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| From | Brian Kassan <brian@powerpop.org> |
| Subject | Elliott Smith RIP |
| Date | Wed, 22 Oct 2003 09:40:44 -0700 |
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I just read this on the CNN website and I feel really sad. I loved this
man's work. Damn it.
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Elliott Smith, a singer-songwriter whose
dark, introspective songs won him critical acclaim and an Academy Award
nomination, has apparently committed suicide, his publicist and coroner's
officials said Wednesday. He was 34.
Smith's body was found by his live-in girlfriend Tuesday, Los Angeles County
Coroner Records Supervisor Marsha Grigsby told AP Radio.
He sustained a single stab wound to the chest that appeared to be
self-inflicted, she said.
Smith's New York-based publicist, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also
confirmed his death.
Smith released five solo albums that received widespread acclaim from rock
critics and garnered modest commercial success. His song "Miss Misery,"
recorded for the film "Good Will Hunting," was nominated for an Academy
Award in 1998.
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