Thom Yorke hates CDs

THOM YORKE has revealed his hatred of the compact disc.

The Radiohead frontman said he has had a life-long hatred of the CD and online distribution should now be the only way forward for the music industry.

Speaking to Believer magazine, he said: "Me and Stanley (Donwood, the artist behind Radiohead's album artwork) always hated CDs. Just a f**king nightmare.

"There's a process of natural selection going on right now. The music business was waiting to die in its current form about 20 years ago. But then, hallelujah, the CD turned up and kept it going for a bit. But basically, it was dead."

The singer, who recently released a track in dedication to the memory of late World War I veteran Harry Patch, added: "If you forget about the money issue for just a minute – if it's possible to do that, because it's people's livelihoods we're talking about – and you look at it in terms of the most amazing broadcasting network ever built, then it's completely different."