Radiohead Acceptance Speeches at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Radiohead Acceptance Speeches at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

[zerronyx]

Phil needs more attention as a drummer, he's not the flashiest type who can rock your socks off with a superhuman solo but he knows whats best for a song and keeps a tempo like a machine

[EasyCartoonDrawingTutorials]

Ed has a strong presence on stage. Phil and Ed are probably the most articulate and well spoken members of Radiohead. They seem the most comfortable with being in the limelight. Although, recent interviews show Thom appearing very comfortable in his skin these days, which is nice to see.

[burnlastsunday]

Didn't realize Ed was 27 feet tall

[izcoqfz]

Their albums are the soundtrack of my life

[gpeddino]

Hugely deserved. By the way, I can't think of many bands that never changed their lineup in almost 35 years.

[aaronmendonca]

Met Phil one evening after they played the Palladium. He was so soft spoken and kind. I thanked him for a great show and he said something to the effect of “the pleasure was all mine, thank you for coming to see us”.

[Hollowsmith]

Phil Selway is a "drummer's drummer". Non-drummers are often impressed by obnoxious showy solos. But Phil is absolutely surgical with his rhythms. He's from the school of drummers like Jaki Leibezeit of Can, or Aidan Girt of Godspeed You Black Emperor. Drummers known for machine-like precision that is actually harder to do than a big sloppy egoic solo.

[benhopper]

Seriously two lovely acceptance speeches. Radiohead has gotten a lot of flack over the years for how they're perceived in the media and in public, but this induction and their acceptance shows just how genuine and humble they really are. The fact they've been doing this for over 30 years without a change in their lineup is a testament to their character. Would have been great to see the whole band up on stage to accept the honor, but Phil and Ed did splendidly on their own.

[dankrebs]

Best British rock band since The Beatles - Change my mind...

[elliotscullion]

My god. Ed seems so shook up by this ceremony. Ive never really heard him much in the interviews so its so surreal to see him express such gratitude

[jaetguz]

Phil is too humble and cool to not like him...

[NeoRuichi]

Phil - "We may not be the greatest musicians around" - Pretty damn good in my book!

[josephwright]

Ed O’Brien giving off massive Hugh Grant vibes

[Nerokennedy]

It's impossible to summarize in a few words how much Radiohead has contributed to the music industry and the people that listen to them. They're beyond extraordinary, and their legend keeps growing up by each day that passes.

[paranoidandroid]

I love radiohead since 1996, favorite band along with The Beatles.

[Leethetypeofbloke]

Two guys with not an ego between them and incredibly talented.

[sudanbewaobdedebo]

They ARE the best band in the world. 100%. No if's ands or buts....

[matthewlootens]

Well deserved of course. This band is one of the all time greats and probably one of the most influential bands of the last 25 years.

[woman]

These people are scientists of music.
And they take it very seriously, as should.
I don't know anyone like them today.
After them it's all dead.
They are the last ones.

[AngelicusImmortus]

Phil once said “I sit down at the drums and have to think... oh yeah, I’m in Radiohead, well this won’t be waltz time”