Modest man
Channel: Teddy Thompson
Musician Teddy Thompson touches on his tuneful roots.
‘My parents are musicians but it wasn’t really a musical household, it wasn’t that sort of environment. We didn’t all sit round and sing songs together! I was probably 18 or 19 when I started really getting into music.’
He thinks it is a combination of both nature and nurture that led him to pursue a musical career, a perseverance that has clearly paid off. However, Thompson remains modest.
‘I think I have a little bit of talent but I don’t think of myself that highly. I only really believed it when someone gave me a record deal…and I’m still not sure about it.’
When it comes to writing songs, he tells t5m that if you don’t have anything worthwhile or inspirational to say then maybe you just shouldn’t write anything. ‘I’m not going to write something rubbish just for the sake of it’. At the end of the day, the one thing that is vital for him is that it comes from the heart.
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Teddy comes over very well in this interview.I have always thought that he seems rather earnest and even stressed during his performances. He has a lovely voice, and sings beautiful songs. It’s nice to see him so relaxed. I wish him much success.
Diana
It’s obvious your music comes from the heart — that’s a large part of what makes it so affecting. And you have more than “a little” talent.
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What a charming man.
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