Torment saint
Subtitle: the life of Elliott Smith
By: William Todd Schultz
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9781608199730
Subjects: Rock musicians; Biography
Other titles: Life of Elliott Smith
Description: Drawing from extensive interviews with close friends, lovers, bandmates, music peers, managers, producers, and others, a biography of the gifted songwriter and music icon unravels the mysteries of his life and his untimely death.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. The Smith myth; title: Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox; title: Center circle; title: Raining violins; title: Some reverse pyromaniac; title: Yesteryear soon; title: Sweet high notes; title: Robot hand; title: A symbol meaning infinity; title: Can't make a sound; title: Coda. The hero killed the clown.