"I liked the idea of a self-contained, endless……" — Elliott Smith

I liked the idea of a self-contained, endless pursuit of perfection. But… - Elliott Smith

"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. But there's something I liked about the image of a skater going in this endless twisted circle that doesn't have any real endpoint. So the object is not to stop or arrive anywhere; it's just to make this thing as beautiful as they can."

— Elliott Smith

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