radiohead made an ep in 1994. this was called "my iron lung", and contained the title single, and seven songs known as b-sides (because they were not on a full-length album). the main song, "my iron lung", was about the way fans had reacted to their song "creep". the band was happy the song had been a hit, because otherwise they might not have been able to continue the band. but the band, especially thom yorke, were reluctant to be celebrities. they were already disturbed by the workings of the music industry. they felt they had no control over things. "creep" was popular, so they felt under pressure to make more similar songs. they hated the way "creep" was the only radiohead song anyone listened to at their concerts, yet it was all that was keeping them popular and afloat in the record industry. the "iron lung" was a metaphor for such a "life support".