Elliott Smith RIP
 

www.elliottsmith.com

Was geen fan ofzo, maar weet dat er een aantal mensen op dit board hem wel goed vonden.

een goede singer songwriter

had ooit nog een tape voor 2 gulden 50 gekocht bij de free record shop, hoesje zag er wel leuk uit :P

GODVERDOMME!!!

(sorry, zit momenteel even om normale woorden verlegen)

een van mn favoriete singer-songwriters.. :(

Kut

nooit van gehoord

Iets meer info, al is het nog niet veel:


Elliott Smith dead at 34

Elliott Smith has been found dead at the age of 34. Many online sources are quoting other unnamed online sources so details are unconfirmed with regards to the cause of death but many suggest he took his own life . There has been no word from his management or label. His official site is not currently loading but the page contains the title "goobye elliott" and a popular fan site sweetadeline.net is now showing tributes.

He had been recording his sixth album From a Basement on a Hill.

bron: http://www.thestereoeffect.com/news/...php?NewsId=298

De Amerikaanse singer/songwriter Elliott Smith is op dinsdag 21 oktober jl. overleden. Hij is door zelfmoord om het leven gekomen. Smith is geboren in Omaha, Nebraska, maar verhuisde [.....]

forum op www.nme.com staat:

"I hate to be the one to break the news but, Elliott died tragically today from self inflicted stab wounds. "

Ongelofelijk.
Die man was vrij goed, vooral de cd 'Figure 8' was een hoogstandje. Hij deed ook de soundtrack voor 'Good Will Hunting' (misschien dat mensen dan de muziek voor zich kunnen halen).

Tragisch. Jammer.

jeetje wat jong zeg,
ik ken em voor de rest niet op twee liedjes na ofzo, somebody i used to know is wel een leuk liedje.

Holy fok... Wat een ellende!
Dat is raar, die man was nog erg jong...

Schrijft iemand een artikeltje voor de muziekpagina?

(Integratie forum en muziekpagina, dacht ik. Maar dat werkt niet...)

Nou ja. Dat hij maar in vrede mogen rusten.

:'(

Dus... zelfmoord?

Zou je denken?

dat is op het moment de algemene consensus......

:(

either/or is trouwens beste cd :P

self inflicted betekend dat hij het zelf heeft gedaan
als hij zelf een paar keer een mes in zn ribben heeft gestoken, zou zelfmoord wel een prima beschrijving zijn ja

Nou is mn dag ook weer verneukt :( :(



MTV reports: Folk-punk singer/songwriter Elliott Smith has died, an apparent suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Department of the Coroner's office. Smith's body was found in his apartment, in the Silverlake section of Los Angeles, by a female friend, who took him to a local hospital at approximately 12:18 p.m. on Tuesday.

He was pronounced dead at Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center just over an hour later. He was 34.

A single knife wound that appeared to be self-inflicted was evident on the body, though police detectives are investigating the incident for foul play and/or other possibilities. No other details were available at press time.

Smith (real name Steven Paul Smith) had battled drug and alcohol addiction throughout his career. His first two albums, 1994's Roman Candle and the next year's self-titled LP for Olympia, Washington's Kill Rock Stars label, intimated these subjects with haunting, sparsely recorded acoustic songs such as "Needle in the Hay" that drew comparisons to 1960s singer/songwriter Nick Drake and Simon and Garfunkel. He reportedly cleaned up midway through his career, but the problem was believed to have escalated in recent years due to a reclusive nature and sporadic public performances.

A cornerstone of the indie-rock scene in Portland, Oregon, in the mid-1990s, Smith gained critical acclaim with 1997's Either/Or and 1998's XO, albums that best demonstrated his ability to delicately deliver poetic, emotional lyrics and beautifully dark, lush pop melodies. "Miss Misery," his contribution to the film "Good Will Hunting" that earned him an Academy Award nomination in 1997, brought mainstream recognition to the artist regarded as a figurehead of the indie-rock underground, and who influenced such artists as Bright Eyes and Dashboard Confessional.

Born August 6, 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska, Smith grew up near Dallas and took an interest in music at age 9, and began writing and recording original compositions as a teenager. He moved to Portland in high school, where he played in a local band, before attending Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Returning to Portland, he formed the alternative-rock quartet Heatmiser with future Quasi member Sam Coomes. The band released three albums and disbanded after hitting its creative stride with 1996's Mic City Sons.

While still a member of Heatmiser, Smith retreated to his basement to focus on more intimate material in vast contrast to Heatmiser's heavier sound. Roman Candle, on which he played all the instruments, was recorded on a four-track and epitomized the lo-fi DIY aesthetic while showcasing Smith's talent to craft emotive song structures that emphasized the dark themes of his lyrics.

The promise of a great songwriter was furthered on Smith's self-titled album. While keeping with an overall melancholy vibe, he concentrated on beautifying the melodies. The songs floated like lullabies, though the lyrics could disrupt sleep for weeks.

Smith continued to play all the instruments on 1997's Either/Or, while focusing on the arrangements. Dramatic constructions combine with Smith's eerily potent stripped-down fare for the album that cemented his role in the indie-folk pantheon. At the time of the LP's release, filmmaker and Portland resident Gus Van Sant used Smith's music for the soundtrack to "Good Will Hunting." Smith performed "Miss Misery," which was nominated for Best Original Song, at the Academy Awards show in April 1998. The Oscar went to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On," from "Titanic," though simply being nominated helped his subsequent LP, 1998's XO, become Smith's best-selling album.

