This calmed him down and Elliott enjoyed himself saying, I wouldnt want to live in that world but it was fun to walk around the moon for a day.Īround this same time he fell into a depression and spoke openly about suicide.XO, on the other hand, is a bit more difficult to pin down. He was terrified until fellow nominee Celine Dion told him, Youre going to do great, sweetie. The song Miss Misery was nominated for an Academy Award leading to the surreal scene of Elliott, in a rumpled white suit and greasy hair, playing live at the 1998 Oscars. His third album EitherOr came out in 1996 the album name came from a book by Kierkegaard dealing with existential angst and despair.Įlliott was a philosophy major in college.) By this time, Elliott was drinking heavily and taking anti-depressants.įriends attempted an intervention but Elliott rebelled, moving to Brooklyn.įilmmaker Gus Van Sant used Elliotts music for the soundtrack of Good Will Hunting. The album cover featured fuzzy images of bodies falling from a building. He followed this up with the self-titled album Elliott Smith in 1995. In 1994, Elliott released his first solo album Roman Candle. They moved to Oregon and released four albums.Įlliott worked odd jobs to survive: construction, house painting and transplanting bamboo trees. The events later appeared in his song Some Song which featured the lyrics Charlie beat you up week after week and when you grow up youre going to be a freak.Īt 14, he moved to Portland, Oregon with his father Gary Smith, a psychologist.Īround this time he began experimenting with drugs and alcohol.Īfter graduating from Hampshire College in 1991, Elliott formed the band Heatmiser with classmate Neil Gust. His parents divorced when he was 6 months old and he moved with his mother Bunny, a music teacher, to Duncanville, Texas.Įlliott had a difficult childhood saying he mightve been sexually abused by his stepfather. He possessed a soft tenor whisper in contrast to his weathered face and melancholic lyrics.Īs his ex-girlfriend Mary Lou Lord said, Elliott made music for the sad kids.Įlliott Smith was born Steven Paul Smith in 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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