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- Is Elliott Smith one of the best songwriters?
- Was Elliott abused?
- What tuning does Elliot Smith use?
- What Phoebe Bridgers song is about Elliott Smith?
Is Elliott Smith one of the best songwriters?
Absolutely, he didn't give us enough time. Certainly my favorite, that's for sure. Elliott Smith was one of the best songwriters of his generation and one of my all-time favourites.
Was Elliott abused?
Smith was victim of physical and sexual abuse by his stepfather. At age thirteen he moved to Portland to live with his father. He started using drugs. He starts composing music to escape of his hard past.
What tuning does Elliot Smith use?
For most of the songs he would use standard D tuning (one tone down). For some other songs such as Ballad of Big Nothing or Independence Day he would use the open C tuning, where open chords sound as a C chord by default. Also he had some songs in standard E tuning.
What Phoebe Bridgers song is about Elliott Smith?
The song examines her longtime love for Elliott Smith, with Bridgers imagining a conversation between them in which she would be the punisher, given her intense devotion to his music. Bridgers thought she might self-title the album but settled on Punisher because it seemed cool.
