Edward Norton compares Thom Yorke’s writing to the genius of Spike Lee

In a recent interview with Consequence of Sound, famed actor Edward Norton has compared Thom Yorke’s writing genius to the talents of Spike Lee. 

In a brand new interview, Edward Norton has sat down with Kyle Meredith of Consequence of Sound to discuss the soundtrack and score to his new film, Motherless Brooklyn, which he wrote, directed, and stars in. One of the main topics touched upon in the interview is how jazz music in the 1950s was used to break down barriers by making household names of its stars. Norton especially mentioned that the genre of jazz itself is quite the analogy for the Tourettes that his character Lionel suffers from throughout the film.

Norton also shares his history with Thom Yorke and Flea, who collaborated on an original song for the film titled, ‘Daily Battles’. He argues that Radiohead is one of the defining voices of our generation, and even compares Yorke’s writing to the genius of Spike Lee.

Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians, you can check out the full interview with Edward Norton below:

We spoke about ‘Daily Battles’ back in August when it was released. Here is what we had to say:

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has just dropped some brand new music for us to have a gander at, releasing the song ‘Daily Battles’ with Flea, which will be featured in the movie Motherless Brooklyn.

Motherless Brooklyn, an upcoming 50’s noir mystery starring Bruce Willis and Edward Norton is set to release this November, and has been getting a lot of hype for being a unique take on the genre of films. The story is based on the book of the same name, and is the brainchild of Edward Norton himself, who starred in films such as Fight Club and Birdman.

In regards to the casting of Willis in one of the main roles of the film, Norton explains: “Years and years ago Bruce saw me in a play in New York and he wrote me this lovely letter about it and said, ‘I wanna do this kind of work. If you call me with something, I’m in’.” And thus it was.

The song begins as any typical moody Thom Yorke track would, with a sullen piano that plods along, readying itself for the Radiohead frontman to apply his signature voice over the top.

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