Your First Mistake Was Thinking You Could Relate
Last weekend I stopped by the Elliott Smith memorial wall. I remember when I first found out about this memorial. I was living in New Jersey at the time and I was obsessed with Elliott. I had only recently started listening to him. I realized that my favorite song of his (Needle in the Hay) was in my favorite movie (The Royal Tenenbaums). Then I started the internet research! I found other movies his songs were in, every album I could get my hands on, and any rare footage I could possibly dig up. Elliott was so important to me at the time, that I would only listen to his music. Why? You ask. Well, that was the beginning of my transformation. The beginning of my new life. The beginning of putting me first instead of others and the realization that I had not been living, but only surviving. Elliott Smith will always hold a special place in my heart for getting my through those hard and depressing times.
R.I.P. Elliott XO
