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| From | ronald and karen sanchez <eldeluxe@mcn.net> |
| Subject | Re: more on elliot smith |
| Date | Thu, 23 Oct 2003 11:12:03 -0700 |
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I'm saddened by anyone's death, and sad for all of you who were fans. Like most
of you, I've had friends and family who suffer depression and it's just no fun
for those who have to watch. Suicide is such an awful thing, even just the
threat can torture those around an ill person.
My friend Deke Leonard was good friend with Badfinger. He's talked to me about
the deaths of Pete Ham and Tom Evans. He described Pete Ham's suicide as "a
gesture to a manager who didn't care what he did". He also said he couldn't
face "a second Badfinger funeral".
It's too late to be mad at Elliott Smith or try and figure out why he would do
such a horrible thing. All you can do is take a look around at all your
friends, and and enjoy good health and their company.
RS
Craig Leve wrote:
> While I'm angry and saddened at Elliott's passing - I utterly disagree. I
> find this kind of thing as solipsistic as the world view that would have to
> lead to romanticizing suicide. I mean - this idea of 'proving himself right
> as a tortured artist' - who exactly are you to say he WASN'T a tortured
> artist? I won't glorify him for this, but for me the evidence is this was a
> tremendously tormented individual/psyche. Don't get me wrong, I'm angry here
> : angry at a man who squandered a tremendous talent, who couldn't use the
> resources he surely had, who couldn't make choices to his own long term
> benefit.
>
> Right now we can't separate the music from the life/death. But comments like
> these seem to suggest that we can't ever separate these men's deaths from
> the music they created. And here, just like the womanizers, thieves, and
> others who have made some amazing music, I just couldn't disagree more. I'll
> continue to love 'Elliot's' music, but I'll skip the romanticizing chaser
> AND the angered/annoyed dismissal, thanks.
>
> my spare change,
>
> -craig
>
-- Ronald Sanchez
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