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Thom E Yorke
	FULL NAME::. Thomas Edward Yorke DATE OF BIRTH::. October 7th, 1968 PLACE OF BIRTH::. Wellingborough, Northants PLACE IN BAND::. 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 faves  - 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. Was born with his right eye closed and paralyzed.