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　　The first biography of the late Grammy-winning,

Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter Elliott Smith It is rare for a

recording artist to move his fans so deeply that the news of his

death sparks instant tribute concerts worldwide. Elliott Smith was

such an artist. On October 21st 2003, he was found dead in his

apartment from two stab wounds to the heart. But before his tragic

death - which is still under investigation - came the solitary

beauty of Smith's music. Best-known for his heartrending song "Miss

Misery" from the Oscar-nominated "Good Will Hunting" soundtrack,

Elliott Smith was catapulted to the status of indie icon after

performing at the 1998 Oscars. Sandwiched between Celine Dion and

Trisha Yearwood and wearing an unlikely white tuxedo, he looked

miserable - but many who witnessed his surreally beautiful

performance thought he put Dion's "My Heart Must Go On" to shame.

His albums have since sold over half a million copies, with many

crediting his melody-based rock for the success of artists from

Belle & Sebastian to the Flaming Lips. Featuring

never-before-published interviews with those that knew and loved

Smith, this book takes us from his childhood in rural Amherst,

Massachusetts, to his life - and eventual death - 3,000 miles away

in Los Angeles. Focusing on the crucial interplay between Smith's

life and music, and establishing his place in America's musical

canon as one who helped to usher in today's garage-rock revival,

this is a groundbreaking biography on "an amazing singer and

songwriter" (Moby).

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　　Benjamin Nugent is a former music reporter with Time magazine.

He has written for New York Magazine and appeared on CNN, Fox News,

the BBC and NPR.

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书籍介绍

The first biography of the musician Elliott Smith, whose heartbreaking songs were rendered all the more haunting by his tragic death Best for his Oscar-nominated song "Miss Misery" from the Good Will Hunting soundtrack, Elliott Smith was catapulted to the status of indie rock star after performing at the 1997 Academy Awards. Some of his albums, XO and Either/Or among them, would become '90s classics, helping to define an understated aesthetic that owed as much to the melodic emphasis of The Beatles as it did to punk. In the afterglow of the success of "Miss Misery," Smith's fame grew-alongside his struggles with depression and substance abuse. First relocating to Brooklyn, and then finally to L.A., he fell into a downward spiral evident to friends and fans alike, even as he continued to write such beautifully realized songs as "Waltz #2 ( XO )." Drawing on new interviews with those who knew and loved Smith, and focusing on the crucial interplay between Smith's life and music, Ben Nugent compellingly and sympathetically portrays an enormously gifted, yet troubled, artist. "Nugent sheds new light on what has previously been perceived as a dark existence.... The author understands the magnificently thick atmosphere of Smith's music intimately, and submerges us in it." - Salon "Nugent did his research and left few stones unturned in telling Smith's relatively short and very sad story." - Chicago Sun-Times