\n Bassist Mr Greenwood told The Sunday Times how he was working at Our Price in Oxford in the summer of 1991 when his bank manager called.\n<\/p>\n
\n Later, at the Abingdon branch of NatWest, he was yelled at about his \u00a3800 overdraft, and asked his plans by the manager.\n<\/p>\n
\n Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood in 2013 (Image: Oxford Mail)\n<\/p>\n
\n When he told her he was waiting for his fellow band members to graduate so they could try to get a record deal, she gave him a “massive b*********”.\n<\/p>\n
\n A few weeks later, Mr Greenwood told the Sunday Times, Radiohead signed a deal with EMI.\n<\/p>\n
\n The guitarist went back to the Abingdon branch, bringing the band’s manager with him. The town’s branch closed permanently last month.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Greenwood added: “He said ‘hello, I’m representing Mr Greenwood as he’s an EMI recording artist with a five-album deal and we’re here to close his account’.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It is petty and pathetic but speaks to that self-confidence kids have because we didn’t know better.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The guitarist added that over the years he had given away commemorative discs to handymen when he didn’t have any cash to hand.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I slightly regret that, ” he added. ” I would have people over doing odd jobs and I’d give them the discs.\n<\/p>\n
\n Thom Yorke fronting Radiohead (Image: Andrew Milligan\/PA)\n<\/p>\n
\n “‘Here’s a Creep platinum disc. Thank you for your troubles my good man.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The guitarist has also played bass for Nick Cave. He and other members of the band gave separate interviews to Sunday Times journalist Jonathan Dean.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said he was thrilled that for the first time on tour each member of the band will have separate dressing rooms.\n<\/p>\n
\n The band will be performing in the round, in the middle of the arena floors.\n<\/p>\n
\n They have done this only once before, opening for Ned’s Atomic Dustbin in Canada in 1993.\n<\/p>\n
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