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Richard Thompson [1949-0] British

Rank: 102
Musician, Singer-songwriter

Richard John Thompson OBE is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
He made his début as a recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September 1967.

Alone, Communication, Romantic, Sad

Quote	Tags	Rank
To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity.	Alone	101
There's a part of me that wishes I'd never said one single solitary word on any subject publicly. Then I could have been the tortured poet, and there's so much mileage in that. But it's too late to stop now.		102
I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything to do.		103
I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.		104
Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.		105
The best thing you've got going for you is individuality.		106
It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something.	Sad	107
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.		108
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.		109
People want to hear about the extremes of human nature. They want things that are larger than their own lives, and more romantic, and not necessarily of their own experiences.	Romantic	110
But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a bank or something. That's a kind of salvation right there.		111
I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the action.		112
I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.		113
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.		114
I'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible.		115
I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.		116
All audiences should be slightly off balance.		117
What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go out and create it.		118
It's amazing what some people read into songs.		119
I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.		120
I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.		121
The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records.	Communication	122
You want the audience to be uncomfortable.		123
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.		124
Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're great artists.		125

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