I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.

Quote by Richard Thompson

Topics: Richard Thompson Quotes

I make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

I make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're...

Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're...

When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man...

When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man...

I have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years...

I have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years...

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on...

To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on...

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

All audiences should be slightly off balance.

I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything...

I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything...

Don't think of your courses as providing all you need for your career.

Don't think of your courses as providing all you need for your career.

But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a...

But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a...

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.

What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go...

What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go...

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to...

As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to...

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.

Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise.

I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the...

I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the...

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

You want the audience to be uncomfortable.

I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages;...

I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages;...

I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get...

I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get...