Singer/Songwriter Elliott Smith found dead


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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.

Read the rest @ MTV News

Arrrrrrghghhghhhhh :angry: I am a fan of his music. Sad, what a waste if it's suicide. :cry:

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shut the **** up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh my god, this is horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!

he was a genius! an amazing musician!

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

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It truly is sad that he wasn't more widely known... and now this. Maybe it will open more people up to his hauntingly beautiful music, though. He was truly gifted. :(

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He was a great musician and i strongly recomend it to everyone that likes acoustic music to listen/download/buy some of his work because it was phenomenal.

RIP

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Self-inflicted stab to the chest. What a way to go. :pinch: Needle in the Hay from the Royal Tenenbaums movie was a great song. And oddly enough, it plays when Richie Tenenbaum is slitting his wrists.

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Self-inflicted stab to the chest. What a way to go. :pinch: Needle in the Hay from the Royal Tenenbaums movie was a great song. And oddly enough, it plays when Richie Tenenbaum is slitting his wrists.

that's crazy...i didn't even think of that...

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Self-inflicted stab to the chest. What a way to go. :pinch: Needle in the Hay from the Royal Tenenbaums movie was a great song. And oddly enough, it plays when Richie Tenenbaum is slitting his wrists.

Its not that ironic when you consider the fact that it wasn't his first suicide attempt. Elliott Smith was one hell of musician, and I for one am personally devastated. He will truly be missed.

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I'd just like to say that i only really found out about elliott smith when i was buying a bunch of cheap cd's (most crap, but the ocassional gem.) One of those was a promotional copy of figure 8. I immediately fell in love with his music, and have followed him ever since.

It truly is a tragedy when someone as creative and productive as elliott smith is no longer with us.

I pray he will at last find peace and he will be sorely missed by many.

R.I.P - Steven Paul (Elliott) Smith. August 6, 1969 ? October 21, 2003

"...But I better be quiet now, I?m tired of wasting my breath, Carrying on, not over it yet..."

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ive only heard 1 peice of his music at a friends house while we were eating pizza from papa johns and it was pretty good....sounds like he was talented and had a lot of great music though.

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