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
Elliott Smith quotes about
I like home recordings and studio recordings just as much as each other - I don't think one is better - but for this record I wanted to see what I could do in a real studio with real producers.
They don't put any pressure on me to do anything in particular and Dreamworks didn't either so this was a really easy record to make.
I think that record gave me a reputation for being a really dark, depressed person but I think I'm just about as happy as all the other people I know.
I was trying to do the same thing that I always do which is make an interesting record
I want to keep making records as long as I can and that's the beginning and end of my concern about selling records.
I actually don't think that I'm gonna sell a lot of records.
My girlfriend at the time convinced me to send these songs to Cavity Search. When they wanted to put out my record I was totally shocked.
People are so... seem so chaotic internally, but being filtered through some form, like making a record, sort of filters it down into something that can be understood.
Theres a bunch of Elvis Costello records that made all the difference between feeling like a total freak and feeling like ... only a freak. A freak among other freaks
I've been here all three nights. I kind of like it down here by the river.
Items like televisions and computers are considered hazardous waste. If we have to dispose of an item like that now, it isn't just a matter of putting it in the trash. It requires special handling.
Because God only knows why people like what they like and don't like something else.
I was coming off of a lot of psyche meds and other things.
Static in my head,the reflected sound of everything,tried to go to where it led,but it didn't lead to anything.