“I fought tooth and nail for it not to be on the record, but Ed was, like, ‘If it’s not, I’m leaving’”: Radiohead on the resurgent OK Computer track that almost split the band

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 12: Rock band Radiohead poses for a portrait at Capitol Records during the release of their album OK Computer in Los Angeles, California on June 12, 1997. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).

With their series of European residencies fast approaching, the five members of Radiohead have given their first proper interview for years to the Sunday Times.

As you’d expect, it’s fascinating. For one thing, we found out that Ed O’Brien almost left the band in a dispute over whether they should include the song Let Down on seminal 1997 album OK Computer. For a long time, this was one of the lesser known tracks on the album, but it went viral over the summer and entered the Billboard chart for the first time.