Country music was the music I was brought up on. It's the music that's closest to my heart and the music that speaks to me the most, and it's always been a big influence on my own songwriting.
I remember writing 'The One I Can't Have' at the kitchen table. I was looking at a picture of Truman Capote with Marilyn Monroe and that's where I st… - Teddy Thompson
I remember writing 'The One I Can't Have' at the kitchen table. I was looking at a picture of Truman Capote with Marilyn Monroe and that's where I st…
- Teddy Thompson
I'm a hybrid-genre person, which a lot of people find confusing. I grew up listening to American country music and rock n' roll made between 1955 and… - Teddy Thompson
I'm a hybrid-genre person, which a lot of people find confusing. I grew up listening to American country music and rock n' roll made between 1955 and…
Any kind of creativity is not settling down into a happy little space. I don't try to be mellow or anything. I think I have quite... my voice is what… - Teddy Thompson
Any kind of creativity is not settling down into a happy little space. I don't try to be mellow or anything. I think I have quite... my voice is what…
I went to a boarding school when I was 13, and it was a very arty school, so there was an opportunity for a lot more. I joined a band and so on. We w… - Teddy Thompson
I went to a boarding school when I was 13, and it was a very arty school, so there was an opportunity for a lot more. I joined a band and so on. We w…
Most artists never get a chance to be Picasso, but that doesn't mean you would stop painting. - Teddy Thompson
Most artists never get a chance to be Picasso, but that doesn't mean you would stop painting.
I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense. - Teddy Thompson
I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense.
I do think it's probably true to a certain extent that you tend to sing music that fits your voice. If you're Lou Reed, you're unlikely to become a c… - Teddy Thompson
I do think it's probably true to a certain extent that you tend to sing music that fits your voice. If you're Lou Reed, you're unlikely to become a c…
I'm never worried about being upstaged. I love to have the best, most individual people come in and see if we hit on something. - Teddy Thompson
I'm never worried about being upstaged. I love to have the best, most individual people come in and see if we hit on something.
The state of radio is not great. It's like playing the lottery. The chances of hitting are mind boggling slim. - Teddy Thompson
The state of radio is not great. It's like playing the lottery. The chances of hitting are mind boggling slim.
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