Radiohead deny Glastonbury rumours

Radiohead's Thom Yorke has denied rumours that the band pulled out of Glastonbury on environmental grounds.

It was claimed last month that the Oxford rockers didn't want to play the event because it didn't meet their expectations on local transport infrastructure.

However, the singer has responded to the reports by claiming his words were "taken out of context". He said the only reason the group wouldn't play the bash was because it is too soon after their headline show there in 2003.

Writing on his official blog, Yorke said: "My words were taken out of context and implied we were not playing Glastonbury because there was no public transport infrastructure. Well that's b*****ks.

"I mentioned that we were not playing Glastonbury this year but were doing our own shows in London. Not because of transport issues but because the festival-goers at Glastonbury were more than likely sick of the sight of us.

"It felt a little early to be doing it again, we felt as if we had only just played there."

Yorke's interview last month was conducted by The Sun newspaper. He claimed the tabloid's owner Rupert Murdoch was one of his "least favourite people".

The singer also revealed that he had apologised to Glastonbury organisers Michael and Emily Eavis over the mix-up.

He said: "I have been talking to the Eavises about this and apologised for any misunderstanding and they are totally cool with it.

"Today Emily & Michael sent me though some stuff about how they are trying to minimise car use as much as they can...with buses and train trips etc. To be honest it's pretty impressive. They have obviously been busting a gut about it. I wish more people were thinking as hard them."