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> [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 would do concerts at school, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-went-to-a-boarding-school-when-i-was-13-and-it-was-a-very-arty/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-thompson/)

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## More by Teddy Thompson

> [The state of radio is not great. It's like playing the lottery. The chances of hitting are mind boggling slim.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/the-state-of-radio-is-not-great-it-s-like-playing-the-lottery-the/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-thompson/)

> [People think unless you have loops and electronics and so on, you must be in your 50s. I quite like a lot of things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/people-think-unless-you-have-loops-and-electronics-and-so-on-you-must/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-thompson/)

> [My career could've been anything, I just wasn't that good at other things. I'd say it was fairly easy starting out as I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/my-career-could-ve-been-anything-i-just-wasn-t-that-good-at-other/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-went-to-a-boarding-school-when-i-was-13-and-it-was-a-very-arty/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-m-never-worried-about-being-upstaged-i-love-to-have-the-best-most/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/any-kind-of-creativity-is-not-settling-down-into-a-happy-little-space/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-thompson/)

> [I still do lots of gigs where I'm the support act and people are chatting through my set, but I've got better at grabbing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-still-do-lots-of-gigs-where-i-m-the-support-act-and-people-are/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-remember-writing-the-one-i-can-t-have-at-the-kitchen-table-i-was/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-thompson/)

> [Most artists never get a chance to be Picasso, but that doesn't mean you would stop painting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/most-artists-never-get-a-chance-to-be-picasso-but-that-doesn-t-mean/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-thompson/)

> [I like England more than I did when I left. It's become a bit of a better country in the last ten years, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-like-england-more-than-i-did-when-i-left-it-s-become-a-bit-of-a/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-thompson/)

> [To say how you would react if you were really storming the charts and had people running around after you... who's to say how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/to-say-how-you-would-react-if-you-were-really-storming-the-charts-and/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-thompson/)

> [It's amazing that you can listen to any song and you can always tell when there's some substance beneath it and when there isn't.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/it-s-amazing-that-you-can-listen-to-any-song-and-you-can-always-tell/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-thompson/)

> [Internet radio stations like KCRW do take you everywhere, yet that's just one of a hundred small things you have to do to succeed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/internet-radio-stations-like-kcrw-do-take-you-everywhere-yet-that-s/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-thompson/)

> [I used to listen to my dad a lot as a way of trying to be close to him, as well, because my parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-used-to-listen-to-my-dad-a-lot-as-a-way-of-trying-to-be-close-to/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-do-think-it-s-probably-true-to-a-certain-extent-that-you-tend-to/)

[Teddy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-thompson/)

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