Thom Yorke Net Worth, Age & Full Bio

What is Thom Yorke’s Net Worth?

As of 2022, The net worth of Thom Yorke is estimated to be $45 Million.

Thom Yorke Wiki/Bio

Thomson Edward Yorke is a well-known musician, singer, and songwriter who goes by the stage name “Thom Yorke.” He was born in England to a nuclear physicist.

Early Life, Family & Education

Thomas Edward Yorke gave birth to Thom Yorke in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, on October 7, 1968.

Thom’s father worked as an atomic physicist and compound gear salesman, while his younger brother, Andy, became the lead singer of the band Unbelievable Truth. Yorke’s left eye has been blind since birth, and he had many medical procedures on it before the age of six.

He claims that his most recent surgical surgery went wrong, resulting in a droopy eyelid.

The family relocated to Scotland when Thom was a newborn and then to Oxfordshire, England, when he was seven years old. Yorke obtained his first guitar that year, and at the age of ten, he built his own, and he joined a band.

Thom Yorke attended Abingdon College, a government-sponsored school, where he met future Radiohead members Philip Selway, Ed O’Brien, and Jonny, and Colin Greenwood.

Thom Yorke Net Worth & Professional Career

In 1992, Radiohead released the track “Creep,” which went on to become a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, Australia, France, and Belgium, as well as #2 on the “Billboard” Alternative Airplay chart.

“Pablo Honey,” the band’s debut album, was certified 2x Platinum in the United Kingdom and Canada.

“The Bends” and “OK Computer,” their next two albums, were certified 4x and 5x Platinum in the United Kingdom, respectively.

The singles “Paranoid Android,” “Karma Police,” “Lucky,” and “No Surprises” were released after “OK Computer” topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Ireland.

After the band’s “OK Computer” tour finished in 1998, Yorke had a mental breakdown and couldn’t produce new songs, so he moved to Cornwall to heal.

Radiohead’s following album, “Kid A,” was selected as the finest album of the decade by both “Rolling Stone” and “Pitchfork.” “In Rainbows,” the band’s 2007 album, was published independently, allowing fans to pay whatever amount they wanted to download it.

They also self-released “The King of Limbs” in 2011. Their first album in five years, “A Moon Shaped Pool,” was released to widespread acclaim in 2016, with some magazines declaring it one of the finest albums of the year.

While Radiohead was on break in 2004, Thom created his debut solo album, “The Eraser,” which was certified gold in the United Kingdom and Canada after its release in July 2006.

The record was nominated for a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. In November 2006, Yorke released the EP “Spitting Feathers,” then in August 2008, he released the remix album “The Eraser Rmxs.”

“Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes,” his second solo studio album, wasn’t released until 2014; Thom distributed it on BitTorrent, and it was downloaded over a million times in the first week.

His third solo album, “Anima,” was released in June 2019 alongside a short film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Music Film.

With Flea, Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, and Mauro Refosco, he created the band Atoms for Peace in 2009. Atoms for Peace went on tour in support of “The Eraser” in 2010 and released “Amok” in 2013.

Highlights

Here are some of the best highlights of Thom Yorke’s career:

• Kid A (Album, 2000) 
• Suspirium (Song, 2018) 
• Unmade (Song, 2018)
• Volk (Song, 2018) 
• Dawn Chorus (Song, 2019) 
• Anima (Album, 2019) 

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Thom Yorke Personal Life

Yorke resides in the county of Oxfordshire. He is a yoga and meditation enthusiast. From 1993 through 2000, his only sibling, Andy, was the lead singer of the band Unbelievable Truth.

Yorke was married to artist and lecturer Rachel Owen for 23 years, whom he met while studying at the University of Exeter.

Noah, their son, was born in 2001, and Agnes, their daughter, was born in 2004. On Yorke’s 2018 album Suspiria, Noah played the drums on two tracks. Yorke and Owen married in a covert ceremony in Oxfordshire in May 2003, according to The Times.

The couple announced their amicable split in August 2015. Owen passed away on December 18, 2016, at the age of 48, from cancer.

Yorke married Italian actress Dajana Roncione in Bagheria, Sicily, in September 2020.

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3 Inspirational Lessons from Thom Yorke

Now that you know all about Thom Yorke’s net worth and how he achieved success; let’s take a look at some of the lessons we can learn from him:

1. Be Committed to Your Goals and Dreams

Whatever goal or vision you have, first assess whether you’re only interested in obtaining it or if you’re truly devoted and willing to go to any length to achieve it.

2.  Practise 

It’s not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it’s what you put into the practice.

3. Surround Yourself With People Who are Supportive and Successful

If you want to make a million dollars (net worth or in a year), the best thing you can do is learn from someone who has previously made it or is currently making it.

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