Thomas Edward Yorke is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been described by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest singers in history and one of the most influential of his generation.
Did Thom Yorke turn down Paul McCartney?
Speaking to the Observer shortly after, Yorke provided a somewhat unconvincing response as to why he turned down working with McCartney that flattered to deceive. “Uhh, ’cause I can’t play the piano,” he said defensively. “Not like that. I had to explain to him that, I listened to the tune ‘Mr. Bellamy’ and I liked the song, but the piano playing involved two hands doing things separately. I don’t have that skill available. I said to him, ‘I strum piano, that’s it.’”
However, there may have been another reason. It appears Yorke had told Paul McCartney that he didn’t feel comfortable about performing on other people’s material, according to what Macca told T4 in 2007: “My daughter was putting an album together, and she put us in touch.
