Of these idols, his adoration for The Beatles and The Beach Boys are the most telling in terms of his own musical output. Unlike so many of his contemporaries - the likes of Jeff Buckley for example - Smith wore his influences on his sleeve. Smith released 5 albums during his lifetime and one of them, 1997s Either/Or, remains the benchmark for all indie-folk and lo-fi artists 22 years later. Whatever the truth, one thing is undeniable - the power and beauty of the music he left behind.
The Nebraska native passed away in October 2003 by suicide, although theories and conspiracies about his demise have continued to circulate for the last 16 years. When it comes to lo-fi hero Elliott Smith (1969 - 2003), it's hard to decide what was sadder, his life or his music.
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