But my biggest thank you is for my brothers, Thom, Colin and Johnny. All musicians know and fans know: It’s an incredible journey. It’s truly extraordinary. We’re not doing run-of-the-mill stuff. It’s amazing. We’ve been doing it for 34 years and are still doing it. I want to thank them for their integrity, their authenticity, their commitment. None of these things you should take for granted. I also want to thank them for the musicians they are. That thing when we play together; that collective sound that we make. Some of the nights we have in the rehearsal studio where they’re like transcendental moments. I thank them for that. But most of all I want to thank them for this deep, deep friendship. We could’ve done this without this love for one another but there’s such a deep, deep bond and it’s a beautiful thing. So thank you. I love you.

In an interview with Rolling Stone following their induction, Selway and O’Brien clarified why their bandmates couldn’t attend. “They actually had other shows all booked,” Selway said. “But yes, I think they would’ve been blown away by this evening as well.”

They were also asked about Thom Yorke’s reaction to being inducted. “The last time in January when we were all together he was pleased that Philip and I were able to go because he wasn’t able to go,” O’Brien said. “Not just him, but everybody felt like it was a big deal. And even if three people couldn’t be there, at least two of us could go. Like Philip says, he gets it.”

Yorke had previously revealed he would not attend because he has to be in France for the premiere of a piano piece he wrote for the Paris Philharmonic. (The concert is on April 7.)

The band, nominated last year too, has been indifferent about its induction. “The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame... we’ve always been very blasé about that stuff,” Yorke said recently. “So we don’t want to offend anyone. We just think that we just don’t quite understand it.”

In 2017, Jonny Greenwood said, “I don’t care.”

Perhaps most disappointing, however, was the absence of Colin Greenwood who, prior to induction in 2017, said, “I’d be grateful if we got in. Look at the other people that have been inducted.” He added, “I don’t know if everyone else will go though. It might be me just doing bass versions of everything like, ‘Come on, you know this one!’ I’d have to play the bass part to ‘Creep’ five times.”

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