Everybody gets a tag. If you listen to a Velvet Underground record, you don't think, 'Godfathers of Punk.' You just think, 'This… — Elliott Smith Copy Share Image
You can take a picture of New York and one person looking at it will think it looks really depressing, frightening; and… — Elliott Smith Copy Share Image
“. . . 'Depressing' isn't a word I would use to describe my music. But there is some sadness in it --… — Elliott Smith Copy Share Image
Somewhere where people aren't so mad would be nice, but I don't know if there is anywhere like that. — Elliott Smith Copy Share
Because God only knows why people like what they like and don't like something else. — Elliott Smith Copy Share
My girlfriend at the time convinced me to send these songs to Cavity Search. When they wanted to put out my record I was… — Elliott Smith Copy Share
People think they know all these things about other people, and if you ask them why they think they know that, it'd be hard… — Elliott Smith Copy Share
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… — Elliott Smith Copy Share
I went walking around the city some more, people watching with a cold, blank stare. And I saw your face in everyone, I swear. — Elliott Smith Copy Share
There are lots of things I like about playing in a band, the things I can't do by myself you know. — Elliott Smith Copy Share
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… — Elliott Smith Copy Share
People can be chaos but it's hard to fit it into some creative piece that you made. It's hard. — Elliott Smith Copy Share
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 Copy Share
