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

Most artists never get a chance to be Picasso, but that doesn't mean you would stop painting.

- 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…

- Teddy Thompson

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 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'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

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

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

The state of radio is not great. It's like playing the lottery. The chances of hitting are mind boggling slim.

- Teddy Thompson