Radiohead star's fish fear

Radiohead singer Thom Yorke has called for stricter fishing laws to be passed to prevent fish becoming extinct.

The enigmatic frontman claims enormous demand from supermarkets for seafood is threatening the future of fish and he backed a Greenpeace campaign calling on world leaders to enforce sustainable fishing.

In a post on the official Radiohead website, he said: "Supermarket demand for fish (not that I eat fish or meat) has meant we are fishing to extinction.

"What I find particularly offensive are the enormous nets they use that drag everything up.

"Supermarkets should be made to source their fish responsibly and governments should act in the interest of our future to regulate for sustainable fishing - not this mass production/destruction s***.

"I respect people's right to eat fish. but every time I watch the guys in the band sitting down to their whatever it is with scales I quietly wonder how it's arrived. and what was destroyed and killed or thrown away to get it."

The singer also said the band were having a week off recording and revealed sessions for their forthcoming album are going well.

"We had a good week in the studio last week," he added. "Finally things are growing."


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Most surreally titled thread ever? I think so.

Didn't he say last week he wouldn't tour because the buses ruin the environment?

yep.

I've read about this recently and I think it's great that Thom Yorke's passionate about these things.