thom yorke paid nothing for his own album
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7103071.stm
as it says in the article, that isn't as shocking as it sounds - "There wasn't any point. I just move some money from one pocket to the other."
i'm still absolutely loving this album. there's still the usual nervousness/anxiousness at the world/society/environment/whatever that is radioheads thing, but they sound so settled and confident in their sound now. it's not relaxed, it's just less worried. a 'take it or leave it' vibe.