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Elliott Smith Gives A Songwriting Lesson

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A clip showing Elliott giving songwriting advice and giving a brief glimpse into how he comes up with his own music. Not really that informative or educational, but for die-hard Elliott fans or just anyone interested in seeing how easy it is for a genius to come up with perfect songs this clip is worth watching. The audio and video will not synch up..the file is a real media file and I dont know if that is the problem or not. You can still listen and thats the most important part anyway...nothing visually really happens unless you enjoy watching Elliott during his daily crack/heroin period.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: NICKYtheCROW

Length: 10:33
Rating: 4.72
Views: 108924

Tags: acoustic  beer  depression  elliott  guitar  insecurity  lesson  music  smith  song  songwriting  

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JacRoberts (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i would smoke any amount of cigarettes to bring elliot back. x
mrsheddweller (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Cigarette smoke can look very much like clouds, very much like the thoughts that Elliot comes up with in this video, it's as if the thoughts are coming into his head, like clouds that drift across the sky, random. It is very pertinent because cigarettes killed Elliot, like they killed many others. We know it's killing us but we smoke anyway. Don't kid yourself, smokers, it is suicide. 'There ain't much that I aint tried, fast livings slow suicide. When you're running in a place to hide. . '
Rapaglia1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I get it. I don't smoke either, but this video has nothing to do with smoking. You just pulled the comments about smoking and health out of thin air. I agree. I think smoking is disgusting. However, this is a video about Elliott Smith; not smoking. All I'm saying is that your comments do not pertain to this video.
mrsheddweller (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I appreciate your constructive criticism as well. I mean that with all my buttocks. Now why would anyone put a cigarette in their mouth if they wouldn't in their butt. Think about it, cigarette butt. It's absolutely disgusting and very apt to associate that disgusting white cancer stick with that other stinking thing, the anus or butt. Thank you for your kind comments.
Rapaglia1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Your comments are dumb. I mean that with all my spleen.
mrsheddweller (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Everyone knows cigarettes are bad for the heart. Usually the heart gets a lot more credit than other organs such as the liver and kidneys. Who says, my kidney bleeds, or I love you with all my liver. But in terms of cigarettes and the damage that they cause, everyone refers to the lungs. I think you've made a very valid point. Thank you for enlightening me and I hope you continue to not smoke, it's not good for your heart.
wirsindhelden0 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i'm sorry...did i miss something? did he write like a million songs about cigarettes? did he even write ONE song about cigarettes? maybe you should actually listen to his words. now, i'm not a smoker, and am pretty against it, but i know it has nothing to do with a knife in someone's heart. i'm sure we would all give elliott 100 cartons of cigarettes to bring him back, were it that easy. you, sir/ma'am, are a disrespectful moron - and those two things are bad enough on their own.
FrozenDeadSoul (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
And I know LOTS of people who smoke and are really happy, and know many depressed ones that don't smoke, so NO, smoking an depression are NOT correlated. Sure, SMOKING SUCKS BIG TIME, and it ruins your healt, but you CAN'T be SO stupid to think that cigarretes killed Elliot. And NO, people who are addicted to tobaco DON'T get depressed when they don't smoke, they get anxious. So please, stop talking BULLSHIT, 'cos you've made it really clear that you don't know the first thing about suicide.
FrozenDeadSoul (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Ok... let's try to use the brain a little. First, there are plenty of things that reduce life expectancy, for example, eating junk food, breathing on a polluted city, not doing exercise, being exposed to some kinds of electromagnetic waves, etc. So, you don't have to be suicidal to be exposed to those things. I know lots of happy people that do those things.
blessthymaverick (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
dude what the fuck? your a fucking dick, this video needed to be edited before being posted, instead you got some half ass bullshit, have some fucking respect, god damn it!!!!

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