Nearly a year since I posted these comments Yorke made about the Ukraine war:

“Mix 7 is my latest mix or compilation of music and sound that has moved me deeply by other artists I respect and who inspire me,” Yorke said. “Listening to music has changed for me recently, I find myself asking what is music or any art in such a time of death, violence and horror? I guess it can only try to bear witness somehow.”

Yorke continued: “There are no words to express seeing war Ukraine, in Europe in the 21st century. Normal life has been diminished, there is a sense of wanton absurdity and futility. The clowns have run out of jokes, their faces have twisted into grimaces, no longer able to hide the malignant shadows standing behind them. Families just like ours, innocent children, pulled apart. We can only pray to wake up from this nightmare and never allow it to happen again. Soon.”

He gets it, just not when it comes to Arabs it seems. They're not 21stC Europeans, you see, not 'families just like ours' so he clearly doesn't feel anything has been 'diminished' by their wanton slaughter.

Radiohead have never played in Russia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Radiohead_live_performances - but Johnny Greenwood did play Moscow with his side project back in 2015:

https://www.reddit.com/r/radiohead/comments/44rz5y/will_radiohead_ever_come_to_russia_jonny/




Somehow I doubt he'll go back now, but it would be interesting to hear his rationale...

jeers,
I