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Preparing To Return To The Studio [Listen]
“We had a break after ‘Amnesiac’ after doing that tour and stuff. I had six months off, in fact that was the deal: ‘Give me six months off or forget it….” Click for more.
Recording 'Hail To The Thief' In Los Angeles [Listen]
“The last day of the session I completely seized up. I actually turned up at the studio on the day so ill, so wiped out that I had to basically go and lie in bed all day because it had been such an intense period…”
Completing The Record And Deciding Tracklisting [listen]
“It was like a bit of a shock to start with ‘2+2=5’ because we didn’t expect it to go on the record. It was just knocked out. It’s very throwaway. I think ‘2+2=5’ could even be on ‘Pablo Honey’! Which is not necessarily a bad thing, y’know? I like it.” Click for more.
The Story Behind The Album Title [listen]
“They ran a story about how a previous President had had his election bought for him by his Father who had also been President and he was called ‘the thief’ and this switch went off in my head, like ‘Ping!’” Click for more.
Some Of The Lyrical Themes Behind The Record [listen]
“Well, I think there’s the constant desire not to believe things are true, to deny. A constant desire to get away from the reality of the situation.”
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