A day early, but Tuesday (21st) will mark 22 years since we lost Elliott Smith at the age of 34.
I've come across an interview and performance that he did for 2 Meter Sessions in the Netherlands on 29th November 1998.
I've included links below so that you can skip straight to the songs; the alternative links are for the individual songs, with remastered sound and visuals, uploaded a couple of years ago.
I'd recommend watching full session with interview though. It's a difficult watch, knowing that Elliott's life ended less than five years later, but his honesty and vulnerability leave a lasting impression.
The post title is a direct quote. Miss Misery was written for the 1997 film Good Will Hunting and was nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars the following year.
In February 2021, in what was only my fourteenth post on this blog, I created and uploaded a 10-song Dubhed selection, which I called What I Used To Be Will Pass Away. Again, a line from an Elliott Smith song.
Whilst that may be true in the distant future, long after you and I are gone, right here and now, Elliott Smith is very close to my heart.
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