Thom Yorke talks to the LA Times
June 29th, 2006 . by JillyFrom Brooklyn Vegan…
Asked whether Radiohead would consider distributing its next album independently, Yorke unhesitatingly said yes. “We have two or three options, and that’s one,” he said. “Once we finish whatever we think is good enough to put out, then we’ll start thinking about it. We haven’t discussed it a great deal. I would love for us to drop a chemical weapon within the music industry. But I don’t see it as our responsibility, either.”
That would be such a rad gesture to the music industry, if Radiohead said, “No, we don’t need you guys anymore”. Truly, they don’t. They already have a fanbase. They can go to any studio and promote it through the internet. Cut ouf the greedy middle man. That would be SO rad.