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
lying writing home
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.
song writing sitting-down
I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.
song writing thinking
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.
song writing experience
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.
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.
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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.
advocate design taught teaching
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.
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I suppose the mindset for a band show is more that you overpower the audience. That sounds rather totalitarian, doesn't it?
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the prerogative of the elected members of the school board and consistent with science education.
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We thought we were losing transactions somewhere and didn't know why,
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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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Music is a great healer, a great diffuser of things like racism. It cuts through boundaries, and it's a very positive force in the world.