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Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), known as Elliott Smith, was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he gained popularity.
Aug 7, 2020 · How did the singer-songwriter Elliott Smith die in 2003? Was it a suicide or a murder? Explore the conflicting theories, the coroner's report, and the estate dispute.
Apr 18, 2020 · Twenty years after its release, the record producer of Figure 8, Rob Schnapf, reflects on the troubled songwriter's final masterwork and its destructive making. He also recalls Smith's musical legacy, his personal struggles and his untimely death.
- Waltz #2 (XO) The title of Either/Or, Smith’s finest album, suggested a dichotomy: Smith was either a lo-fi singer-songwriter or a composer of lush, orchestrated pop.
- Between The Bars. It’s a testament to Smith’s songwriting mastery that “Between The Bars” sounds like a love song – which, in a twisted sense, it is, sung from alcohol to an alcoholic.
- Angeles. While “Say Yes” is the song that concludes Either/Or, it’s “Angeles” that bids farewell to the first half of Smith’s career. Softly-sung vocals and fingerpicked acoustic guitar had been Smith’s modus operandi for a few years, and he’d continue to record songs this way for the rest of his life, but ‘Angeles’ feels like a peak.
- Say Yes. Like the two tracks that follow on this list of the best Elliott Smith songs, “Say Yes” was one of three Either/Or highlights that also appeared in Good Will Hunting.
Apr 16, 2020 · Phoebe Bridgers On Learning From Elliott Smith, 20 Years After 'Figure 8' A conversation with Phoebe Bridgers, a devout student of Smith's music, about how the final album of his lifetime lit a...
- Lindsay Zoladz
Mar 30, 2023 · The Lingering Beauty of Elliott Smith. Twenty years after his death, the singer-songwriter still isn’t particularly well known, or well understood, but he is terribly loved. By Jamie Fisher....
Elliott (born Steven Paul) Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter known for beautiful melodies and harmonies paired with harsh emotional subject matter.
