I remember the first time I heard Radiohead. I was not ready for it --- it was "Weird Fishes" in my high school hallway. In my Green Day days, I must have had some hidden, emerging ear for atmosphere. I must have had something as a kid then, that allowed the connection to be made.
But it wasn't really made-- I liked it, thought it sounded nice, and didn't pursuit it.
How did it get on my iTunes? Did it come from my sister?-- which of her friends gave me such a beautiful masterpiece?
Or perhaps it was "Paranoid Android" that came from my friend, who called it one of the best songs ever. He said "radiocabeza" in that text, and I didn't know what he meant. Did I know about it then?
This must have been my freshman year.
I watched the video and was mildly upset, and repelled. The music was too much --- the graphics were unappealing. This was an abrasive work, and it did not please me to experience.
But that experience with "Weird Fishes"..... That's where I belong. And still do.
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