XO and his final album, 2000's Figure 8, both released on major-label DreamWorks Records, were marked by lush textures and acoustic melodies inspired by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and latter-day Beatles, that brimmed with a sunny brilliance, but still retained Smith's keen commentaries and forlorn sentiments. He had been working on a follow-up album, From a Basement on the Hill, at the time of his death (see "Elliott Smith Flying Solo On Next LP, But It Won't Sound Like It").

The limited-edition 7-inch single "Pretty (Ugly Before)" was released in August on Seattle indie Suicide Squeeze Records, and the previously unreleased songs "Splittsville" and the instrumental "Snowbunny's Serenade" appear in the film "Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician," directed by Silverlake resident Steve Hanft, who's helmed videos for Beck. After limited theatrical showings, the movie was released on DVD October 7.

In June, Smith performed on the second stage of the Field Day festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which was headlined by the Beastie Boys, Radiohead and Blur. A brief tour of the U.S. followed. He was scheduled to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Los Angeles on November 9.

Hij was trouwens bezig met zn 6de album.

http://images.visions.de/news/elliottsmith.jpg

fuck... dat nieuws kwam vrij hard aan

klote

sucks

Ja, kennelijk waren de opnames al ver gevorderd, dus ik neem aan dat het nog wel uitgebracht zal worden.

:(

Een goeie artiest minder (n)

heel erg :(
damn.

wist niet dat hij nog zoveel problemen met drugs e.d. had.

ah fuck ik las het net ik schrok me echt dood :(
ik wilde net een topic maken
ik wist niet dat hij zo jong was
godverdomme

komt bijna nog harder aan dan johnny cash man
kutkutkutkut

nouja, ik ken 'm niet goed genoeg. wel meer dan enkele liedjes... heel erg jammer.

ik las 't in de 3voor12 nieuwsbrief net :(

http://www.sweetadeline.net/images/hero.jpg
http://www.sweetadeline.net/images/memorial.jpg

waarom zou je jezelf dood willen steken? Dat is een fucking emo way to die. Dan moet je wel een heel negatief zelfbeeld hebben en jezelf haten, wil je dat doen.

Of zal zijn vermeende heroineverslaving erin mee hebben gespeeld?

lees het 3voor12 verslag...

Over oscar optreden:

"surreal, very weird and kind of fun." [...]
"the surreal part was that I was gonna play on a huge awardsshow for movies, and ehhm.. be the weirdest person there.
the fun part was that it made my friends and my mom really happy, you know. [...]

ik heb het ook (half) gelusiterd. Hij kwam toen al heel depressief en verward over. Er zal nog wel meer over zijn leven verteld worden.
Volgende week(of die week daarop) maar eens de oo® kopen..

Ik las net dat hij in 1997 ook al een poging heeft gedaan.

Heb het idee dat deze man nooit gelukkig is geweest,

vandaar de goeie muziek waarschijnlijk hoe wrang het ook klinkt.

Ja dat zie je bij meer artiesten.


Met muziek ontsnappen ze aan hun pijnlijke leven. Soort therapie.

:( Het is tragisch.

hij heeft ook veel in psychiatrische inrichtingen gezeten enzo... nouja, KUT gewoon verder :(

dood?? :confused: idd kwam wel redelijk depri over maar zijn muziek was (y)

Ik kende hem niet. Heb nu wat gedownload, omdat ik veel posi berichten over hem hoor. Beter laat, dan nooit, ofzo :(


Ik vind de teksten echt super mooi. En sommige liedjes. Zonde. :( (n)

godver ja

move on, nu weten we het wel :p

stfu biatch :mad:

:D

vieze emo's hier ook altijd.

:nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono:

vervelend kind.

Hier staat een interview met Elliott Smith en een sessie op Lowlands 1998.

http://3voor12.vpro.nl/3voor12/group...?groups=167808

ja die luister ik nu al een paar dagen bijna non stop

mooi

pfffff late reactie.
maar echt, wat vond ik dit erg. ik aanbad die man, juist om zijn zieligheidsfactor. altijd zo sneu en alleen lijkt het wel op de wereld. hij zong echt voor zichzelf, dat hielp hem.
hij kon dat ook gewon zo uiten. zo was hij. maar ja, waarschijnlijk werd het hem toch een beetje te veel.

hmm.
echt een verlies hoor voor de muziekwereld en voor zijn fans en familie.

Beck, Grandaddy, Bright Eyes Headline Sold-Out Elliott Smith Memorial Concert
Shut-out fans stock up on roadie bandanas, Mentos

[Posted Tuesday, October 28th, 2003 04:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Will Bryant reports:
In what must be the biggest here's-something-really-cool-you-unfortunately-can't-enjoy story of the month, Beck, Grandaddy, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, Beth Orton, Rilo Kiley, Radar Bros and Future Pigeon have all signed on for a memorial concert to be held next Monday, November 3rd, at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. Each artist will perform at least one of Smith's songs, and the program will also include a screening of Steve Hanft's bizarro short Strange Parallel, which features the late singer obsessed with an infomercial where he can purchase a robotic hand that will make him the world's greatest guitar player (I know, you just have to see it). All proceeds will benefit the Elliott Smith Foundation for Abused Children, a charity fund that Smith had set up before his untimely death.

Unfortunately, you can't go: the event completely sold out within a few hours of being announced late yesterday. However, the foundation has set up an address where fans can send donations in Smith's memory: The Elliott Smith Foundation, 2658 Griffith Park Blvd #195, Los Angeles, CA 90039.

pitchfork


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