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
wish too-late poet
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.
song writing thinking
I think it's absolutely possible to write a song and go somewhere where no one's been before, uncharted territory. In terms of content, I see limitations where there should be none. I know there are things I wouldn't write about, but that shouldn't be the case. You should be able to make a song out of anything, out of any situation.
wanted
What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go out and create it.
guitar bravery insanity
To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity.
player guitar people
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.
memories grieving shirts
Every day I'll wear your memory like a favorite shirt upon my back