Folk Singer

How Elliott Smith Died: Date of Death, Age of Death, Birthday, and More!

Elliott Smith reached the too young age of 34 years. Find out the cause of death and more exciting information regarding the death of this famous folk singer.

Biography - A Short Wiki

Singer and guitarist who wrote “Needle in the Hay” and who was nominated for an Oscar Award for Best Original Song in a film in 1998.

He was born to Gary Smith and Bunny Kay Berryman and had a sister named Ashley Welch. His partner Jennifer Chiba was supposedly in the shower when he allegedly stabbed himself twice in the chest. Although autopsy reports left open the possibility of homicide, an investigation was not opened.

How did Elliott Smith die?

Elliott Smith's death was caused by Suicide.

Information about the death of Elliott Smith
Cause of deathSuicide
Age of death34 years
ProfessionFolk Singer
BirthdayAugust 6, 1969
Death dateOctober 21, 2003
Place of deathN/A
Place of burialN/A

Quotes

I didn’t have a hard time making it, I had a hard time letting it go.

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I didn’t think I was gonna be playing on the Oscars or anything.

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I can’t think of anything off the top of my head that seems more important than something designed to raise money to keep something going that keeps IV drug users from dying.

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But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees.

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I didn’t know how many people knew who Ferdinand was.

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