British - Musician | April 3, 1949 -
Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.
Richard Thompson
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It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something.
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It's amazing what some people read into songs.
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I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything to do.
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To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity.
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You want the audience to be uncomfortable.
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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.
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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.
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I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.
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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.
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I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.
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I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the action.
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