Richard Thompson

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

— Richard Thompson

#i #into #kind #make #put

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

#am #come #first #get #good

To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity. ↗

— Richard Thompson

#acoustic guitar #alone #bordering #bravery #guitar

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

#because #diligently #glad #guitar #guitar players

It's amazing what some people read into songs. ↗

— Richard Thompson

#into #people #read #some #some people

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

— Richard Thompson

#fun #listen #sad #sad songs #satisfying

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. ↗

— Richard Thompson

#experiences #extremes #hear #human #human nature

The best thing you've got going for you is individuality. ↗

— Richard Thompson

#going #got #individuality #thing #you

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

— Richard Thompson

#any #audiences #communication #i #i do

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

— Richard Thompson

#becoming #entertainment #first #first of all #great