Elliott Smith

[Kandidate 247]

If you've never heard Elliott Smith before, I think you should. 

From Wiki :-

"Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), known professionally as Elliott Smith, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. Smith's primary instrument was the guitar, though he also played piano, clarinet, bass guitar, drums, and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style, characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery",^[5] and often used multi-tracking to create vocal layers, textures, and 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 (KRS). In 1997, he signed a contract with DreamWorks Records, for which he recorded two albums.^[6] Smith rose to mainstream prominence when his song "Miss Misery"—included in the soundtrack for the film Good Will Hunting (1997)—was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category in 1998.^[7]

Smith was a heavy drinker and drug user at times throughout his life, and was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depression. His struggles with drugs and mental illness affected his life and work, and often appeared in his lyrics. In 2003, aged 34, he died in Los Angeles, California, from two stab wounds to the chest.^[8] The autopsy evidence was inconclusive as to whether the wounds were self-inflicted or the result of homicide.^[9] At the time of his death, Smith was working on his sixth studio album, From a Basement on the Hill, which was posthumously completed and released in 2004."
 

[Kandidate 247]

I've read some people say this track has slight Elliott vibes.
 

 

[Liz Taylor Blues 18,739]

her song Dear Elliot is about his suicide, I'm pretty sure. Lana spoke in a recent interview (it's on this site somewhere) about how influencial he was to her, and how his music is too triggering for her to listen too anymore.

I only listen to his music whhen I want to ugly cry. I love it but it gets to me too much also

[Kandidate 247]

On 5/14/2021 at 11:24 PM, Pretty On The Indide said:

her song Dear Elliot is about his suicide, I'm pretty sure. Lana spoke in a recent interview (it's on this site somewhere) about how influencial he was to her, and how his music is too triggering for her to listen too anymore.

I only listen to his music whhen I want to ugly cry. I love it but it gets to me too much also

 

 

Do you have a link to the song "Dear Elliott" at all?

 

Thanks in advance.