Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're great artists.
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I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get the music first. And who I am isn't that important. If they like the songs to me that's a good thing.Richard Thompson
We were attempting to restore the culture of Britain for the British, ... But the English, in particular, aren't comfortable with their own culture. To be taken seriously, it has to come from somewhere else. So we remained a cult band.
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.
Richard Thompson
We thought we were losing transactions somewhere and didn't know why,
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The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records.
Richard Thompson
I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.
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