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Elliott Smith Quotes
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Type: Musician Quotes Category: American Musician Quotes Date of Birth: August 6, 1969 Date of Death: October 21, 2003 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Elliott Smith Related Authors: Loretta Lynn Lenny Kravitz Elvis Presley Paul Simon Billy Joel Bob Dylan Little Richard Don Was |
And I'm not trying to write heavy songs.
Elliott Smith Because God only knows why people like what they like and don't like something else. Elliott Smith But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees. Elliott Smith I actually don't think that I'm gonna sell a lot of records. Elliott Smith I can't think of anything off the top of my head that seems more important than something designed to raise money to keep something going that keeps IV drug users from dying. Elliott Smith I didn't have a hard time making it, I had a hard time letting it go. Elliott Smith I didn't know how many people knew who Ferdinand was. Elliott Smith I didn't think I was gonna be playing on the Oscars or anything. Elliott Smith I don't really like New York better than Portland. It's just a different place. Elliott Smith I don't think that Dreamworks would have signed me expecting to really mess around with whatever it is I do. Elliott Smith I just wanted to move out of Portland to do something. Elliott Smith I like home recordings and studio recordings just as much as each other - I don't think one is better - but for this record I wanted to see what I could do in a real studio with real producers. Elliott Smith I mean people just have a way of - y'know they'll review your record in two sentences and put you in this little stupid box that you don't want to be in. Elliott Smith I rode on a float in one of the parades in Mississippi. It's an experience. Elliott Smith I was coming off of a lot of psyche meds and other things. Elliott Smith I was trying to do the same thing that I always do which is make an interesting record. Elliott Smith I watched myself put my paw in the bear trap on that one because there was this clause about leaving members. Elliott Smith I wondered if I would talk about drug use. But I guess, why hide it? Elliott Smith I'm just writing songs about how I feel or about how people I know feel. Elliott Smith If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy. Elliott Smith It touches on drug use. I got caught up in that for almost two years. Elliott Smith It was kind of ridiculous to carry it up to a certain point and then drop the ball or the bomb, like quitting the band right after we had signed to Virgin. Elliott Smith It's a lot easier to tell the truth usually. Elliott Smith It's just that a lot of songs that are popular right now, they don't have any meaning. Elliott Smith My girlfriend at the time convinced me to send these songs to Cavity Search. When they wanted to put out my record I was totally shocked. Elliott Smith The band's filter, but playing live is a lot of fun. Elliott Smith There are lots of things I like about playing in a band, the things I can't do by myself you know. Elliott Smith There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing. Elliott Smith Well, I try not to think about the general public since I have no idea what the general public is and I don't think anybody does. Elliott Smith |
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