I'm just writing songs about how I feel or about how people I know feel.
Elliott Smith

I didn't have a hard time making it, I had a hard time letting it go.
Elliott Smith

I was trying to do the same thing that I always do which is make an interesting record.
Elliott Smith

It's a lot easier to tell the truth usually.
Elliott Smith

I actually don't think that I'm gonna sell a lot of records.
Elliott Smith

And I'm not trying to write heavy songs.
Elliott Smith

It's just that a lot of songs that are popular right now, they don't have any meaning.
Elliott Smith