Richard Thompson Quotes

Richard Thompson

British Musician

Born: Apr 3, 1949

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It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something. Richard Thompson

Sad Something Songs Sad Songs Sing Listen Fun Satisfying Enjoyable

I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the action. Richard Thompson

You Try Action Kind Visual Tactile Songs Put Make

What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go out and create it. Richard Thompson

Me Out Go Hear Exist Wanted Create Necessary

I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything to do. Richard Thompson

Smoking Think Kids Get Anything Reason

I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get the music first. And who I am isn't that important. If they like the songs to me that's a good thing. Richard Thompson

Music Good Me People First Important Good Thing Songs Come Like Without Am Get Want Them Prejudice Who Thing

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled. Richard Thompson

Good Try Everybody Way Look Labeled Regardless

I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands. Richard Thompson

Three-Quarters Songs Wrote Instrument Without Hands

All audiences should be slightly off balance. Richard Thompson

Balance Slightly Audiences Off Should

It's amazing what some people read into songs. Richard Thompson

People Amazing Some People Some Songs Read

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries. Richard Thompson

Myself Remind Boundaries Set

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself. Richard Thompson

Yourself Idea Like Unison Playing

The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records. Richard Thompson

Achievement Communication More Records Through Audiences Than Any Really Thing

When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man without any clothes on. And that can be fun - it depends how much of an exhibitionist you are, I suppose. I quite enjoy it. Richard Thompson

I'm glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, because it leaves this whole other area open to people like me. Richard Thompson

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As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all do much the same things, so if you nail somebody, then you've also nailed yourself. Richard Thompson

You Experience Yourself Song Writing Somebody About Writer Nail Nailed Like Also Always Close Get Same Human Same Things Common Human Beings Then Much Beings Things Presence

I'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible. Richard Thompson

Accessible Always Making Effort Viable Conscious Conscious Effort

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