History Music / ElliottSmith

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Smith began his solo career in 1994 after playing in the rock band Heatmiser. After several releases on independent labels, he signed a contract with [=DreamWorks=] Records in 1997, for which he recorded his last two albums. He rose to mainstream prominence when his song "[[BlackSheepHit Miss Misery]]" – featured in the soundtrack of ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' – received a nomination for the 1998 UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong.

[[caption-width-right:300:Mister Misery, himself.]]

->''People you've been before, that you don't want around anymore''
-->-- "'''Between the Bars'''"

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American [[SingerSongwriter singer-songwriter]] and musician, commonly associated with the {{Slowcore}} movement of the 1990s. Smith rose to mainstream prominence when his song "[[BlackSheepHit Miss Misery]]" – featured in the soundtrack to the 1998 film ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' – received an UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong nomination.

Smith suffered from depression, alcoholism, and drug addiction, and these topics often appeared in his lyrics. At age 34, he died in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{California}} from two stab wounds to the chest.

* AbusiveParents: Smith was reportedly sexually abused by his stepfather, and this was reflected in the lyrics of "Division Day", "Waltz #2" and, to a lesser extent, "Christian Brothers".

* ACappella: "I Didn't Understand"

->''People, you've been before, that you don't want around anymore''

[[caption-width-right:300:Mister Misery, himself]]

-->-- "Between the Bars"

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American [[SingerSongwriter singer-songwriter]] and musician, commonly associated with the {{Slowcore}} movement of the 1990s. He rose to mainstream prominence when his song "[[BlackSheepHit Miss Misery]]" — included in the soundtrack for the film ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' — was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category in 1998.

'''Discography''':

%%* DeadArtistsAreBetter

* FreudianExcuse: He was sexually abused by his step father when he was young.

* MyNaymeIs: The coroner's report mistakenly referred to him as "Elliot", which is the more common spelling of the name.

* NeverSuicide[=/=]AlwaysMurder: Due to some irregularities in his autopsy some believe that his girlfriend at that time, Jennifer Chiba, murdered him.

* CoverVersion: "[[Music/TheBeatles Because]]", "[[Music/BigStar Thirteen]]" and '"Trouble" [[note]] Cat Stevens. [[/note]] with the latter two specifically created for ''Film/{{Thumbsucker}}''.

* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: The songs are usually ranked around 8-9.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: He ranged from an acoustic 1 (''Elliott Smith'', ''Either/Or'') to a power poppy 3. (''XO'', ''Figure 8'')

Smith suffered from depression, alcoholism, and drug addiction, and these topics often appeared in his lyrics. At age 34, he died in Los Angeles, California from two stab wounds to the chest.

* ShoutOut: The [[Music/TheBeatles beatlesque]] "Baby Britain" name-drops Music/{{Revolver}}.

* {{Angst}}

* DeadArtistsAreBetter

* GarageBand: Many of his early songs were recorded in his basement on a FourTrack.

* SesquipedalianSmith

* ManInWhite: Smith's outfit during his famous performance at the 1998 Oscars.

[[caption-width-right:300: Mister Misery, himself]]

-->"Between the Bars"

* ''See You in Heaven Soundtrack'' (2016)