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During this time Yorke had to wear a patch over his eye. He was born with a paralysed left eye, and underwent five eye operationsīy the age of six. Yorke's father, a nuclear physicist and later aĬhemical equipment salesman, was hired by a firm in Scotland shortlyĪfter his son's birth and the family lived there until Yorke was seven. Yorke was born on 7 October 1968, in Wellingborough, In 2005, a poll organised by Blender and MTV2 saw Yorke voted the 18th greatest singer of all time, and in 2008, he was ranked 66th in Rolling Stone 's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" list. In 2002, Q magazine named Yorke the sixth most powerful figure in music, and Radiohead were ranked number 73 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2005. Outside music, Yorke is notable as a political activist on behalf of human rights, environmentalist and anti-war causes. In 2006, he released a solo album, The Eraser. Rock musician, but the 2000 Radiohead album Kid A saw him expand into electronic music. Guitar, and drums among other instruments, and makes use of electronicĮquipment such as samplers and drum machines later Radiohead albumsĬredit him with playing "laptop". He mainly plays guitar and piano, but also plays synthesiser, bass He is the lead vocalist, lyricist, principal songwriter, guitarist and pianist of the bands Radiohead and Atoms for Peace, known for his falsetto singing style. Thomas Edward "Thom" Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter.