How Thom Yorke’s Breakdown Created Radiohead’s "KID A"

After touring to support OK Computer, Radiohead was at a breaking point. Thom Yorke more so than the rest of the band. And as they approached the album that would follow, he fell into a slump. He couldn't write, he couldn't create, and he was spiraling toward complete destruction. Then something miraculous happened. One song formed out of snippets he began to collect after a period of throwing everything away, and suddenly everything came together. This is the story of KID A, and how Thom Yorke's breakdown led to a major breakthrough. 👉 Subscribe for More Vinyl Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 WATCH NEXT: ✓ How Buckley Inspired "Fake Plastic Trees" https://youtu.be/UjzAvjWhuCA ✓ The Story of "The Bends" https://youtu.be/gLQLpKIZrgc ✓ Jonny Greenwood's "Sabatoge" Created Radiohead https://youtu.be/vzab4SglvHw 🎥 Radiohead on the Poetic Wax Podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLylroYWVYWWVUIWVFqMuPRxWfHae3_CBr ✉️ Join the Poetic Wax Podcast Newsletter: https://poeticwaxpodcast.com/join Get Radiohead on Vinyl 🎧 ✓ Kid A on Vinyl https://amzn.to/3YRqIiP ✓ Kid A Mnesia on Vinyl https://amzn.to/3EEoPiy ✓ More Radiohead Vinyl https://amzn.to/4jEVX99 Poetic Wax is hosted by Andy Fenstermaker. CHAPTERS: 0:00 The Story of KID A 2:49 The Crushing Weight of OK Computer 5:27 Thom Yorke's Breakdown and the Search for Something New 7:48 How Everything In Its Right Place Made Things Click 11:02 The Writing and Recording of Kid A 12:52 The Transformation from OK Computer to Kid A 14.45 Beyond Kid A CLIP REFERENCES: Radiohead Reflections on Kid A (2001 Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-wTWhp5UU Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien Discuss Making Kid A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufYHw6vLv7o Radiohead: Kid A Canadian TV Special Presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw_0e5rErtM Paranoid Android Music Video: https://youtu.be/fHiGbolFFGw?si=5fzDp9frk6ScfVBH #radiohead #kida #kidamnesia #thomyorke #jonnygreenwood #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #andyfenstermaker #fensepost #vinylchannel #poeticwax #musicessay #musicstory #albumstory #musichistory #albumhistory #musicdocumentary #poeticwax