Quotes by Elliott Smith - Page 1 | QuoteForever

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

And I'm not trying to write heavy songs.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Heavy
Copy Quote
It's a lot easier to tell the truth usually.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Easier
Copy Quote
The band's filter, but playing live is a lot of fun.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Filter
Copy Quote
I didn't know how many people knew who Ferdinand was.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
People Know Who
People Know How
Ferdinand
How Many People
Copy Quote
I just wanted to move out of Portland to do something.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Portland
Copy Quote
I was coming off of a lot of psyche meds and other things.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Psyche
Copy Quote
I actually don't think that I'm gonna sell a lot of records.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Records
Sell
Copy Quote
I didn't think I was gonna be playing on the Oscars or anything.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Oscars
Copy Quote
If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Acoustic Guitar
Guitar
Guy
Sensitive
Acoustic
Depressed
Copy Quote
I wondered if I would talk about drug use. But I guess, why hide it?
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Guess
Hide
Wondered
Copy Quote
It touches on drug use. I got caught up in that for almost two years.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Caught
Copy Quote
I didn't have a hard time making it, I had a hard time letting it go.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Hard
Had
Hard Time
Letting
Making
Copy Quote
I rode on a float in one of the parades in Mississippi. It's an experience.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Mississippi
Parades
Float
Rode
Copy Quote
I don't really like New York better than Portland. It's just a different place.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Different Place
Portland
Copy Quote
Because God only knows why people like what they like and don't like something else.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Something Else
Copy Quote
It's just that a lot of songs that are popular right now, they don't have any meaning.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Popular
Copy Quote
I was trying to do the same thing that I always do which is make an interesting record.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Same Thing
Copy Quote
There are lots of things I like about playing in a band, the things I can't do by myself you know.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Lots
Copy Quote
But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Bamboo
Gravel
Odd
Odd Jobs
Portland
Spreading
Copy Quote
I don't think that Dreamworks would have signed me expecting to really mess around with whatever it is I do.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Dreamworks
Expecting
Mess
Signed
Copy Quote
I watched myself put my paw in the bear trap on that one because there was this clause about leaving members.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Leaving
Members
Bear
Watched
Clause
Paw
Trap
Copy Quote
There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Better People Doing
Understand
Doing
Better Always People
Historically
Copy Quote
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 anybody does.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
General Public
No Idea
Anybody
General
Copy Quote
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 shocked.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Convinced
Shocked
Totally
Record
Search
Send
Copy Quote
I mean people just have a way of - y'know they'll review your record in two sentences and put you in this little stupid box that you don't want to be in.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Mean People
Sentences
Stupid
Stupid People Way
Box
People Way Your
Record
Review
Copy Quote
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 right after we had signed to Virgin.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Quitting
Ball
Bomb
Carry
Certain Point
Drop
Signed
Copy Quote
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 going that keeps IV drug users from dying.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Money
Dying
Seems
Users
Money Important More
Designed
Off
Head
Raise
Top
Copy Quote
I like home recordings and studio recordings just as much as each other - I don't think one is better - but for this record I wanted to see what I could do in a real studio with real producers.
Elliott Smith / Singer-Songwriter
Producers
Just As Much
Studio
Recordings
Copy Quote

Related Singer-Songwriter Authors

Zola Jesus
Singer-Songwriter
Tuesday, Apr 11, 1989
Zach Sobiech
Singer-Songwriter
Wednesday, May 03, 1995
Monday, May 20, 2013
Yuna
Singer-Songwriter
Friday, Nov 14, 1986
Yoochun
Singer-Songwriter
Wednesday, Jun 04, 1986
Yael Naim
Singer-Songwriter
Monday, Feb 06, 1978
Xavier Rudd
Singer-Songwriter
Monday, May 29, 1978
Woody Guthrie
Singer-Songwriter
Sunday, Jul 14, 1912
Tuesday, Oct 03, 1967
Wooden Wand
Singer-Songwriter
Saturday, Sep 09, 1978
Wilson Pickett
Singer-Songwriter
Tuesday, Mar 18, 1941
Thursday, Jan 19, 2006
Willy Mason
Singer-Songwriter
Wednesday, Nov 21, 1984
Willie Nelson
Singer-Songwriter
Saturday, Apr 29, 1933
William Fitzsimmons
Singer-Songwriter
Willa Ford
Singer-Songwriter
Thursday, Jan 22, 1981
Will Young
Singer-Songwriter
Saturday, Jan 20, 1979
Will Oldham
Singer-Songwriter
Thursday, Jan 15, 1970

View All Singer-Songwriter Quotes

Top Authors

Wayne Dyer
Author
Friday, May 10, 1940
Saturday, Aug 29, 2015
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Writer
Thursday, Aug 28, 1749
Thursday, Mar 22, 1832
Paulo Coelho
Lyricist
Sunday, Aug 24, 1947
William Blake
Poet
Monday, Nov 28, 1757
Sunday, Aug 12, 1827
Steve Jobs
Entrepreneur
Thursday, Feb 24, 1955
Wednesday, Oct 05, 2011
Billy Graham
Professional Wrestler
Monday, Jun 07, 1943
John C. Maxwell
Author
Thursday, Feb 20, 1947
Pope Francis
Thursday, Dec 17, 1936
Charles Spurgeon
Preacher
Thursday, Jun 19, 1834
Sunday, Jan 31, 1892
Socrates
Philosopher
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Thomas Aquinas
Priest
Tuesday, Jan 28, 1225
Wednesday, Mar 07, 1274
Les Brown
Author
Saturday, Feb 17, 1945
Kobe Bryant
Basketball Player
Wednesday, Aug 23, 1978
Dolly Parton
Singer-Songwriter
Saturday, Jan 19, 1946
Chanakya
Teacher
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970

View All Authors

Share This Page