quote:Sluit me hier helemaal bij aan............
Op woensdag 22 oktober 2003 12:44 schreef Lamon het volgende:
Zo, de muziekwereld is weer een stukje kaler..[...]
Als zijn talent ook maar een beetje erkend was, hadden ze nu alle muziekzenders een dag op zwart gezet met alleen zijn muziek op de achtergrond, maar dat ben ik dan weer.
Ik ga vannacht in ieder geval lekker in mijn eentje stomdronken worden met de volumeknop op 10, melodramatisch of niet, dat zal me een worst wezen. De muziekwereld is iets heel moois kwijtgeraakt, en dat mag best herdacht worden in gepaste stijl.
Jammer dat hij zo ongelukkig was, maar ik twijfel er geen minuut aan dat het een weloverwogen beslissing van hem was om zijn leven te beeindigen. Hij heeft in ieder geval iets tijdloos achtergelaten.
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Maybe I have a problem,
But thats not what I wanted to say.
I prefer to say nothing.
I got a long way to go
Getting further away.
Het is blijkbaar nog geen common knowledge, het feit dat hij zelfmoord heeft gepleegd..
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Elliott Smith Dead at 34
[Updated Wednesday, October 22nd, 2003 07:45:00 Pitchfork Central Time]Will Bryant reports:
Elliott Smith has died at age 34, according to an obituary posted late Tuesday on Sweet Adeline, Smith's official website. Rumors had been circulating on the Internet all day about Smith's apparent suicide; by early evening, the overwhelming traffic from well-wishers and fans was crashing Sweet Adeline's discussion board. A handful of posts indicated that representatives from Smith's label, Dreamworks, were attempting to contact Charlie Ramirez, the webmaster for Sweet Adeline.Within hours, Ramirez posted the following: "As you probably realize, I'm pretty devastated about having to say goodbye to Elliott... it's never easy to put into words what someone means to you... Elliott was such a lovely man... I will always have his love, kindness, intelligence, humbleness, creativeness, greatness and so much more in me forever because that's what he was and i'll always love him for being who he was... I'll miss you so much. We will all miss you. See you in heaven, Elliott."
Smith had been working on his sixth studio album, From A Basement On The Hill, since late 2001. At various points, the self-recorded album was being shopped to indie labels and later, tentatively scheduled as a double-disc offering on DreamWorks' 2003 schedule.
Last November, Smith was reportedly involved in a scuffle with Los Angeles county sheriffs at a Flaming Lips show. Smith retained the services of an attorney in the matter, and had publicly sought witnesses to the incident on Sweet Adeline. Smith reportedly claimed his hand was injured in the fracas, causing the cancellation of at least one planned show this spring. But this wasn't the first time Smith had cancelled a show because of pain in his arm. A February 2002 London concert was postponed after Smith had flown all the way across the Atlantic-- claiming he'd slept on the arm during the flight. In May 2002, Smith flubbed more than half of his planned setlist at a Chicago show, again claiming difficulties with an uncooperative hand.
Smith's continued difficulty with live performances and the multiple delays with Basement-- including claims that Smith disappeared for days and couldn't be found-- led many to speculate that the singer might be using heroin or other hard drugs. Smith had written very candidly about past drug use in his songwriting, most notably in the 1995 track "The White Lady Loves You More." In January, Smith even played a benefit show for a free needle exchange aimed at preventing the spread of AIDS and hepatitis among intravenous drug users. Smith's new songs deal frankly and obsessively with drug use and suicide: a quick perusal of the Basement song titles alone yields the now-poignant "Memory Lane," "Strung Out Again," "Let's Get Lost," "Shooting Star," "A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free" and "Fond Farewell." "Give me one reason not to do it," Smith taunts in "King's Crossing," another unreleased Basement cut.
I last saw Elliott Smith at the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles nine months ago, a birthday gift from my girlfriend. Out of all the live shows I've ever witnessed-- and I've witnessed a lot-- I've never left a show feeling more uneasy and concerned for the well-being of the artist performing. Smith's live sets have always been hit-or-miss; in particular, his live gigs from the past couple of years have often been marred by forgotten lyrics, butterfingers on his own florid guitar parts, and so on. But on this night, Smith performed beautifully-- mostly unaccompanied on acoustic guitar, but also with some spare drumming and backup vocals on a few songs.
It was his between-songs banter, fractured and urgent, that really fostered my concern. Smith couldn't have asked for any better-- a sold-out, shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, focused intently on the frail and inarticulate figure center stage. "My heart's weak because, like, uh..." Smith started at one point, trailing off in mid-sentence before launching into the obscure single "No Confidence Man." As soon as the song began, Smith became erudite, focused, passionate. Between songs, he stuttered and aborted sentences mid-thought, as if utterly unable to communicate without his music.
