I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don’t have anything to do. Richard Thompson Read Quote
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. Richard Thompson Read Quote
Well, first of all it’s entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we’re great artists. Richard Thompson Read Quote
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. Richard Thompson Read Quote
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. Richard Thompson Read Quote
The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records. Richard Thompson Read Quote
