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Boyzone's Ronan Keating says Thom Yorke is 'an idiot'

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Singer is blanked by the Radiohead frontman

Ronan Keating has called Thom Yorke "an idiot" because the Radiohead singer ignored him in a hotel.

The Boyzone star told the Metro that he is still a big fan of the band's music, but isn't keen on Yorke anymore.

Keating said: "Thom Yorke from Radiohead was pretty rude. We were at the same hotel in Dublin and I went over to say hello as I'm a big Radiohead fan, and he just blanked me.

"I still love the music – he's just an idiot."

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kindofken 

Sep 23, 2008

ha ha ha!..brilliant good man thom! to paraphrase Mr Keating "you say it best thom.. when you say nothing at all"

smallpigeon 

Sep 23, 2008

for possibly the first time ever, im on Ronan Keating's side over Thom Yorke'smanners arent worth a penny, just like in rainbows

fac63 

Sep 23, 2008

I'd say he's just a good judge of character, Thom I mean.

SMackenzie 

Sep 23, 2008

Thom's clearly not an idiot. Anyone in their right mind would ignore Ronan Keating. Prick.....

Jamie_Fullerton 

Sep 23, 2008

Oh to be a fly on the wall.

arkestra1976 

Sep 23, 2008

Having met Mr Yorke on two occasions he seems like a gent. The guys an artist. What makes Mr Keating think that anyone would want to speak to him. He's a corporate, sell-out, media courting cock-smoker!

gergbot 

Sep 23, 2008

"you say it best thom.. when you say nothing at all" - Classic!

hness 

Sep 24, 2008

its a shame they didn't touch base....a collaboration betwen the oxford don and the crown prince of Dublin could have yielded music of infinitely superior quality to the ass munching cretinous bilge they inflict on us, year in year out.....

Sven Hartley 

Sep 24, 2008

i love you Thom Yorke, you Gallagher and George Michael are the dream team

Willy Plonka 

Sep 24, 2008

.......apparently Yorke was humming Karma Police.............'when I am King you will be first against the wall.........'

ryko24 

Sep 24, 2008

Well done Thom, and keep up the good work.

russedee 

Sep 24, 2008

You cant "Kid A" kidder.

enrikeh 

Sep 24, 2008

Who is Boyzone?Who is Ronan Keating?FROM MEXICO CITY

clapyourhands 

Sep 24, 2008

I bet Thom made the same face as the photo at the top of the article when Keating walked off in anger :P

Soundedd 

Sep 25, 2008

You cant "Kid A" kidder - hilerious haha!

nmeisapileofshite 

Sep 26, 2008

Willy Plonka, that's from Paranoid Android you cretin.

demetris.ioannides 

Oct 6, 2008

For goodness sake, we all know Thom isn't incredibly keen on the whole "fame" thing, and he probably had somewhere to be, some thoughts to mull over, some tunes to lay down, people to see - aka no time to waste with irritating fans! What an overreaction

Katewyrd 

Oct 6, 2008

Thom Yorke might have felt it would be socially cheesy to be overly friendly with someone he has got nothing in common with professionally except that they are both successful.

dolphin30918 

Oct 7, 2008

Ronan's just bitter because his hairdo (i.e. the thing he's probably best known for) is copied off Thom. Seriously. Watch the video for Stop Whispering and you'll see what I mean.

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