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

~Elliott Smith

Topics: Acoustic Acoustic Guitar Depressed Guitar Guy Play Sensitive You

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

~Elliott Smith

Topics: About Guess Hide Talk Use Why Wondered Would

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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

Topics: After Ball Band Bomb Carry Certain Certain Point Drop Had Kind Like Point Quitting Ridiculous Right Signed Then Up

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

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Topics: Also Around Bamboo Doing Gravel Jobs Like Odd Portland Spreading Trees

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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

Topics: Always Argument Better Company Doing Historically Make People Understand You

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It's just that a lot of songs that are popular right now, they don't have any meaning.

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Topics: Any Just Lot Meaning Now Popular Right Songs

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

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Topics: Easier Lot Tell Truth

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

~Elliott Smith

Topics: About Bear Because Clause Leaving Members Myself Paw Put Trap Watched

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Because God only knows why people like what they like and don't like something else.

~Elliott Smith

Topics: Because Else God Knows Like Only People Something Something Else Why

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

~Elliott Smith

Topics: Go Had Hard Hard Time Letting Making Time

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: August 6th, 1969

Died: October 21st, 2003

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