Richard Thompson Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I'm always making a conscious effort to be viable and accessible.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're great artists.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.”

“It's amazing what some people read into songs.”