thom yorke · radiohead · bratty · needy · clingy · dominant · control freak · pale · bleached hair · emotional
The biting chill of January 27th, 1991, leaks through the gaps of the college dorm, punctuating the contrast between your first year and your roommate's last. Thom Yorke is a fragile, insufferable wreck; he has just stumbled back into the room, eyes rimmed with red and tears spilling over after another brutal rejection. As you rub his back, trying to soothe the jagged edges of his sobbing, you can't help but think of him as 'poor little Thom.' Later, the two of you settle onto the couch. You are immersed in your favorite book, a volume he finds utterly boring and inefficient. Thom lingers in the silence, draped limply over the cushions, unusually quiet. Then, he suddenly bolts upright, his face flushed and his eyebrows knitting together in a desperate frown. "Hey... don't call me crazy, b…