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Elliott Smith
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Steven Paul “Elliott” Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he was also proficient at piano, clarinet, bass, drums and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his “whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery” and use of multi-tracking to create vocal harmonies.
After playing in the rock band Heatmiser for several years, Smith began his solo career in 1994 with releases on the independent record labels Cavity Search and Kill Rock Stars. In 1997 he signed a contract with DreamWorks Records, for which he recorded two albums. Smith rose to mainstream prominence when his song “
Miss Misery”, included in the soundtrack for the film Good Will Hunting, was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category in 1997.
Smith battled with depression, alcoholism and drug addiction for years, and these topics often appeared in his lyrics. At age 34, he died in Los Angeles, California from two stab wounds to the chest. The autopsy evidence was inconclusive as to whether the wounds were self-inflicted. At the time of his death, Smith was working on his sixth studio album, From a Basement on the Hill, which was released posthumously on October 19, 2004.
Early life
After playing in the rock band Heatmiser for several years, Smith began his solo career in 1994 with releases on the independent record labels Cavity Search and Kill Rock Stars. In 1997 he signed a contract with DreamWorks Records, for which he recorded two albums. Smith rose to mainstream prominence when his song “
Miss Misery”, included in the soundtrack for the film Good Will Hunting, was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category in 1997.Smith battled with depression, alcoholism and drug addiction for years, and these topics often appeared in his lyrics. At age 34, he died in Los Angeles, California from two stab wounds to the chest. The autopsy evidence was inconclusive as to whether the wounds were self-inflicted. At the time of his death, Smith was working on his sixth studio album, From a Basement on the Hill, which was released posthumously on October 19, 2004.
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freezegelman wrote:
haha what an interesting picture
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konstan_tine wrote:
yesterday, i didn't remembered it was elliott's birthday, but i felt a huge sadness that had no especific reason...
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SoRuthless wrote:
between the bars, everything reminds me of here and angeles are my top elliott smith songs. but i believe the Either/Or album is the best of them all...
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beojcblue wrote:
love ya!
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musicsplash wrote:
Rock on Elliot!
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isthismusic wrote:
angeles. fucking priceless. happy belated b´day, elliott.
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DavidMojo wrote:
Memory Lane, Between the Bars and Last hour are damn good!
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El_Zilcho1224 wrote:
Fuck. my XO disc is scratched to hell.
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jeshaka wrote:
happy birthday.
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pe_ay_you_el wrote:
happy birthday, if only you were here to see it.
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tehdeadfish wrote:
only room for one elliott in this world, and it's Missy. she clearly won.
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keiaspissed wrote:
All leos are awesome.
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girlybat wrote:
happy bday, Elliott. <333
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MrDaniel_UK wrote:
Happy birthday, Elliott :)
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LucyFerocious wrote:
Rock on Elliot!
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rentaballoon wrote:
Happy Birthday.
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neonchicken wrote:
happy birthday elliott, you helped me a lot ^^
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anomalousclouds wrote:
haha, happy postmortem birthday, mein brudda.
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screamislife wrote:
happy birthday good elliott ):
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nausica_x wrote:
Happy birthday, miss u xo
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