Elliott Smith Quotes

American - Musician | August 6, 1969 - October 21, 2003

If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy.

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GuitarYouPlayGuySensitive

I'm just writing songs about how I feel or about how people I know feel.

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PeopleWritingFeelKnowJustSongs

It's a lot easier to tell the truth usually.

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TruthTellEasierLot

I didn't have a hard time making it, I had a hard time letting it go.

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TimeGoHardMakingHadLetting

But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees.

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TreesDoingPortlandBambooOdd

There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing.

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PeopleBetterDoingYouArgument

I wondered if I would talk about drug use. But I guess, why hide it?

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HideWhyTalkWouldUseGuess

It touches on drug use. I got caught up in that for almost two years.

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TwoYearsUpGotCaughtAlmost

I was coming off of a lot of psyche meds and other things.

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ComingThingsOffOtherLotPsyche

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.

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MoneyThinkImportantMoreTopHead

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.

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RidiculousKindBandRightPointUp

I watched myself put my paw in the bear trap on that one because there was this clause about leaving members.

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MyselfLeavingBearBecauseTrap

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