Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Steven Paul "Elliott" Smithwas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth6 August 1969
CityOmaha, NE
CountryUnited States of America
I'm the wrong kind of person to be really big and famous.
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.
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.
I don't really think of time off as writing blocks. I think that's a western notion of demonizing inactivity. When your imagination decides it needs to take a nap. maybe that's what it needs to do.
A lot of people are kind of depressed. I'm happy some of the time, and some of the time I'm not.
They say that God makes problems just to see what you can stand, before you do as the devil pleases.
It's a lot easier to tell the truth usually.
I walked out and Jack Nicholson was sitting about six feet away, so I avoided that area and I looked up at the balcony in the back and sang the song.
I just wanted to move out of Portland to do something.
I think the suggestion that all my songs are personal is insulting because that assumes that I have a bunch of issues that I feel the need to unload on strangers. That is not the case. It also assumes that I just talk about myself the whole time which, again, is not true.
If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy.
All your secret wishes could right now be coming true.
Fights problems with bigger problems.
He made his life a lie so he might never have to know anyone.