Despite fans’ curiosity about Radiohead’s future, Thom Yorke remains unfazed by their request for a return.
The 56-year-old British actor is asking many questions about the “Creep” hitmakers’ hiatus.
In a recent interview with Australia’s Double J, Yorke said, “I don’t know about that and don’t really care about that.”
The rock star pointed out that Radiohead is not his main focus, expressing that he and his band members, Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien and Philip Selway, believe they deserve deserves the opportunity to focus on his efforts.
“No offense to anyone and … thank you for your concern,” he said. “But I think we have the right to do what makes sense for us without having to explain ourselves or be accountable to anyone else’s historical view of what we should do.”
Yorke seems to be enjoying his role in The Smile, a collaborative project with Greenwood and Tom Skinner from Sons of Kemet on drums.
The Smile made a successful return this month with the release of “Cutouts,” which marked the trio’s second album of the year and third in three years.
The band’s steady productivity sparked speculation among Radiohead fans that a second band might fall behind as Yorke and Greenwood spent more time with The Smile.
This idea was further reinforced when Greenwood revealed Radiohead’s lack of scheduled activities in 2025, citing “a lot of individual projects going on at the moment”.
Since releasing their album “A Moon Shaped Pool” in 2016, the members of Radiohead have been busy with various side projects, including The Smile.
Greenwood has actively composed music for films and received many Oscar nominations. Colin Greenwood, the band’s bassist, released a photo book titled “How to Disappear: A Photographic Portrait of Radiohead” and is currently touring with Nick Cave.
Additionally, O’Brien and Selway ventured into solo projects through the release of their albums.
This comes amid Greenwood revealing that he and the rest of Radiohead “have been doing some rehearsals”.
He told NME, “We did some rehearsals about two months ago in London, just playing the old songs, and it was really fun, had a really good time. “
In response to Double J’s question about rehearsals and their invigorating effects, Yorke gave a somewhat cryptic response, saying: “Yeeessss. I don’t think I have anything to add get in there.”
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