Everybody gets a tag. If you listen to a Velvet Underground record, you don't think, 'Godfathers of Punk.' You just think, 'This sounds great.' The tags are there in order to help try to sell something by giving it a… — Elliott Smith Copy Share Image
“. . . 'Depressing' isn't a word I would use to describe my music. But there is some sadness in it -- there has to be, so that the happiness in it will matter.” — 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 Image
Because God only knows why people like what they like and don't like something else. — Elliott Smith Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
