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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Popular is a tricky word. People in large numbers don't always have the best taste. I prefer to concentrate on songs that are deserving, but slightly too arcane to be in every household - the also-rans, the misfits, the hidden jewels.
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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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I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.
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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 you can refine what you do, and become more consistent. And you write better songs that have a better shape and a better feeling. You evolve into and out of things, and go through stages, but, ultimately, you do improve.
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I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the action.
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I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.
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As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all do much the same things, so if you nail somebody, then you've also nailed yourself.
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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.
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It was upsetting at first, but then you realize there's not much you can do about it. We were very lucky no one was hurt. You can always replace buildings, but not someone's life.
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Compromises have been made -- this is not being taught in class. We don't advocate teaching intelligent design at this point.
There's not much that we can do. It's out of our hands.
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We're creating our own content because it's very important to be out there with marketing that people say is unique and different.