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Elliott Smith Quotes

I’m the wrong kind of person to be really big and famous Picture Quote #1

Everything means nothing to me Picture Quote #1

I don’t really like New York better than Portland. It’s just a different place Picture Quote #1

People can be chaos but it’s hard to fit it into some creative piece that you made. It’s hard Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to represent chaos, or like an absence of something. It’s much easier to represent the presence of something or a situation Picture Quote #1

People are so... seem so chaotic internally, but being filtered through some form, like making a record, sort of filters it down into something that can be understood Picture Quote #1

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Doing battle with themselves that way, every day, all the time and sometimes it sucks, but other times it results in people making sort of a dream comprehensible to someone else Picture Quote #1

There’s lots of ways people can be dependent, on another person, or drugs Picture Quote #1

It was hard to sing like how I wanted to because playing live I had to just be at the top of my lungs all the time, and it made me sound like I had a really bad cold or something Picture Quote #1

I was coming off of a lot of psyche meds and other things Picture Quote #1

And I’m not trying to write heavy songs Picture Quote #1

I’m happy some of the time, and some of the time I’m not. But like when I see a movie, for example, that I really like, that moves me or whatever, it’s usually happy and sad at the same time Picture Quote #1

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Somewhere where people aren’t so mad would be nice, but I don’t know if there is anywhere like that Picture Quote #1

I want to keep making records as long as I can and that’s the beginning and end of my concern about selling records Picture Quote #1

So if somebody writes a song that appears to have some meaning then everybody thinks that it’s a really heavy song Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Certain songs just feel a way that’s hard to put into words and it’s not happy and it’s also not really sad but I couldn’t say what it is Picture Quote #1

I didn’t have a hard time making it. I had a hard time letting it go Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

A lot of people are kind of depressed. I’m happy some of the time, and some of the time I’m not Picture Quote #1

I want to keep making records as long as I can and that’s the beginning and end of my concern about selling records Picture Quote #1

There’s lots of ways people can be dependent, on another person, or drugs Picture Quote #1

I was trying to do the same thing that I always do which is make an interesting record Picture Quote #1

I liked the idea of a self-contained, endless pursuit of perfection. But I have a problem with perfection. I don’t think perfection is very artful. But there’s something I liked about the image of a skater going in this endless twisted circle that doesn’t have any real endpoint. So the object is not to stop or arrive anywhere; it’s just to make this thing as beautiful as they can Picture Quote #1

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I think the music business will eventually crush me, but I [smiles]... I’m ready Picture Quote #1

All your secret wishes could right now be coming true Picture Quote #1

He made his life a lie so he might never have to know anyone Picture Quote #1

Playing things too safe is the most popular way to fail Picture Quote #1

Burning every bridge that I cross to find some beautiful place to get lost Picture Quote #1

The band’s filter, but playing live is a lot of fun Picture Quote #1

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I’m the wrong kind of person to be really big and famous (Elliott Smith Quotes) Everything means nothing to me (Elliott Smith Quotes) I don’t really like New York better than Portland. It’s just a different place (Elliott Smith Quotes) People can be chaos but it’s hard to fit it into some creative piece that you made. It’s hard (Elliott Smith Quotes) It’s hard to represent chaos, or like an absence of something. It’s much easier to represent the presence of something or a situation (Elliott Smith Quotes) People are so... seem so chaotic internally, but being filtered through some form, like making a record, sort of filters it down into something that can be understood (Elliott Smith Quotes) Doing battle with themselves that way, every day, all the time and sometimes it sucks, but other times it results in people making sort of a dream comprehensible to someone else (Elliott Smith Quotes) There’s lots of ways people can be dependent, on another person, or drugs (Elliott Smith Quotes) It was hard to sing like how I wanted to because playing live I had to just be at the top of my lungs all the time, and it made me sound like I had a really bad cold or something (Elliott Smith Quotes) I was coming off of a lot of psyche meds and other things (Elliott Smith Quotes) And I’m not trying to write heavy songs (Elliott Smith Quotes) I’m happy some of the time, and some of the time I’m not. But like when I see a movie, for example, that I really like, that moves me or whatever, it’s usually happy and sad at the same time (Elliott Smith Quotes) Somewhere where people aren’t so mad would be nice, but I don’t know if there is anywhere like that (Elliott Smith Quotes) I want to keep making records as long as I can and that’s the beginning and end of my concern about selling records (Elliott Smith Quotes) So if somebody writes a song that appears to have some meaning then everybody thinks that it’s a really heavy song (Elliott Smith Quotes) 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 Quotes) Certain songs just feel a way that’s hard to put into words and it’s not happy and it’s also not really sad but I couldn’t say what it is (Elliott Smith Quotes) I didn’t have a hard time making it. I had a hard time letting it go. (Elliott Smith Quotes) 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 Quotes) A lot of people are kind of depressed. I’m happy some of the time, and some of the time I’m not. (Elliott Smith Quotes) I want to keep making records as long as I can and that’s the beginning and end of my concern about selling records. (Elliott Smith Quotes) There’s lots of ways people can be dependent, on another person, or drugs... (Elliott Smith Quotes) I was trying to do the same thing that I always do which is make an interesting record (Elliott Smith Quotes) I liked the idea of a self-contained, endless pursuit of perfection. But I have a problem with perfection. I don’t think perfection is very artful. But there’s something I liked about the image of a skater going in this endless twisted circle that doesn’t have any real endpoint. So the object is not to stop or arrive anywhere; it’s just to make this thing as beautiful as they can (Elliott Smith Quotes) I think the music business will eventually crush me, but I [smiles]... I’m ready (Elliott Smith Quotes) All your secret wishes could right now be coming true (Elliott Smith Quotes) He made his life a lie so he might never have to know anyone (Elliott Smith Quotes) Playing things too safe is the most popular way to fail (Elliott Smith Quotes) Burning every bridge that I cross to find some beautiful place to get lost (Elliott Smith Quotes) The band’s filter, but playing live is a lot of fun (Elliott Smith Quotes)

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