Elliott Smith Quotes

Elliott Smith — American Musician born on August 06, 1969, died on October 21, 2003

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived for much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. Smith's primary instrument was the guitar, though he was also proficient with piano, clarinet, bass guitar, drums, and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style, characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery", and used multi-tracking to create vocal layers, textures, and harmonies... (wikipedia)

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

I didn't know how many people knew who Ferdinand was.

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

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

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