Teddy Thompson Quotes

I played in orchestras all through high school and taught myself how to play guitar.

I have never stopped playing music.

I don't sing. I played guitar for a while. I'm not great, I'm not Lenny Kravitz by any means, but I do like to strum.

I've been singing ever since I was little, but I didn't start taking it seriously until I was about 15 or 16.

If I couldn't act, I'd really love to try music.

I trained as a classical guitarist but that was it.

I didn't really learn how to play guitar until I was in college.

I play piano and I sing. But I do that for fun. I mean, I do everything for fun.

I have no desire to play music unless I need music.

I love music; it's my passion.

As I grew up, I was interested in other areas, too, especially literature. It became a major love of mine. Later, it became a difficult choice for me as to whether to major in music or literature. It wasn't until my 30s that I began a profession in music.

II know very, very little about the ukulele, but I actually grew up playing the viola from 4th grade through high school.

Music is my life.

In 2010, I had been playing guitar for 50 years.

My mother also had us take piano lessons, and this had a similar effect. I hated those lessons, but I now play regularly for pleasure and have even tried my hand at composing.

I've just tried for all of these years to find the best records, the best songs that I could find that fit me, and I've had great people to work with all these years.

I want to pursue music in the future, but I'm taking it a step at a time and making sure I'm constantly growing.

For me, the great thing about music is that anybody can do it.

Then I took 8 years of French Horn, first jazz, and then classical.

I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.

I focused primarily on being an instrumentalist and studying music and on my primary means of expression: composing and playing.

Music has always been my passion. It was not a hobby or something I can take out of my life.

When I was in a band after high school and in college, I didn't even play the guitar. I played the bass because I couldn't play lead, and I didn't have the gear.

If you're a musician, there's no instrument that can be withheld from you. If you're drawn to it, develop the talent for it.

I remember starting out and covering songs.