Interview: Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson’s gifts as a guitarist and songwriter have been apparent since his teenage days in the 1960s British folk group Fairport Convention. Albums like 1982′s Shoot Out The Lights (with then-wife Linda Thompson) and 1992′s Rumor And Sigh earned him critical praise and a loyal fan cult. He’s out now with his first new electric disc in three years: Sweet Warrior features a sizzling antiwar song in “Dad’s Gonna Kill Me,” told from the perspective of a disillusioned American soldier stationed in Iraq. From his Los Angeles home, Thompson recently talked with The A.V. Club about his albums, his songwriting, and how his personal life works into both.

Originally published on avclub.com June 13, 2007. Read the complete article.

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