All Elliott Smith Quotes
- I watched myself put my paw in the bear trap on that one because there was this clause about leaving members Bear
- Static in my head, the reflected sound of everything, tried to go to where it led, but it didn't lead to anything. Everything Tried
- My girlfriend at the time convinced me to send these songs to Cavity Search. When they wanted to put out my record I was totally… Cavity
- Fights problems with bigger problems. Bigger
- Burning every bridge that I cross to find some beautiful place to get lost. Beautiful
- I went walking around the city some more, people watching with a cold, blank stare. And I saw your face in everyone, I swear. Blank
- I see you're leaving me and taking up with the enemy, the cold comfort of the in-between, a little less than a human being. Chaos
- The devil's script sells you the heart of a blackbird. Blackbird
- Nothing's gonna drag me down to a death that's not worth cheating. Chaos
- He made his life a lie so he might never have to know anyone. Anyone
- It was kind of ridiculous to carry it up to a certain point and then drop the ball or the bomb, like quitting the band… Ball
- Everything means nothing to me Everything Means
- All your secret wishes could right now be coming true. All
- It touches on drug use. I got caught up in that for almost two years. Almost Two
- Theres a bunch of Elvis Costello records that made all the difference between feeling like a total freak and feeling like ... only a freak.… All
- 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.… Any
- I truly hope the future will bring me something to feel nostalgic about, because there's really nothing much so far I can remember fondly. Bring
- A lot of people are kind of depressed. I'm happy some of the time, and some of the time I'm not. Depressed
- 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… Certain
- I'm just writing songs about how I feel or about how people I know feel. Feel