I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get the music first. — Richard John Thompson
What I wanted to hear didn’t exist, so it was necessary for me to go out and create it. — Richard John Thompson
It’s fun to sing sad songs. And it’s fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something. — Richard John Thompson
But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a bank or something. — Richard John Thompson
Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise. — Richard John Thompson
I’m glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can — Richard John Thompson
I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they’re labeled. — Richard John Thompson
I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don’t have anything to do. — Richard John Thompson
I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands. — Richard John Thompson
Well, first of all it’s entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we’re great artists. — Richard John Thompson
To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. — Richard John Thompson
There’s a part of me that wishes I’d never said one single solitary word on any subject publicly. — Richard John Thompson
The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records. — Richard John Thompson