Richard Thompson > Quotes

“To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity.”
― Richard Thompson

“Life is just as deadly as it looks, but fiction is more forgiving.”
― Richard Thompson

“I’m a fool with a size one head/
I’ll change this heart of mine/
This time, this time”
― Richard Thompson

“Did the tea-time of your soul
Make you long for wilder days
Did you never let Jack Kerouac
Wash over you in waves?”
― Richard Thompson

“are”
― Richard Thompson, The Complete Cul de Sac Volume One

“like having the big moment offscreen.”
― Richard Thompson, The Complete Cul de Sac Volume One

“There's a fine line between repeating yourself and having your own style.”
― Richard Thompson

“Don't waken the dead as you sleepwalk around
If you have a dream, brother, hush, not a sound
Just stand there and rust, die if you must
But play the game”
― Richard Thompson