Elliott Smith sounded like a ghost while he was alive. When he sang about self-doubt, betrayal and addiction in his neatly wrought tunes, there was always a whiff of cold air blowing through his voice.
October 18, 2004ARTSNEWSPeople come to New York to be found or to be lost. Elliott Smith came to Brooklyn for a little of both.
October 25, 2003NYREGIONNEWSElliott Smith was remarkably comfortable on Wednesday night at Irving Plaza, leading his high-kicking rock band through the first of three sold-out performances.
May 23, 2000ARTSREVIEWElliott Smith has been performing for the last few years alone with his acoustic guitar, singing in a quiet, wispy voice. But he is no folk singer; he is, instead, a pop craftsman who rethinks structure with every song.
October 5, 1998ARTSREVIEW''Everybody's dying just to get the disease,'' sang Elliott Smith about the perils of fame in ''Pictures of Me,'' one of the most memorable pop songs of last year.
August 23, 1998ARTSBIOGRAPHY