What artist would not be as revered if they hadn't died youn

[Ello Sailor]

How long until we compete the list that pops up when you google “musicians that died young”?

not gonna happen

people like jimi hendrix, john lennon, elliott smith etc. are untouchable

Smith kind of qualifies actually.

Terribly sad all round, but true.

[Norah]

Good post, lenny.

[tree_]

How long until we compete the list that pops up when you google “musicians that died young”?

not gonna happen

people like jimi hendrix, john lennon, elliott smith etc. are untouchable

Smith kind of qualifies actually.

Terribly sad all round, but true.

I know a lot of people feel this way. So in a way he’s not even that revered now.

[JuanHamm]

Until recently I thought people really liked Elliot Smith, but I don't think that's the case anymore

[tree_]

They've moved on. Not me tho

[JuanHamm]

.org

[Anders]

Nick Drake

He was great though.

[The Argonaut]

Until recently I thought people really liked Elliot Smith, but I don't think that's the case anymore

Who doesn't like Elliott Smith? Me and tree love Elliott Smith

[JuanHamm]

They've moved on. Not me tho

Thanks for ruining my dumb joke with your edit

[i got bugs]

All of them

[tree_]

All of them

I would argue Elliott Smith would be more revered had he not died, cause his best work was yet to come.

[Chris_H_2]

All of them

I would argue Elliott Smith would be more revered had he not died, cause his best work was yet to come.

prove it

[tree_]

All of them

I would argue Elliott Smith would be more revered had he not died, cause his best work was yet to come.

prove it

Well, I'd compare the album he was unable to complete before his death to his previous albums, for starters. He was getting better, more creative, and he showed no signs of slowing his output.

[tree_]

or take these two songs for example.. incomplete, unreleased, unfinished songs.. he had loads of these that would have benefitted from better production and time, and I'd still consider them among his best the way they are

[Jorge]

Do you subscribe to the "Elliott Smith was murdered" theory, tree_?

[Anders]

or take these two songs for example.. incomplete, unreleased, unfinished songs.. he had loads of these that would have benefitted from better production and time, and I'd still consider them among his best the way they are

Nice. Big Elliott Smith fan.

[tree_]

Do you subscribe to the "Elliott Smith was murdered" theory, tree_?

I think it's possible but there's not enough information to sway me in either direction. We do know he was often struggling enough to have killed himself, and that he attempted it at least once.

[tree_]

Nice. Big Elliott Smith fan.

your stock has just gone up in my book

[spike]

Jeff Buckley

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Until recently I thought people really liked Elliot Smith, but I don't think that's the case anymore

Who doesn't like Elliott Smith? Me and tree love Elliott Smith