I don't really know how writing process happens, how these songs are arrived at. One of the things … - Richard Thompson

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It took cancer to realize that being self-centered is not the way to live. The answer is to try and help others.

Richard Thompson

I don't really know how writing process happens, how these songs are arrived at. One of the things I like about the writing process is, I don't necessarily know where it's going, and even if I think I know where it's going, it'll turn out different. I find that exciting and rewarding.

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Nothing is plainer than that, if the principles of the church of Rome prevail here, our Constitution would fall. The two cannot exist together. They are in open and direct antagonism with the fundamental theory of our government and of all popular government everywhere.

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I just like to entertain myself by sitting down and writing songs.

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It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something.

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I think there are shades of political songs; some are more subtle and can be more effective for being subtle, for being more metaphorical. I've written a lot of songs like that, where it's not really clear if it's a war song or a relationship song. The metaphor can be the most powerful thing of all, but sometimes you have to speak more clearly to more people, and I think this is one of those times.

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People want to hear about the extremes of human nature. They want things that are larger than their own lives, and more romantic, and not necessarily of their own experiences.

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