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title: "4 Depressing Quotes By Elliott Smith"
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> [Everybody gets a tag. If you listen to a Velvet Underground record, you don't think, 'Godfathers of Punk.' You just think, 'This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/everybody-gets-a-tag-if-you-listen-to-a-velvet-underground-record-you/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

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> [You can take a picture of New York and one person looking at it will think it looks really depressing, frightening; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/you-can-take-a-picture-of-new-york-and-one-person-looking-at-it-will/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/112/elliott-smith-8566_can-do_you-can-take-a-picture-of-new-york-and-o_827759.jpg)

> [“. . . 'Depressing' isn't a word I would use to describe my music. But there is some sadness in it --…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/depressing-isn-t-a-word-i-would-use-to-describe-my-music-but-there-is/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/elliott-smith-8566_happiness_depressing-isn-t-a-word-i-would-use-to-d_1381202.jpg)

> [If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/if-you-play-acoustic-guitar-you-re-the-depressed-sensitive-guy/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be0/elliott-smith-8566_acoustic-guitar_if-you-play-acoustic-guitar-you-re-the-d_1654324.jpg)

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- [Blondie 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depressing/blondie/)

## More by Elliott Smith

> [Somewhere where people aren't so mad would be nice, but I don't know if there is anywhere like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/somewhere-where-people-aren-t-so-mad-would-be-nice-but-i-don-t-know/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

> [I actually don't think that I'm gonna sell a lot of records.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-actually-don-t-think-that-i-m-gonna-sell-a-lot-of-records/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

> [Because God only knows why people like what they like and don't like something else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/because-god-only-knows-why-people-like-what-they-like-and-don-t-like/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/my-girlfriend-at-the-time-convinced-me-to-send-these-songs-to-cavity/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/people-think-they-know-all-these-things-about-other-people-and-if-you/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

> [I didn't think I was gonna be playing on the Oscars or anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-didn-t-think-i-was-gonna-be-playing-on-the-oscars-or-anything/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

> [All your secret wishes could right now be coming true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/all-your-secret-wishes-could-right-now-be-coming-true/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-can-t-think-of-anything-off-the-top-of-my-head-that-seems-more/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

> [I went walking around the city some more, people watching with a cold, blank stare. And I saw your face in everyone, I swear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-went-walking-around-the-city-some-more-people-watching-with-a-cold/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

> [There are lots of things I like about playing in a band, the things I can't do by myself you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/there-are-lots-of-things-i-like-about-playing-in-a-band-the-things-i/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

> [The band's filter, but playing live is a lot of fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/the-band-s-filter-but-playing-live-is-a-lot-of-fun/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/well-i-try-not-to-think-about-the-general-public-since-i-have-no-idea/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

> [People can be chaos but it's hard to fit it into some creative piece that you made. It's hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/people-can-be-chaos-but-it-s-hard-to-fit-it-into-some-creative-piece/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

> [“Tired of dancing on a pot of gold flake paint”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/tired-of-dancing-on-a-pot-of-gold-flake-paint/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

> [A lot of people are kind of depressed. I'm happy some of the time, and some of the time I'm not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/a-lot-of-people-are-kind-of-depressed-i-m-happy-some-of-the-time-and/)

[Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/)

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