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People want to be the first with the record, they want to be the first to know which songs are on the record, all that kind of stuff. So I like to just stall them a bit. Personally, I love the idea of an album that's completely new, that no one's heard any free downloads, any pre-record releases, all that kind of stuff, and nothing's been played on the radio. Totally virgin, you know, a sealed record. That's my ideal, but it's very hard to get anybody else to agree to do that.

Richard Thompson's Popular Quotes

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…

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I think it's absolutely possible to write a song and go somewhere where no one's been before, uncharted territory. In terms of content, I see limitat…

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Will there be any bartenders up there in Heaven, will the pubs never close?

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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…

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I'm glad I can do both full-band electric and solo acoustic performances. It's nice to have contrast, so if you get fed up with one, you can just swi…

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When you stand up acoustic in front of an audience, you really are a man without any clothes on. And that can be fun - it depends how much of an exhi…

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It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something.

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I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

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As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all d…

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