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1990s rock favourite Chesney Hawkes appeared on Radio X this morning, where he admitted that he has spent much of his career wishing he were part of Radiohead. During his chat with Chris Moyles, Chesney also mentioned that he hopes to join the group someday so he can perform his hit The One And Only! with them.

Key
Chesney Hawkes – CH
Chris Moyles – CM
Dominic Byrne – DB

CM: “Do you know what I love about you? It’s the fact that you love ‘The One And Only.’”

CH: “Yeah. I mean, you know, that is the reason I am sitting here talking to you!”

CM: “Did you go through a phase of hating it?”

CH: “I have had moments of struggle with it over the years. There was a time lasting nearly a decade after the whole rise and fall where…”

CM: “There was no fall.”

CH: “No, never a fall.”

CM: “It was just a sleep.”

CH: “Yeah, I was having a little nap, wasn’t I? But I was not even performing as myself. Honestly, I wanted to be in Radiohead.”

[…]

CM: “Well, listen. You know how the Foo Fighters adopted Rick Astley? Why do we not ask Radiohead if they would adopt you?”

CH: “I am sure you are mates with Mr. Yorke, right?”

CM: “I have never met Mr. Yorke. Dom has a Radiohead story he can tell you in three seconds…”

DB: “The drummer from Radiohead once gave me a lift in his Mini Cooper.”

CH: “Good story.”

DB: “Phil Selway. Yeah. Morning, Phil! They are lovely boys, so I am sure they would make it happen.”

CH: “And Phil, if you are listening, let us do this! I truly think Radiohead would create an incredible version of ‘The One And Only.’ Can you picture it?”

CM: “And you know what? I think everyone would enjoy it. I really do. Because the Foo Fighters and Rick Astley have already done it and it turned out brilliantly. It really did work.”

CH: “It did work.”

CM: “So Radiohead and Chesney Hawkes together…”

CH: “Bring it on! I always wanted to be in Radiohead. I have said it for years! Throughout the ‘90s I would shoegaze, turn everything up to 11, and pretend I was part of Radiohead.”

CM: “Really?”

CH: “Yeah. That is all I wanted. I started bands and we were just guitar groups, really. I think I was rebelling against my early years.”