Smith was scheduled to play the Los Angeles-area incarnation of this year's All Tomorrow's Parties in November. As previously reported, Smith released the single "Pretty (Ugly Before)" as a limited-edition seven-inch on Suicide Squeeze in August; the single was expected to serve as a teaser for the forthcoming album. In June, Smith was awarded a "Best Rock/Pop Songwriter/Composer" award from the alternative paper LA Weekly.
Like me, Smith grew up in Dallas, TX and was physically and emotionally tormented by insensitive schoolmates before moving west. Smith went to high school in Portland, OR and attended college in Massachusetts. In 1992, Smith formed Heatmiser with bandmates Neil Gust, Tony Lash, and later Sam Coomes. Heatmiser released three albums and an EP, but it was Smith's self-recorded 1994 effort Roman Candle that drew attention to Smith's spare, confessional songwriting and innovative guitar work. After Heatmiser disbanded in 1996, Smith's solo career took off-- eventually landing the singer several songs on the soundtrack to Gus Van Sant's 1997 film Good Will Hunting, including the Oscar-nominated "Miss Misery."
Smith signed with Dreamworks in 1998, quickly serving up the baroque XO and ambitious Figure 8, backing both releases up with extensive full-band tours. Last year, Smith enlisted Flaming Lips manager Scott Booker to manage his career and shop Basement to indie labels. In the last ten months, Smith had played acoustic sets extensively across the U.S., including stops in Los Angeles, New York, Austin, Philly, and Hoboken. Smith's last public performance was at the University of Utah's Redfest festival last month in Salt Lake City.
He's gone, gone, and nothin's gonna bring him back
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De Amerikaanse zanger en
tekstschrijver Elliott Smith is
gisteren op 34-jarige leeftijd
overleden.De dood van Smith is
bekendgemaakt door verscheidene
radiostations in Amerika en
fanwebsites.Het is tot op heden
onduidelijk waaraan Smith zo plotseling
is overleden.De zanger kwam bij het
grote publiek in het nieuws met zijn
nummer Miss Misery? uit de film Good
Will Hunting.Smith werd hiervoor in
1997 genomineerd voor een Academy Award
in 1997.Smith was nu bezig aan zijn
nieuwe album From A Basement On the
Hill,dat hij eind dit jaar zou
voltooien.
www.thuisuiteten.nl
quote:Heel mooi geschreven Lamon.
Op woensdag 22 oktober 2003 12:44 schreef Lamon het volgende:Als zijn talent ook maar een beetje erkend was, hadden ze nu alle muziekzenders een dag op zwart gezet met alleen zijn muziek op de achtergrond, maar dat ben ik dan weer.
Ik ga vannacht in ieder geval lekker in mijn eentje stomdronken worden met de volumeknop op 10, melodramatisch of niet, dat zal me een worst wezen. De muziekwereld is iets heel moois kwijtgeraakt, en dat mag best herdacht worden in gepaste stijl.
Jammer dat hij zo ongelukkig was, maar ik twijfel er geen minuut aan dat het een weloverwogen beslissing van hem was om zijn leven te beeindigen. Hij heeft in ieder geval iets tijdloos achtergelaten.
rip.
quote:http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479869/20031022/smith_elliott.jhtml?headlines=true
Cult Star Elliott Smith DiesBy Anthony Barnes, Showbusiness Editor, PA News
Oscar-nominated musician Elliott Smith has died at the age of 34, it emerged today.The cult US singer/songwriter, who battled drink and drug problems, is believed to have committed suicide.
Smith came to prominence after his track Miss Misery featured in the soundtrack to the movie Good Will Hunting.
And his version of The Beatles Because was included in the film American Beauty.
His website reported that he died yesterday and the Los Angeles county department of the coroners office confirmed the death of a man called Paul Smith, the singers real name.
Smith won huge acclaim for his most recent album, Figure 8, in 2000, the fifth of his career and his second on a major label.
The album, partly recorded at Londons Abbey Road studios, was reminiscent of the Fab Four and Beach Boys.
His material tackled difficult subjects such as his own unhappiness, his drug problems and heartbreak.
Smith, who lived in LA, turned to a solo career after playing in the band Heatmiser.
He found a global audience when he performed at the 1998 Oscars ceremony, creating a huge buzz around his work.
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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.
A cornerstone of the indie-rock scene in Portland, Oregon, in the mid-1990s, Smith gained critical acclaim with 1997's Either/Or and 1998's XO, albums that best demonstrated his ability to delicately deliver poetic, emotional lyrics and beautifully dark, lush pop melodies. "Miss Misery," his contribution to the film "Good Will Hunting" that earned him an Academy Award nomination in 1997, brought mainstream recognition to the artist regarded as a figurehead of the indie-rock underground, and who influenced such artists as Bright Eyes and Dashboard Confessional.
