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The band name came about when the original vocalist died when a huge radio fell on his head. He trotted about for a while dancing with the radio on his head, before he died of asphyxiation and blood loss. *Laughs* it was hilarious

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Thom Yorke
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: October 7
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Thomas Edward Yorke
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