--- title: "Best Elliott Smith Quotes" description: "Steven Paul Smith, known as Elliott Smith, was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Raised primarily in Texas, he lived much of his life in Portl..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elliott-smith-32803.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elliott-smith-32803.jpg) # Elliott Smith (1969–2003) Singer-songwriter United States **80** quotes in **342** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Elliott Smith was a singer-songwriter from the United States, best known for *Ready, Set, Swim!*. ## Quick Facts About Elliott Smith Born August 6, 1969 Died October 21, 2003 Nationality United States Profession Singer-songwriter Notable works Ready, Set, Swim! ## About Elliott Smith Steven Paul Smith, known as Elliott Smith, was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Raised primarily in Texas, he lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he gained popularity in the 1990s. Smith's primary instrument was the guitar, though he also played piano, clarinet, bass guitar, drums, and harmonica. His work was distinguished by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin" vocal style, his "artful chord changes," and his themes of "addiction, depression, and alienation.". The NME described him as a "widely adored singer-songwriter," who "touched countless lives with his compelling musicianship and lyricism." ## Quotes by Elliott Smith · Page 2 > [But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/but-i-was-also-doing-odd-jobs-around-portland-like-spreading-gravel/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Bamboo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bamboo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be0/elliott-smith-8566_bamboo_but-i-was-also-doing-odd-jobs-around-por_1589829.jpg) > [So if somebody writes a song that appears to have some meaning then everybody thinks that it's a really heavy song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/so-if-somebody-writes-a-song-that-appears-to-have-some-meaning-then/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fac/elliott-smith-8566_heavy_so-if-somebody-writes-a-song-that-appear_873381.jpg) > [I don't think that Dreamworks would have signed me expecting to really mess around with whatever it is I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-don-t-think-that-dreamworks-would-have-signed-me-expecting-to/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f16/elliott-smith-8566_around_i-don-t-think-that-dreamworks-would-have_2474127.jpg) > [It's just that a lot of songs that are popular right now, they don't have any meaning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/it-s-just-that-a-lot-of-songs-that-are-popular-right-now-they-don-t/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae2/elliott-smith-8566_music_it-s-just-that-a-lot-of-songs-that-are-p_1376261.jpg) > [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/) [Being nice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-nice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c81/elliott-smith-8566_being-nice_somewhere-where-people-aren-t-so-mad-wou_20280.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/) [Acoustic guitar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acoustic-guitar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be0/elliott-smith-8566_acoustic-guitar_if-you-play-acoustic-guitar-you-re-the-d_1654324.jpg) > [Burning every bridge that I cross to find some beautiful place to get lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/burning-every-bridge-that-i-cross-to-find-some-beautiful-place-to-get/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/elliott-smith-8566_beautiful_burning-every-bridge-that-i-cross-to-fin_1122598.jpg) > [I watched myself put my paw in the bear trap on that one because there was this clause about leaving members](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-watched-myself-put-my-paw-in-the-bear-trap-on-that-one-because/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Bears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bears/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/elliott-smith-8566_bears_i-watched-myself-put-my-paw-in-the-bear_3144201.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/) [Depressing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depressing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/elliott-smith-8566_happiness_depressing-isn-t-a-word-i-would-use-to-d_1381202.jpg) > [It's hard to represent chaos, or like an absence of something. It's much easier to represent the presence of something or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/it-s-hard-to-represent-chaos-or-like-an-absence-of-something-it-s/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Absence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ea/elliott-smith-8566_absence_it-s-hard-to-represent-chaos-or-like-an_1214656.jpg) > [I see you're leaving me and taking up with the enemy, the cold comfort of the in-between, a little less than a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-see-you-re-leaving-me-and-taking-up-with-the-enemy-the-cold-comfort/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Chaos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chaos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/elliott-smith-8566_chaos_i-see-you-re-leaving-me-and-taking-up-wi_2408384.jpg) > [I went walking around the city some more, people watching with a cold, blank stare. And I saw your face in everyone,…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c21/elliott-smith-8566_blank_i-went-walking-around-the-city-some-more_327426.jpg) > [People are so... seem so chaotic internally, but being filtered through some form, like making a record, sort of filters it down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/people-are-so-seem-so-chaotic-internally-but-being-filtered-through/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/891/elliott-smith-8566_chaotic_people-are-so-seem-so-chaotic-internally_1776578.jpg) > [It was kind of ridiculous to carry it up to a certain point and then drop the ball or the bomb, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/it-was-kind-of-ridiculous-to-carry-it-up-to-a-certain-point-and-then/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/elliott-smith-8566_balls_it-was-kind-of-ridiculous-to-carry-it-up_2427399.jpg) > [“It's ok, it's alright, nothing's wrong tell Mr. man with impossible plans to just leave me alone in the place where I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/it-s-ok-it-s-alright-nothing-s-wrong-tell-mr-man-with-impossible/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/elliott-smith-8566_failure_it-s-ok-it-s-alright-nothing-s-wrong-tel_1203877.jpg) > [It was hard to sing like how I wanted to because playing live I had to just be at the top of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/it-was-hard-to-sing-like-how-i-wanted-to-because-playing-live-i-had/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Cold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/elliott-smith-8566_cold_it-was-hard-to-sing-like-how-i-wanted-to_929927.jpg) > [Static in my head, the reflected sound of everything, tried to go to where it led, but it didn't lead to anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/static-in-my-head-the-reflected-sound-of-everything-tried-to-go-to/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Sound](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sound/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/elliott-smith-8566_sound_static-in-my-head-the-reflected-sound-of_2199558.jpg) > [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/) [Chaos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chaos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/elliott-smith-8566_chaos_people-can-be-chaos-but-it-s-hard-to-fit_453624.jpg) > [It touches on drug use. I got caught up in that for almost two years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/it-touches-on-drug-use-i-got-caught-up-in-that-for-almost-two-years/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1d/elliott-smith-8566_caught_it-touches-on-drug-use-i-got-caught-up-i_2194505.jpg) > [I'm just writing songs about how I feel or about how people I know feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-m-just-writing-songs-about-how-i-feel-or-about-how-people-i-know/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/elliott-smith-8566_feels_i-m-just-writing-songs-about-how-i-feel_1046173.jpg) > [ I think the music business will eventually crush me, but I \[smiles\]... I'm ready. