At Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 18:41:22 Lauree wrote:

>***sorry to post this on all the lists, but why
>not?!***
>
>I do agree on the idea that suicide is a selfish act
>and really only hurts the people who loved the person.

All the more reason to stop romanticising this guy's musical accomplishments 
as a means of appeasing our shock and horror at what a total waste of human 
existance Elliott Smith was as a person. No one mentions his cowardly exit. 
Great tunes or not, the guy was a loser. And by taking his life he fulfills 
his career long ambition to prove himself right as a tortured artist. Alas, 
he'll live on as a martyr right next to Drake and Cobain. At least he'll be 
able to teach Cobain a thing or two in hell about good songwriting.

Call me heartless, but a heroin addict is not a role model...in any 
profession.

Jaimie Vernon,
President,
Bullseye Records of Canada, Inc.
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
"Not Suing Our Customers Since 1985!"

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