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Thom Yorke (Radiohead vocalist’s tour diary) : Spend the whole morning displaying my lily-white body and red hair to gawping Sicilian populace. the show is at a sports stadium. utter chaos permeates every corner of the proceedings. i soak up the burning mediterranean sun and wait for the first murmurs from mount etna. Briefly wonder what the Sicilian is for "fuck me silly but don't tell your brothers".
one minute before stage time we find ourselves stuck in traffic. michael stipe tells me to "breathe, breathe" like im having a baby while hundreds of police stand round and do nothing. police walk in and out of our dressing room all night to use the toilet. and theres no vodka. i have to make do and during rem's set, i lie in a haze backstage staring at a star- my star-which comes out when things are bad.
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one minute before stage time we find ourselves stuck in traffic. michael stipe tells me to "breathe, breathe" like im having a baby while hundreds of police stand round and do nothing. police walk in and out of our dressing room all night to use the toilet. and theres no vodka. i have to make do and during rem's set, i lie in a haze backstage staring at a star- my star-which comes out when things are bad.