To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity. – Richard Thompson
Its fun to sing sad songs. And its fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something. – Richard Thompson
The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records. – Richard Thompson
People want to hear about the extremes of human nature. They want things that are larger than their own lives, and more romantic, and not necessarily of their own experiences. – Richard Thompson
Those who have been too long at their labor, who have drunk too long at the cup of voluptuousness, who feel they have become temporarily inhumane, who are tormented by their families, who find life sad and love ephemeral; they should all eat chocolate and they will be comforted. – Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin