Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Guitarist, songwriter, and performer who played with the British folk-rock group Fairport Convention.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth3 April 1949
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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.
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Every day I'll wear your memory like a favorite shirt upon my back
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I think we stand a good chance of making some genuine progress. There's a range of things I think can be done.
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Somehow that came out sounding better than we would have thought,
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Popular is a tricky word. People in large numbers don't always have the best taste. I prefer to concentrate on songs that are deserving, but slightly too arcane to be in every household - the also-rans, the misfits, the hidden jewels.
There's not much that we can do. It's out of our hands.