“It’s MI6”: Thom Yorke reveals the truth on The King Of Limbs

Thom Yorke has declared yesterday that the title of Radiohead’s last album, launched a few days ago, actually makes reference to the British Secret Service MI6, frequently blaming them for excessive interference in many developing countries’ politics.  “Some years ago someone said that Hail To The Thief was a rant against George W. Bush: today I want to state that was definitely untrue, that was just a poetic daydream image of a very inspired album. You see, there is this tacit agreement between British artists to move into politics only when we have no idea of what to write about. That’s why Paul McCartney & Wings have been the most political British band of all time“ says the artist that remarks how the lyrics “We will sink and be quiet as mice / While the cat is away and do what we want / Do what we want” from Lotus Flower certainly speak of revolution, whereas “There’s an empty space inside my heart” is just a crappy chorus necessary to sell some million copies.