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Song Quotes by Richard Thompson
- I think you can refine what you do, and become more consistent. And you write better songs that have a better shape and a better…
- 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…
- It's amazing what some people read into songs.
- It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something.
- 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.…
- I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.
- I try to make songs visual and tactile to kind of put you into the action.
- 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.…
- I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands.
More Song Quotes
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- All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song. — Louis Armstrong
- Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how you kill… — Margaret Atwood
- You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a song. — Sai Baba
- Every single band in the world has these gigantic songs that people are obsessed with. — Sebastian Bach
- I don't understand the mentality of a rock fan, being obsessed with two or three songs from 25 years ago. I'm not… — Sebastian Bach
- A lot of people when they try to sing Skid Row songs, they're screaming and yelling too much. It's more singing than… — Sebastian Bach
- To think that when they come out with these gigantic songs, it's pretty tough to top them, you know. — Sebastian Bach
- My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies. — Randy Bachman
- I don't have one song that sounds like another one in my entire catalog. — Erykah Badu
- A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime. — Bryan Adams