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Getting everything you want has nothing to do with anything.

Thom Yorke

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Thom Yorke
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: October 7
Composer
Ecologist
Guitarist
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Thomas Edward Yorke
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Everything
Nothing

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I cannot read a fortune cookie without breaking down and crying. I am sensitive.
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And I'm sorry for us The dinosaurs roam the earth The sky turns green.
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