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# Teddy Thompson

(1976)   Singer-songwriter   United Kingdom

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Teddy Thompson is a singer-songwriter from the United Kingdom.

## Quick Facts About Teddy Thompson

Born February 19, 1976

Nationality United Kingdom

Profession Singer-songwriter

## About Teddy Thompson

Teddy Thompson is an English folk and rock musician. He is the son of folk rock musicians Richard and Linda Thompson and brother of singer Kamila Thompson. He released his first album in 2000.

##  Quotes by Teddy Thompson

> [I come from a place where there's a lot of musical families.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-come-from-a-place-where-there-s-a-lot-of-musical-families/)

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> [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/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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> [The songs are definitely all about me. I am my favourite subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/the-songs-are-definitely-all-about-me-i-am-my-favourite-subject/)

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

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> [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/)

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> [I think I'm too cynical for L.A. My sense of humor doesn't go down well here, which probably affects my love life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-think-i-m-too-cynical-for-l-a-my-sense-of-humor-doesn-t-go-down/)

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

[Cynical](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cynical/)

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

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> [I do think it's probably true to a certain extent that you tend to sing music that fits your voice. If you're…](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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> [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…](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/)

[Career](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career/)

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> [Even for the people in the business who are real music lovers it's really about putting things in the right boxes, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/even-for-the-people-in-the-business-who-are-real-music-lovers-it-s/)

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

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> [I came from a folk-family background. Although we weren't really the all-singing, all-dancing-around-the-piano folkies or anything like that, there is that idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-came-from-a-folk-family-background-although-we-weren-t-really-the/)

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

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> [I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-love-the-sad-songs-with-their-maudlin-self-deprecating-almost-funny/)

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

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

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> [I remember writing 'The One I Can't Have' at the kitchen table. I was looking at a picture of Truman Capote with…](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/)

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> [It's amazing that you can listen to any song and you can always tell when there's some substance beneath it and when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/it-s-amazing-that-you-can-listen-to-any-song-and-you-can-always-tell/)

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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…](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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> [I still do lots of gigs where I'm the support act and people are chatting through my set, but I've got better…](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/)

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> [My goal when I started out was to get to the point where I could tour a lot and make a living,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/my-goal-when-i-started-out-was-to-get-to-the-point-where-i-could-tour/)

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

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> [I used to listen to my dad a lot as a way of trying to be close to him, as well, because…](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/)

[Bonding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bonding/)

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> [I vacillate between feeling grateful for what I have in such hard times for the music business and being frustrated that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-vacillate-between-feeling-grateful-for-what-i-have-in-such-hard/)

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

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [Country music was the music I was brought up on. It's the music that's closest to my heart and the music that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/country-music-was-the-music-i-was-brought-up-on-it-s-the-music-that-s/)

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

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> [Everyone's different, but it was fun for me to work with Garth Hudson. He's from 'The Band.' They are a massive influence,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/everyone-s-different-but-it-was-fun-for-me-to-work-with-garth-hudson/)

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

[Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/)

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> [I'm never worried about being upstaged. I love to have the best, most individual people come in and see if we hit…](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/)

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> [You just have to make sure you're writing about something that's true. It has to be honest and it has to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/you-just-have-to-make-sure-you-re-writing-about-something-that-s-true/)

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

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> [I don't try to stop myself from becoming too personal. I just put it all out there. If anything, I try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-don-t-try-to-stop-myself-from-becoming-too-personal-i-just-put-it/)

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

[Honest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honest/)

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> [For a long time I was trying to be poppier and younger. I didn't want to be on public radio or do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/for-a-long-time-i-was-trying-to-be-poppier-and-younger-i-didn-t-want/)

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

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> [My understanding of this life is that you tour and play for years and years, have some longevity and a steady career.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/my-understanding-of-this-life-is-that-you-tour-and-play-for-years-and/)

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

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> [It's what is strange about doing a job that is also the thing you love, the thing you feel passionate about. People…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/it-s-what-is-strange-about-doing-a-job-that-is-also-the-thing-you/)

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

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> [I like England more than I did when I left. It's become a bit of a better country in the last ten…](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/)

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> [Any kind of creativity is not settling down into a happy little space. I don't try to be mellow or anything. 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/)

[Boundaries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boundaries/)

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> [There's this bubblegum pop thing which is prevalent now that we haven't had before. People's ears are slightly de-tuned; they've been exposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/there-s-this-bubblegum-pop-thing-which-is-prevalent-now-that-we-haven/)

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

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> [I used to listen to my dad a lot as a way of trying to be close to him, as well, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-used-to-listen-to-my-dad-a-lot-as-a-way-of-trying-to-be-close-to-2/)

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

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> [I'm a hybrid-genre person, which a lot of people find confusing. I grew up listening to American country music and rock n'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-m-a-hybrid-genre-person-which-a-lot-of-people-find-confusing-i-grew/)

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

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> [I was obsessed with country music when I was a kid, and it's definitely had a huge influence on the way I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-thompson/i-was-obsessed-with-country-music-when-i-was-a-kid-and-it-s/)

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

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## Teddy Thompson by topic

[People (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/teddy-thompson/)

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