I mean people just have a way of - y'know they'll review your record in two sentences and put you in this little stupid box that you don't want to be in
Elliott SmithThere are lots of things I like about playing in a band, the things I cant do by myself you know.
Elliott SmithThere's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing.
Elliott SmithI liked the idea of a self-contained, endless pursuit of perfection. But I have a problem with perfection. I don't think perfection is very artful. But there's something I liked about the image of a skater going in this endless twisted circle that doesn't have any real endpoint. So the object is not to stop or arrive anywhere; it's just to make this thing as beautiful as they can.
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