30 Most Essential British Acts of the 2000s<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI guess the wheels came off a bit, so we had to stop,\u201d Yorke reported. \u201cThere were a lot of elements. The shows felt great but it was, like, \u2018Let\u2019s halt now before we walk off this cliff.\u2019\u201d
He added: \u201cI needed to stop anyway\u2026 I hadn\u2019t really given myself time to grieve. It was coming out in ways that made me think, \u2018I need to take this away.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Yorke said he\u2019d even struggled to find respite in music. \u201c[T]he idea of having to stop it, even when it makes sense to\u2026 I can\u2019t. I need something that I can hold on to.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut there have been points in my life where I have looked for solace in music and played the piano, but it literally hurts. Physically. The music hurts, because you\u2019re going through trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n
Why Ed O\u2019Brien Told Radiohead He Was Done<\/h3>\n
O\u2019Brien said he\u2019d felt nervous when the band reconvened for experimental jams last year. \u201cI was effectively over Radiohead\u2026 It wasn\u2019t great on the last round,\u201d he explained. \u201cI enjoyed the gigs but hated the rest.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe felt disconnected, fucking spent. It happens. \u2026 Look, success has a funny effect on people \u2013 I just didn\u2019t want to do it anymore. And I told them that.\u201d<\/p>\n
What followed was a \u201clong dark night of the soul,\u201d the guitarist recalled. \u201cI had a deep depression. I hit the bottom in 2021. And one of the things that was lovely coming out of it was realising how much I love these guys.<\/p>\n
\u201cI met them when I was 17\u2026 I have gone from thinking, \u2018I can\u2019t see myself doing it again\u2019 to realising that, you know, we do have some stellar songs.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Radiohead Albums Ranked<\/h2>\n\n
They used to wish they were special. Now they’re the most artistically significant band of the past few decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Gallery Credit: Tim Karan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n