Richard Thompson, OBE with whom he has three children Maimuna, . Grandfather of a. Thompson was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in .
Animator, best known for his work on the Road Runner cartoons under Chuck Jones.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2011 Queens New Years Honours List for his services to music.
(December 2010) London, England
To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity.
The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records.
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. .
