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