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-think-the-music-business-will-eventually-crush-me-but-i-smiles-i-m/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/elliott-smith-8566_business_i-think-the-music-business-will-eventual_1426599.jpg) > [I rode on a float in one of the parades in Mississippi. It's an experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-rode-on-a-float-in-one-of-the-parades-in-mississippi-it-s-an/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Mississippi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mississippi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/elliott-smith-8566_mississippi_i-rode-on-a-float-in-one-of-the-parades_2290893.jpg) > [“Playing things too safe is the most popular way to fail. Dying is another way...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/playing-things-too-safe-is-the-most-popular-way-to-fail-dying-is/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/elliott-smith-8566_death_playing-things-too-safe-is-the-most-popu_1739851.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/elliott-smith-8566_because_because-god-only-knows-why-people-like-w_79961.jpg) > [The enemy is within./ Don't confuse me with him./ The truth is not all wise./ Stupidity tries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/the-enemy-is-within-don-t-confuse-me-with-him-the-truth-is-not-all/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Enemy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enemy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/583/elliott-smith-8566_life-itself_the-enemy-is-within-don-t-confuse-me-wit_1365281.jpg) > [I didn't have a hard time making it. I had a hard time letting it go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-didn-t-have-a-hard-time-making-it-i-had-a-hard-time-letting-it-go/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/elliott-smith-8566_hard_i-didn-t-have-a-hard-time-making-it-i-ha_735880.jpg) > [They say that God makes problems just to see what you can stand, before you do as the devil pleases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/they-say-that-god-makes-problems-just-to-see-what-you-can-stand/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Devil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcc/elliott-smith-8566_devil_they-say-that-god-makes-problems-just-to_2459259.jpg) > [I don't really like New York better than Portland. It's just a different place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-don-t-really-like-new-york-better-than-portland-it-s-just-a/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/elliott-smith-8566_different_i-don-t-really-like-new-york-better-than_864031.jpg) > [“i'm never gonna know you now, but i'm gonna love you anyhow”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-m-never-gonna-know-you-now-but-i-m-gonna-love-you-anyhow/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/elliott-smith-8566_know_i-m-never-gonna-know-you-now-but-i-m-gon_2603213.jpg) > [I was trying to do the same thing that I always do which is make an interesting record](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-was-trying-to-do-the-same-thing-that-i-always-do-which-is-make-an/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adc/elliott-smith-8566_interesting_i-was-trying-to-do-the-same-thing-that-i_2613830.jpg) > [I truly hope the future will bring me something to feel nostalgic about, because there's really nothing much so far I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-truly-hope-the-future-will-bring-me-something-to-feel-nostalgic/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/elliott-smith-8566_feels_i-truly-hope-the-future-will-bring-me-so_2345971.jpg) > [People think they know all these things about other people, and if you ask them why they think they know that, it'd…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20a/elliott-smith-8566_asks_people-think-they-know-all-these-things_198634.jpg) > [I don't really think of time off as writing blocks. I think that's a western notion of demonizing inactivity. When your imagination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-don-t-really-think-of-time-off-as-writing-blocks-i-think-that-s-a/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45d/elliott-smith-8566_block_i-don-t-really-think-of-time-off-as-writ_2812374.jpg) > [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) > [I like home recordings and studio recordings just as much as each other - I don't think one is better - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/i-like-home-recordings-and-studio-recordings-just-as-much-as-each/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/elliott-smith-8566_better_i-like-home-recordings-and-studio-record_2180004.jpg) > [I can't think of anything off the top of my head that seems more important than something designed to raise money to…](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/) [Drug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drug/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f88/elliott-smith-8566_drug_i-can-t-think-of-anything-off-the-top-of_289085.jpg) > [There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/there-s-always-that-argument-to-make-that-you-re-in-better-company/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Argument](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/argument/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e3/elliott-smith-8566_argument_there-s-always-that-argument-to-make-tha_1811255.jpg) > [Doing battle with themselves that way, every day, all the time and sometimes it sucks, but other times it results in people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-smith/doing-battle-with-themselves-that-way-every-day-all-the-time-and/) [Elliott Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-smith/) [Battle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a09/elliott-smith-8566_battle_doing-battle-with-themselves-that-way-ev_3080485.jpg) > [My girlfriend at the time convinced me to send these songs to Cavity Search. When they wanted to put out my record…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dce/elliott-smith-8566_convinced_my-girlfriend-at-the-time-convinced-me-t_103882.jpg) > [Well, I try not to think about the general public since I have no idea what the general public is and I…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/elliott-smith-8566_doe_well-i-try-not-to-think-about-the-genera_402829.jpg) ## Elliott Smith by topic [People (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/elliott-smith/) [Thinking (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/elliott-smith/) [Song (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/elliott-smith/) 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