History Music / ElliottSmith

* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: The songs are usually ranked around 6-7.

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

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American [[SingerSongwiter 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.

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

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. 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. 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.

* AlliterativeTitle: "Between the Bars", "Miss Misery", Some Song", "No Name #1-6", "Good to Go", etc.

* ManInWhite: His outfit during his famous performance at the 1998 Oscars.

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Either/Or.

* SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: The intro to "King's Crossing"

* PrecisionFStrike: "I Didn't Understand", "A Distorted Reality is Now a Necessity to Be Free".

* BreakupBreakout: He was originally in an indie rock band called Heatmiser, who broke up just after he became recognized as a solo artist. Elliott Smith eventually became a household name in the world of independent music. Heatmiser? Not so much.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Smith committed suicide before the release of "From A Basement On The Hill", which was initially planned as a double album.

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

* PrecisionFStrike: "A Distorted Reality is Now a Necessity to Be Free"

* ''[[AuthorExistenceFailure From a Basement on the Hill]]'' (2004)
* ''[[AuthorExistenceFailure New Moon]]'' (2007)

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

* CoverVersion: "[[Music/TheBeatles Because]]" and ''[[Music/BigStar Thirteen]]"

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

* CoverVersion: "[[TheBeatles Because]]" and ''[[Music/BigStar Thirteen]]"

* ''[[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Either/Or]]'' (1997)

* HarsherInHindsight: Songs like "The Biggest Lie" and "King's Crossing"

* TearJerker: Many of his songs.

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Either/Or

* AdamWesting: The short film ''Southlander'' features Smith obsessing over an infomercial for a robotic hand that will allegedly make him the word's greatest guitarist.

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to mainstream prominence when his song "[[BlackSheepHit Miss Misery]]" — included in the soundtrack for the film ''GoodWillHunting'' — was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category in 1998. 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. It is widely believed that the wounds were self-inflicted, though YourMileageMayVary.