOOKS: "Prick Up Your Ears", "Going For Gold', "Generation X', "The Imperfect Art".
LIKES: Buying records, walking, touring, Lee Morgan.
DISLIKES: Buying compact discs, driving, recording, Derek Nimmo.
INFLUENCES: Frank Black, Jimmy Smith, Lee Morgan.
OTHER: Hardly drinks. Married. Known as "the dreamer" at school. Likes buying clothes. Wrote The Tourist, the final track on OK Computer.

Ed O-Brian

FULL NAME: Edward John O'Brien.
BIRTH: April 15, 1968.
INSTRUMENTS: Rhythm guitar, percussion, back-up vocals.
EDUCATION: Abingdon School; studied economics at Manchester University.
PREVIOUS JOBS: Barman photographer's assistant.
KEY WORDS: Tall, dark, handsome, riffs, spliffs.
FAVE MUSIC: Previous influences - Beatles, Dinosaur Jr, Joy Division, Happy Mondays, Smiths, NWA.
CURRENT INTERESTS: Mansun, ROC, The Verve, Moloko.
FAVE MOVIES/TV/BOOKS: "Delicatessen", Timebends", "Paris,Texas".
LIKES: Playing live.
DISLIKES: Sycophants.
INFLUENCES: Glenn Campbell.

Colin Greenwood

FULL NAME: Colin Charles Greenwood.
BIRTH: June 26, 1969.
INSTRUMENT: Bass.
EDUCATION: Abingdon School; read English literature at Cambridge.
PREVIOUS JOBS: Ents officer at Peterhouse, Cambridge; assistant at Our Price, Oxford.
KEY WORDS: Garrulous, funny, bookish, can't drive.
FAVE MUSIC: Past influences - Talking heads, The Fall, R.E.M, Tom Waits.
CURRENT INTERESTS:Ennio morricone, Prince Buster, Lee Scratch Perry.
FAVE MOVIES/TV/BOOKS: "Wings Of Desire", 'Bullet Park", "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities", "Perdido".
LIKES: Strawberry.
DISLIKES: Being asked, "If you were a milkshake, what flavour would you be?" in questionnaires.
INFLUENCES: Madonna, The Pointer Sisters.
OTHER: Known as Coz.

Phil Selway

FULL NAME: Phillip James Selway.
BIRTH: May 23, 1967.
INSTRUMENT: Drums.
EDUCATION: Abingdon School; studied English and history at Liverpool Polytechnic.
PREVIOUS JOBS: Drumming in pit bands for touring musicals; sub-editor; English language teacher.
KEY WORDS: Quiet, bald, well-dressed, sensuous.
FAVE MUSIC: Past influences - The Beat, Joy Division, The Ruts.
CURRENT INTERESTS:Teenage Fanclub, Tricky, Supergrass, Captain Beefheart.
FAVE MOVIES/TV/BOOKS: "Shenandoah", "This Morning", "Ask The Family", "Becoming A Mon", "Waterland".
LIKES: Being noticed, fish, vodka and tonic.
DISLIKES: Sitting at the back of the stage, in relative obscurity.
INFLUENCES: Luck, mostly.