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, which means getting paid enough to hire my own band, travel and end up with a bit of money, but I’m still nowhere near that point. Because I didn’t have a band and…

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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.” -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. I need to have a laugh track following me around so people know I’m trying to be funny.” -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 my parents were divorced and I didn’t spend that much time with him. And I used to put headphones on and listen to my dad talk and sing and I found that quite……

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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 years, in the attitude of it. A bit more Americanized, which is both good and bad. At least when you order a cup of coffee they don’t give you a hard time.” -Teddy…

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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 there isn’t. Even if it’s poetically written and technically brilliant, I’d rather hear something that’s all over the place but has some soul to it.” -Teddy Thompson

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