"This wakes me up at night. They're telling me what it is that I've done with my life, and what I should do next, and that what I think is meaningless. People want to take what I've done that means so much to millions of people and wipe me out. But this is not theirs to take from me - and I don't consider I'm a bad person."
"I talked to a guy. His shtick was, 'You have a platform, a duty and must distance yourself from Jonny.' But I said, 'You and me, standing on the street in London, shouting at each other? Well, the true criminals, who should be in front of the ICC [International Criminal Court], are laughing at us squabbling among ourselves in the public realm and on social media - while they just carry on with"
Over the past year, Radiohead has faced mounting criticism for past performances in Israel and for Jonny Greenwood's ongoing collaborations with Israeli musicians and performances in Tel Aviv after Israel's invasion of Gaza. Greenwood canceled two UK shows with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa following alleged threats linked to protests. Thom Yorke was heckled by a pro-Palestine audience member during a Melbourne solo concert and briefly walked offstage. Ahead of Radiohead's comeback tour, band members addressed the controversy and revealed increasingly divergent individual positions. Yorke published a statement condemning 'social media witch hunts' and expressed distress over public demands about his actions.
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