Thom Yorke "always hated CDs"

Radiohead singer Thom Yorke has revealed his life-long hatred of CDs.

The 'Nude' star asserted his belief that online distribution should be the way forward for the music industry in an interview with Believer magazine.

Yorke said: "Me and Stanley (Donwood, the artist behind Radiohead's album artwork) always hated CDs. Just a f**king nightmare.

"There's a process of natural selection going on right now. The music business was waiting to die in its current form about 20 years ago. But then, hallelujah, the CD turned up and kept it going for a bit. But basically, it was dead."

The frontman, who recently released a track in dedication to the memory of late World War I veteran Harry Patch, added: "If you forget about the money issue for just a minute – if it's possible to do that, because it's people's livelihoods we're talking about – and you look at it in terms of the most amazing broadcasting network ever built, then it's completely different."