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Interesting that Thom is supposed to be quite embarrassed by Fitter Happier these days and reportedly it's one of the only statements he wishes he could take ba
by ris 9y ago
Interesting that Thom is supposed to be quite embarrassed by Fitter Happier these days and reportedly it's one of the only statements he wishes he could take back.
- sideshowb 9y agoThat's interesting, got a source? Also though I wouldn't wish regret on anyone, probably helpful to aspiring artists to know that everyone makes mistakes.
- ris 9y agoNot really I'm afraid - can't remember what interview I read it in, but you can probably find something with a bit of creative googling.
- mattmanser 9y agoIt's in here, seems to be from interviews in Humo and Q magazine (never heard of the former, remember the latter from the 90s): http://diffuser.fm/radiohead-fitter-happier/ http://diffuser.fm/radiohead-fitter-happier/ "I'm not standing behind the lyrics any more. Sometimes your ideas get entangled with other ideas and then you have to apologise for the original idea because it doesn't make sense any more. That's what happened with 'Fitter Happier.' Now, I listen to the piano part." The ending line is pretty harsh on people who just want to improve their lives ("A pig in a cage on antibiotics"), I've always had mixed feelings about the song when I've heard it when trying to fix a (perceived?) problem in my life. It's a a bit of a childish view on adults, every lyric writer will look back on his teenage/early 20s thoughts and see that growing older has suddenly made you understand your elders and cringe at how ridiculous your views actually were when you're young, immortal and carefree. When it turns out youth doesn't last, we all die and mummy and daddy stop paying at some point.