RADIOHEAD PROFILE

FULL NAME: Thomas Edward Yorke.
BIRTH: October 7, 1968.
INSTRUMENT: Guitar, vocals, keyboards.
EDUCATION:Abingdon School; studied english and art at Exeter University.
PREVIOUS JOBS:Played guitar in Exeter techno band Flickernoise, worked as an ordely in a mental hospital.
KEY WORDS:Creative, guarded, sarky, moody, hyperactive.
FAVE MUSIC: Past influences - Elvis Costello, Scott Walker, Japan, R.E.M, Throwing Muses, Joy Division.Current faves - P.J Harvey, Faust, Can, Prince Buster, DJ Shadow, Laika, The Verve, Penderecki.
FAVE MOVIES/TV/BOOKS:"Arthur", "Married with Children", anything with Joe Pesci or Dudley Moore, "The MedusaFrequency", "A Night On Earth", Waiting For Godot".
LIKES:Love, hope, passion, articulation.
DISLIKES: You tell me.
INFLUENCES: Lack of sleep.
OTHER:During his first year at Exeter University he sported a long coat and a trilby hat; Steptoe & The Bunnymen chic. Still likes clothes. Changes his hairstyle more often and more radically than the others. Writes the bulk of the songs which the band arranges and mutates. Drives a Fiat Punto.

FULL NAME: Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood.
BIRTH:November 5, 1972.
INSTRUMENT:Lead guitar, organ, synthesizer, piano, recorder, sound effects.
EDUCATION: Abingdon School; began course in psychology at Oxford Poly.
PREVIOUS JOBS: None.
KEY WORDS:Funny, erudite, impatient, splint, fringe.
FAVE MUSIC:Past influences - Jazz, Miles Davis, Elvis Costello.Current faves - Mo'Wax, Can, Pink Floyd's Meddle.
FAVE MOVIES/TV/BOOKS:"Prick Up Your Ears", "Going For Gold', "Generation X', "The Imperfect Art".
LIKES: Buying records, walking, touring, Lee Morgan.
DISLIKES:Buying compact discs, driving, recording, Derek Nimmo.
INFLUENCES: Frank Black, Jimmy Smith, Lee Morgan.
OTHER:Hardly drinks. Married. Known as "the dreamer" at school. Likes buying clothes. Wrote The Tourist, the final track on OK Computer.

FULL NAME: Colin Charles Greenwood.
BIRTH:June 26, 1969.
INSTRUMENT: Bass.
EDUCATION:Abingdon School; read English literature at Cambridge.
PREVIOUS JOBS:Ents officer at Peterhouse, Cambridge; assistant at Our Price, Oxford.
KEY WORDS: Garrulous, funny, bookish, can't drive.
FAVE MUSIC: Past influences - Talking heads, The Fall, R.E.M, Tom Waits.Current faves - Ennio morricone, Prince Buster, Lee Scratch Perry.
FAVE MOVIES/TV/BOOKS:"Wings Of Desire", 'Bullet Park", "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities", "Perdido".
LIKES: Strawberry.
DISLIKES:Being asked, "If you were a milkshake, what flavour would you be?" in questionnaires.
INFLUENCES:Madonna, The Pointer Sisters.
OTHER: Known as Coz.

FULL NAME:Edward John O'Brien.
BIRTH:April 15, 1968.
INSTRUMENT:Rhythm guitar, percussion, back-up vocals.
EDUCATION: Abingdon School; studied economics at Manchester University.
PREVIOUS JOBS:Barman photographer's assistant.
KEY WORDS:Tall, dark, handsome, riffs, spliffs.
FAVE MUSIC: Previous influences - Beatles, Dinosaur Jr, Joy Division, Happy Mondays, Smiths, NWA. Current faves - Mansun, ROC, The Verve, Moloko.
LIKES:Playing live.
FAVE MOVIES/TV/BOOKS:"Delicatessen", Timebends", "Paris,Texas".
DISLIKES:Sycophants.
INFLUENCES: Glenn Campbell.
OTHER:Ed's dad is well-known as a keen follower of the band's fortunes and pop in general. "His dad will come in waving the music papers and want to discuss the new Primal Scream single," said Colin. Ed has now moved into his own place.

FULL NAME:Phillip James Selway.
BIRTH: May 23, 1967.
INSTRUMENT:Drums.
EDUCATION:Abingdon School; studied English and history at Liverpool Polytechnic.
PREVIOUS JOBS:Drumming in pit bands for touring musicals; sub-editor; English language teacher.
KEY WORDS:Quiet, bald, well-dressed, sensuous.
FAVE MUSIC:Past influences - The Beat, Joy Division, The Ruts. Current faves - Teenage Fanclub, Tricky, Supergrass, Captain Beefheart.
LIKES:Being noticed, fish, vodka and tonic.
FAVE MOVIES/TV/BOOKS:"Shenandoah", "This Morning", "Ask The Family", "Becoming A Mon", "Waterland".
DISLIKES:Sitting at the back of the stage, in relative obscurity.
INFLUENCES:Luck, mostly.
OTHER:Often said to be the band's emotional anchor. So mild-mannered that he is known as 'Mad Dog'. The band claim they wind-up new engineers and producers by telling them to watch out for Phil's temper. Married to Kate.