96 Quotes by Richard Thompson

But music can save your life sometimes. It probably saved me from working in a bank or something. That’s a kind of salvation right there.

The best thing you’ve got going for you is individuality.

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

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.

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

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

It’s fun to sing sad songs. And it’s fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something.

What I wanted to hear didn’t exist, so it was necessary for me to go out and create it.

There is in fact a controversy over Darwin’s theory. Clearly both theories have religious implications. But this is not about God.