Born August 6, 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska, Smith grew up near Dallas and took an interest in music at age 9, and began writing and recording original compositions as a teenager. He moved to Portland in high school, where he played in a local band, before attending Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Returning to Portland, he formed the alternative-rock quartet Heatmiser with future Quasi member Sam Coomes. The band released three albums and disbanded after hitting its creative stride with 1996's Mic City Sons.
While still a member of Heatmiser, Smith retreated to his basement to focus on more intimate material in vast contrast to Heatmiser's heavier sound. Roman Candle, on which he played all the instruments, was recorded on a four-track and epitomized the lo-fi DIY aesthetic while showcasing Smith's talent to craft emotive song structures that emphasized the dark themes of his lyrics.
The promise of a great songwriter was furthered on Smith's self-titled album. While keeping with an overall melancholy vibe, he concentrated on beautifying the melodies. The songs floated like lullabies, though the lyrics could disrupt sleep for weeks.
Smith continued to play all the instruments on 1997's Either/Or, while focusing on the arrangements. Dramatic constructions combine with Smith's eerily potent stripped-down fare for the album that cemented his role in the indie-folk pantheon. At the time of the LP's release, filmmaker and Portland resident Gus Van Sant used Smith's music for the soundtrack to "Good Will Hunting." Smith performed "Miss Misery," which was nominated for Best Original Song, at the Academy Awards show in April 1998. The Oscar went to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On," from "Titanic," though simply being nominated helped his subsequent LP, 1998's XO, become Smith's best-selling album.
XO and his final album, 2000's Figure 8, both released on major-label DreamWorks Records, were marked by lush textures and acoustic melodies inspired by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and latter-day Beatles, that brimmed with a sunny brilliance, but still retained Smith's keen commentaries and forlorn sentiments. He had been working on a follow-up album, From a Basement on the Hill, at the time of his death (see "Elliott Smith Flying Solo On Next LP, But It Won't Sound Like It").
The limited-edition 7-inch single "Pretty (Ugly Before)" was released in August on Seattle indie Suicide Squeeze Records, and the previously unreleased songs "Splittsville" and the instrumental "Snowbunny's Serenade" appear in the film "Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician," directed by Silverlake resident Steve Hanft, who's helmed videos for Beck. After limited theatrical showings, the movie was released on DVD October 7. Hanft was also responsible for the Smith documentary "Strange Parallels," released in 1998.
In June, Smith performed on the second stage of the Field Day festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which was headlined by the Beastie Boys, Radiohead and Blur. A brief tour of the U.S. followed. He was scheduled to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Los Angeles on November 9.
Ik lees het nu pas, met een brok in mijn keel..
quote:Er staan genoeg bio's hier....I Didn't Understand moet je wel kennen denk ik.
Op woensdag 22 oktober 2003 18:55 schreef piertje2 het volgende:
wie is dit?/
Heel jammer dit
[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door theofiel172 op 22-10-2003 19:00]
quote:Eliott Smith droeg alleen iets meer bij aan de muziek dan Bryan Adams heeft gedaan en nog ooit zal doen
Op woensdag 22 oktober 2003 19:00 schreef ChrisJX het volgende:[..]
Nee, dat blijkt wel...
heel erg jammer!!
was een van mn favorite artiesten
quote:nou de laatste zin dus niet meer...
But now I feel changed around,
And instead falling down,
Im standing up the morning after.
Toen XO uitkwam heb ik het een periode helemaal grijsgedraaid, en daarna een tijd lang laten liggen. Maar Walz #2 kan me nog steeds blij maken, en er zijn meer van die nummers die simpelweg prachtig zijn.
Schokkend bericht, ik heb er inderdaad op de radio niets over gehoord, lees het hier voor het eerst.
-edit: offtopic gedeelte verwijderd.-
[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door Seborik op 23-10-2003 12:03]
quote:onbekend voor jou, dat wil niet zeggen dat iedereen zn wereld zo klein is als die van jou, of dat iedereen de zelfde richting in kijkt.
Op woensdag 22 oktober 2003 19:47 schreef sniper20 het volgende:[..]
Wel een hele ophef over een relatief onbekend iemand.
verder ben ik een heletijd weg van fok (alleen het nieuws) vanwege de domme reacties, en het bevalt me heel goed, na dit topic ben ik ook weer weg, nog 3 maanden aruba te gaan...
maar wat voor een inhoud heeft zon post van dat persoon nou,
ik ken dat mens toch ook niet, dat ga ik toch ook niet posten
"hey ik ken jou niet, hehe wat ben ik leuk en interssant om dit te posten"
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