for anyone who knwos who he is [Elliott Smith dead at 34]

Jace Tsunami · Post by **Jace Tsunami** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 7:35 pm

Elliott Smith is dead

you guys fucking suck, I can't believe a thread hasn't been made for him already.

and no, he's not some old fart that died of age.

Evil Urchin · Post by **Evil Urchin** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 8:12 pm

Well, the man certainly knew how to make a dramatic exit. I mean, stabbing oneself in the heart is not the usual perferred method of suicide. Can't say I was a big fan of his music, but my condolensces to those who really feel the loss.

Jace Tsunami · Post by **Jace Tsunami** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 8:17 pm

atleast you know who he is

Propyro · Post by **Propyro** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 12:23 am

oh, i've heard of that ... hmmm, but i can't quite remember what band he played with. Anyone mind refreshing my memory? I only just heard about this like 3 days ago or some thing like that.

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Jace Tsunami · Post by **Jace Tsunami** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 12:39 am

he didn'treally play in a band.

More of a Dashboard Confessional type thing, but with a little more help than Chris Carrabba gets.

Anyways, it's "Sweet Adeline"

Propyro · Post by **Propyro** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 1:05 am

hmmm ... can't say i knewvery much of his music ... meh. Sucks though.

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SarahtheBoring · Post by **SarahtheBoring** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 9:54 am

The little I've heard of his music, I've liked a lot. It seems heartfelt even if it is melancholy, and I really like that. (Have already rambled in my journal about how "Happiness" was one of the few songs I could listen to in a really difficult time in my life.)

I've always meant to buy some of his CDs, but I never have, and now I feel like such a jerk for wanting to buy them now.

Reading about him later it seems so sad, seeing how miserable people can be all the time. It makes you wonder about a lot of things.

Enough rambling. But yes, I've been reading articles about it and everything over the last few days.

And there is no thread here because he's not metal or hard techno. Hello?

paizuri · Post by **paizuri** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 11:25 am

Jace Tsunami wrote:he didn'treally play in a band.

More of a Dashboard Confessional type thing, but with a little more help than Chris Carrabba gets.

Anyways, it's "Sweet Adeline"

He used to have a band called Heatmiser in the mid-90s before he went solo. I think he was in something before then too, but Heatmiser was where I first heard of him. Pity, he was a talented guy.

Tom the Fish · Post by **Tom the Fish** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 1:15 pm

Yeah, I've heard of him, seen him live and own his CDs. But I have no sympathy for suicides. It's a complete waste...

Tom

SarahtheBoring · Post by **SarahtheBoring** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 11:10 pm

Tom the Fish wrote:Yeah, I've heard of him, seen him live and own his CDs. But I have no sympathy for suicides. It's a complete waste...

Tom

Of course it's a waste, but some people don't have the neurochemical capacity to be perfectly happy all the time.

I mean, the guy was relatively successful and still miserable. Some people can't help it.

Eh, no comment.