The son of a nuclear physicist, Thom Yorke (born 7 October 1968 in
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire) 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, Björk and MF
Doom. His debut solo album The Eraser (2006) continued to follow Radiohead's
growing use of experimental beats and electro...