Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Guitarist, songwriter, and performer who played with the British folk-rock group Fairport Convention.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth3 April 1949
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I take notes all the time, too. You know, something terrible happens to you, and you think, "Bastards. I'm going to write a song about that." And then you do.
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If we lose this case you're going to see intelligent design taught in schools all across the country,
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We're preparing our case for an ultimate review by the Supreme Court of the United States,
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Art was my favorite subject at school, and to me the Who were like an art project.
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At this point, we probably have 70 percent of our regulatory signs back up, and probably 30 percent left to do. Our street markers are way down - we've only done about 50 percent.
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The metaphoric implications are irresistible. If you look at the symbols, this hits you right in the face.
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I'll try to imagine something and see what happens. But it usually winds up being about something fairly concrete and close to home.
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They've got it marked where the rock piles are, where you're not supposed to get in with a boat. Otherwise, it's a real nice place to come.
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Intelligent design is now being adopted by a number of credible scientists. If the Dover school district wins this case, you're going to see intelligent design popping up on school board agendas all over the country.
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The great thing about this stuff is you don't have to worry about maintaining it. All we have to do is replace it every 10 years or so, and even then our expenses won't be nearly as high as the first time around. We're just having to pay a lot more this time because of our drainage problems. To us, this is just a smart move.
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This is a global problem. Eight million tons of litter enter the oceans every day -- most is plastic.
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Sitting around home I mostly play acoustic. I've got seven or eight guitars of various sorts, including a baritone. Sometimes at home, because a guitar is just lying around, that's the guitar I pick up rather than actually choosing something. I try to plan ahead for my laziness by leaving interesting things scattered about. If I leave a baritone guitar lying around, that's the one I'll pick up, and I'll start writing baritoney things.
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I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.
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The best thing you've got going for you is individuality.