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Richard John Thompson

You want the audience to be un...

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

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Richard John Thompson

When you stand up acoustic in ...

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.

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Richard John Thompson

What I wanted to hear didn't e...

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

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Richard John Thompson

Well, first of all it's entert...

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

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Richard John Thompson

To stand up on a stage alone w...

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

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Richard John Thompson

There's a part of me that wish...

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.

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Richard John Thompson

The thing I do, really, is a c...

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

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Richard John Thompson

The best thing you've got goin...

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

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Richard John Thompson

People want to hear about the ...

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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Richard John Thompson

It's fun to sing sad songs. An...

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

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Richard John Thompson

It's amazing what some people ...

It's amazing what some people read into songs.

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Richard John Thompson

I'm glad there are a lot of gu...

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.

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Richard John Thompson

I'm always making a conscious ...

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

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Richard John Thompson

I want people to come to my mu...

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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Richard John Thompson

I try to make songs visual and...

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

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Richard John Thompson

I try to look for the good in ...

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

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Richard John Thompson

I think the reason kids get in...

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

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Richard John Thompson

I probably wrote three-quarter...

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

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Richard John Thompson

I like the idea of playing in ...

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

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Richard John Thompson

I just like to entertain mysel...

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

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