I don't think that Dreamworks would have signed me expecting to really mess around with whatever it is I do. Elliott Smith More Quotes by Elliott Smith More Quotes From Elliott Smith He made his life a lie so he might never have to know anyone. Elliott Smith chaos might lying People can be chaos but it's hard to fit it into some creative piece that you made. It's hard. Elliott Smith pieces creative people I think the music business will eventually crush me, but I [smiles]... I'm ready. Elliott Smith i-smile crush thinking It's hard to represent chaos, or like an absence of something. It's much easier to represent the presence of something or a situation. Elliott Smith chaos easier absence I don't really like New York better than Portland. It's just a different place. Elliott Smith portland different new-york You can't get better at things you never play. Elliott Smith get-better play So if somebody writes a song that appears to have some meaning then everybody thinks that it's a really heavy song. Elliott Smith writing song thinking 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 bombs balls band I see you're leaving me and taking up with the enemy, the cold comfort of the in-between, a little less than a human being. Elliott Smith leaving comfort enemy You can take a picture of New York and one person looking at it will think it looks really depressing, frightening; and someone else will look at it and think of all the fun things you can do in New York. I think songs are kinda like that. Elliott Smith depressing new-york song There's lots of ways people can be dependent, on another person, or drugs. Elliott Smith drug people way I didnt know how many people knew who Ferdinand was. Elliott Smith know-how knows people 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 trying ideas thinking All your secret wishes could right now be coming true. Elliott Smith right-now secret wish Certain songs just feel a way that's hard to put into words and it's not happy and it's also not really sad but I couldn't say what it is Elliott Smith not-happy song way Burning every bridge that I cross to find some beautiful place to get lost. Elliott Smith burning bridges beautiful They say that God makes problems just to see what you can stand, before you do as the devil pleases. Elliott Smith please devil problem Fights problems with bigger problems. Elliott Smith chaos fighting problem If I seem to be reckless with myself,It's the fault of no one.All things have a placeUnder the moon as well as the sun. Elliott Smith faults moon sun I watched myself put my paw in the bear trap on that one because there was this clause about leaving members Elliott Smith leaving paws bears
