Radiohead's Thom Yorke: 'CDs Stopped The Music Business Dying 20 Years Ago'

Radiohead's Thom Yorke has spoken of his dislike of CD's and praised the online distribution of music.

Speaking to Believer Magazine, Yorke said: “Me and Stanley (Donwood, the designer) always hated CDs. Just a fucking nightmare.

"There's a process of natural selection going on right now. The music business was waiting to die in its current form about 20 years ago.

"But then, hallelujah, the CD turned up and kept it going for a bit. But basically, it was dead."

Yorke is fast becoming a figurehead for the changing music industry with the release of' Harry Patch (In Memory Of)' being that latest online release from Radiohead following the revolutionary 'In Rainbows' model.

Speaking about how online distribution focuses attention on individual songs he added: "If you forget about the money issue for just a minute – if it's possible to do that, because it's people's livelihoods we're talking about – and you look at it in terms of the most amazing broadcasting network ever built, then it's completely different."

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